An epic martial arts fantasy where ancestral spirits, family betrayal, and impossible choices collide in darkness.
Two boys raised as brothers. One family's legacy. Ancient orbs that amplify what lies within.
When mystical power tears apart the only bond stronger than blood, a young warrior must master his ancestral spirit to stop the friend who became his greatest enemy.
This is not another martial arts spectacle. This is a spiritual epic where atmospheric mysticism meets visceral combat, and impossible choices haunt every shadow.
Dark, moonlit aesthetic. Grounded in Japanese spiritual tradition. Intimate violence rather than CGI army battles. This is atmosphere and mysticism over wire-fu spectacle.
Power doesn't come from mystical objects—it flows through bloodlines and ancestral wisdom. The orbs amplify what's already within. Connection to lineage and spirit, not external magic.
Not a simple villain—torn between two families, brutalized by his father, forced to choose between blood and honor. His final choice is devastating. The most dangerous enemy is the friend forced to become one.
A mother defending her home against an army, knowing she'll lose, buying time for those she loves to escape. Sacrifice made visible.
Yoshi communes with generations of warriors, each imparting wisdom and power. "The source of the gods are in your own heart." Spiritual transformation realized.
After killing his abusive father, empowered Kama could destroy everything. But Yoshi's intervention offers redemption. Kama's final act: stepping off the cliff, ending the cycle of violence.
Kiru's mystical orbs fuse around her neck, a visual and narrative culmination of the film's mythology. Power made manifest.
James Jackson Leach (Hard Reset, Dirty Weekend, Call Me Brother) brings his vision of dark, atmospheric martial arts cinema where spiritual tradition meets visceral combat.
A Texas film and theatre director passionate about stories that explore moral complexity through genre filmmaking. Japan Night represents years of development—a mystical martial arts epic that favors atmosphere and character over spectacle.
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