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A Heritage of Blood
In feudal Kyoto, the monks of the great temples were compelled to take up the martial arts to protect themselves against marauding samurai. In time, these warrior monks -- called sohei -- became the most feared fighting force in Japan...until the shogun destroyed the temples in 1588 and forced the sohei underground.The next generation saw the state behavein a similarly ruthless fashion in its treatment of the fledging Christian movement. This foreign religion was viewed by many -- including the Buddhist sohei -- as a corrupting influence on the culture of Japan.
Following the brutal suppression of the Shimabara Rebellion of 1637-1638, many of these peaceful people, like the sohei before them, began to secretly train in the ways of warfare.
Today the descendents of these two shadow societies -- the sohei, and the Christian Undosenshi -- find themselves still fighting battles in a war effor they are pledged to for centuries...
Cast and Crew
Billy Tucci, Creator, Screenwriter and Producer
Peter Gutierrez, Screenwriter
Tia Carrere, Actress
Elie Samaha, Producer
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