Description

On one side stands ruthless power and corruption, and on the other - shibumi

Born in the nightmare of the First World War in China, The child of a Russian noblewoman and a mysterious German, raised in the gardens of his spiritual master, the Japanese Otake-san, he survives the devastating attack on Hiroshima to become the most desirable lover and the most skillful and highly paid assassin. Brilliant, enigmatic, and an unrivaled expert on the language and culture of Japan, Hel has a cherished secret - to reach a state of personal perfection called shibumi. Retreating to an isolated mountain fortress with his Eurasian lover, Hel comes face to face with his most sinister enemy - a powerful spy organization.