《養慾之恩》（第11屆）導演熊切和嘉回歸HKAFF，找來前作《夏之殘戀》之情敵拍檔綾野剛和小林薰飾演《武曲》父子。改編自芥川賞作家藤澤周同名小說，以古都鎌倉為舞台，劍道五段的矢田部研吾自幼被父親鍛鍊成一等一高手，但成也父親，敗也父親，發生在父親身上的事故令他一蹶不振，直至另一位師傅光邑師範帶來他的年輕高徒羽田融，二人的宿命對決讓他再生。在銀幕上靠演技和獨特魅力上位的綾野剛飾演邋遢頹廢的研吾，還蓄鬍不修邊幅化身劍道達人。他與新世代型男村上虹郎進行地獄式訓練，把肉體鍛鍊至極限，壓軸十分鐘雨中泥地上之死鬥，證明劍道沒有最強只有更強！

The sports genre gets a radically edgy facelift in the latest film by director Kumakiri Kazuyoshi (My Man, 11th HKAFF). Based on the novel by Fujisawa Shu, Mukoku is a gritty, testosterone-fueled drama about redemption and pride set in the world of kendo. Once a kendo instructor, Kengo is a security guard who has given up the sport due to the death of his mother and a turbulent relationship with his father, a kendo master whose disciplinarian ways left a scar on Kengo. When young rapper Toru manages to score a point against Kengo during a sparring match, Kengo is pushed to reclaim his kendo spirit. However, he must first confront his true enemy: his father.