A ronin samurai in colonial New Spain teams up with a priest to smuggle a Manchu princess to Mexico, unwittingly entering a web of political intrigue and betrayal.
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A ronin samurai in colonial New Spain teams up with a priest to smuggle a Manchu princess to Mexico, unwittingly entering a web of political intrigue and betrayal.
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A disgraced outcast samurai living in early seventeenth-century Manila, Kitazume is contemplating ritual suicide when a divine force (of a sort) intervenes: Luis, a rogue Jesuit priest and Kitazume’s longtime friend. At Luis’s insistence, the samurai agrees to help smuggle a Manchu princess to Mexico. But little does he know that he’s really been dragged into an epic struggle for power.As they become embroiled in the deadly politics of New Spain, Kitazume uses his lethal skills to save his f...
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Romance & sex
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Brief surprise love interest introduced late with no explicit scenes.
Violence & gore
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Graphic sword fights with blood splatters, shattered bones, and dismemberment; pervasive R-rated brutality throughout.
Profanity
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No profanity depicted.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation.
Religious content
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Minor historical context involving clergy and colonial religious elements.
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult themes.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Recurring themes of colonial power struggles and cultural conflicts in New Spain.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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Brief historical references to systemic suffering in colonial settings.
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