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In Reply to: Samurai Films posted by JDAy on August 25, 2000 at 11:29:31:
Also try the Samurai Trilogy ("Samurai I, II, and III")--the Gone With The Wind of Japan, a romanticized samurai epic based on a real master swordsman."Yojimbo" and "Sanjuro" are classics. "Sword of Doom" is bizarre and fatalistic. "Chushingura" is the archetype revenge saga for Japanese qualities of honor, loyalty, and persistence.
More populist entertainments include the serial films featuring "Zato Ichi" (the blind swordsman), "Nemuri Kyoshiro" (son of the black mass), and "Lone Wolf with Child" (the baby cart movies).
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Agree with you on the Samurai Trilogy and the Kurosawa films. Didn't like "Sword of Doom" a whole lot. Haven't seen the others except for a few of the Lone Wolf and Cub films which I liked much better than I expected to just from looking at the boxes. If you want lotsa really colorful blood look no further than the Lone Wolf films. :-D
Yes, highly recommended are the Criterion versions of Samurai I, II, III, Yojimbo, Sanjuro, and The Seven Samurai. I'd also add Ran to the list. It's in color and Kurosawa makes good use of it. One of his finest films. Unfortunately, the Fox Lorber DVD of Ran isn't the best transfer, but it's not bad. Good luck!
... Kurosawa:
Sanjuro, The body guard, Hidden forteress, and The Seven Samouraļ (as Kurosawa allways called it: the 5 and a half samuraļ) but the director's cut is avaible now! Kagemusha is not bad too... (but i'm missing Mifune).OUSSS!
S.P.
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