Bushido w/SLIP GEORGE STEVENS The Klowns

The Klowns

a new video essay by film critic Matt Donato

and starring Brandon Lee in his final

When he comes into possession of a rare opal

One sleepless night

Bushido w/SLIP GEORGE STEVENS The KlownsTaciturn Kakunoshin, renowned for his formidable skills both with a sword and in the game of go, embodies the purest ideals of the samurai code. But when his unwavering honesty is exploited, he is framed by his own clan for a theft he did not commit. Disgraced and forced to become a ronin, he survives as a humble seal maker, quietly supporting his grown daughter while burying the wounds of betrayal. Years later, when a case of missing gold pulls him