by Iotis Erlewine
synopsis
In this Japanese historical epic, set in 230 B.C. China, a tyrannical conqueror tries to bring all of China's warring tribes together. When his enemies attempt to assassinate him, they fail and kill his wife instead. The conqueror then builds the Great Wall of China which becomes his lifelong obsession.
characteristics
- Retribution
- Revenge
- Rule
- Retaliation
- Obsession
- Kill
- Marriage
- Ruling-class
- Sacrifice
- Vigilante
- Wall
- War
- Vengeance
- Vendetta
- Tribal
