Synopsis

Yabusame, the traditional Japanese art of archery from horseback, is capturing attention in northern Japan, where twenty-year-old Fuse Aoi is quickly becoming renowned as one of the country’s finest horse archers. Aoi has ridden her cherished steed, Spade, since she was eight years old, and recently secured five consecutive victories at a prominent local competition held each spring. With a smile, Aoi speaks of no companion finer than Spade. We follow this accomplished and spirited young woman a