BUSHIDÔ SIXTEEN Trailer | TIFF Next Wave 2013

Two elite young female kendo fencers are drawn into a high-stakes rivalry — and a surprising, uneasy friendship — in this funny and touching “frenemy“ fable based on the 2007 novel by Tetsuya Honda. Fifteen-year-old Kaori is an elite kendo fencer who has trained since age three under the strict guidance of her father. Known for her competitive prowess, Kaori is stunned when she loses a match to the nonchalant Sanae, and becomes intent on settling the score and restoring her pride the next year, when both g