Greatest SAMURAI flicks EVER...LIST...?
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for some reason i held off on picking that one up, although i've heard nothign but good things
i'm just too insanely swamped with dvds, backlogged like whoa
still haven't even gotten around to ongbak3, had it for weeks now
for some reason i held off on picking that one up, although i've heard nothign but good things
i'm just too insanely swamped with dvds, backlogged like whoa
still haven't even gotten around to ongbak3, had it for weeks now
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oh man, samurai rebellion is probably the best movie in there in the formal sense, but i had a lot more fun with the rest of them. samurai spy especially
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The first thing that came to mind when I read this thread title was the Zatoichi movies. I see these have already been discussed here... I have only seen about half of them, but that shit is off the chain.
Did anyone actually like that newest one from like 2003 with the other actor? I watched it a few months ago, and was not too impressed.
Did anyone actually like that newest one from like 2003 with the other actor? I watched it a few months ago, and was not too impressed.
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i liked it a lot actually, except for the silly dance sequence
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the remake was missing katsu's sense of humor. which is weird since Kitano started out as a comedian
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i never seen it but heard good things, Nakadai during this time period is basically a guaranteed acting clinic. def worth chancing for 5$
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Word. Seems like dude is in every awesome samurai movie....a bunch of the Kurosawa's, Kobayashi's, Sword of Doom...drizzle wrote:i never seen it but heard good things, Nakadai during this time period is basically a guaranteed acting clinic. def worth chancing for 5$
Copped PoH and then grabbed one of the last cheap copies of Demon Spies on Amazon...that one is out of print too now.
Have you seen Ichikawa's 47 Ronin? I liked his movies that Criterion put out.
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47 is a little dry, not much going on as far as action until the last 30 mins or so and kinda flat in the character department - there's so many people involved, most poorly realized. mostly it just cycles through the history of the event in great deal. that's a rental more than a buy imo
demon spies is a good pick up though, not the greatest chambara but i'm a fan, solid entry into the genre imo. shows you how ninjas are trained from a young age and then their first mission, with a decent amount of violence and intrigue and a bit of sleaze. Azumi was clearly influenced by it.
demon spies is a good pick up though, not the greatest chambara but i'm a fan, solid entry into the genre imo. shows you how ninjas are trained from a young age and then their first mission, with a decent amount of violence and intrigue and a bit of sleaze. Azumi was clearly influenced by it.
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There's some obscurities playing in NYC including another 47 Ronin picture I never heard of, anyone see that one?
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Good looks for T Bunz Portrait of Hell rec; I've had that in my Netflix queue forever thinking: worth it or not?
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Good looks for T Bunz Portrait of Hell rec; I've had that in my Netflix queue forever thinking: worth it or not?
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47 loyal ronin is pretty dope, great cast, but slow and long too. you gotta dig in and be ready for a lot of talking and random names flying at you
Shinsengumi Chronicles: I Want to Die a Samurai looks really interesting, that director is responsible for the best of the lone wolf and cub and some great zatoichi entries, among other things. And I'll watch pretty much anything wiht Wakayama in a big role
Shinsengumi Chronicles: I Want to Die a Samurai looks really interesting, that director is responsible for the best of the lone wolf and cub and some great zatoichi entries, among other things. And I'll watch pretty much anything wiht Wakayama in a big role
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Animeigo put out a dvd of Shinsengumi Chronicles btw. I've bought most of their samurai dvds but haven't gotten that one yet though.
Out of all those films showing I'd be most interested in Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees. Seems like a cool story and I'm a fan of everything I've seen from Shinoda (Double Suicide, Samurai Spy, plus I got the criterion of Pale Flower on deck to watch soon).
I wish cool shit like this would play near me.
Out of all those films showing I'd be most interested in Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees. Seems like a cool story and I'm a fan of everything I've seen from Shinoda (Double Suicide, Samurai Spy, plus I got the criterion of Pale Flower on deck to watch soon).
I wish cool shit like this would play near me.
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no shit, i didn't realize that was teh same one
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that's the one i was thinking of
too many shinshegumi and 47 ronin movies out there to keep track of
too many shinshegumi and 47 ronin movies out there to keep track of
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Yeah, those oft-told tales are a bitch to keep track of. Iגll see anything by Shinoda as well, but I might check out Killing in Yoshiwara being a follower of Uchida (even tho a lot of the stuff I've seen is meh).
Itגs a crime that Bloody Spear at Mt. Fuji isnגt more well known (Criterion treatment please), at least as good as the best of Kurosawa and other masters.
Itגs a crime that Bloody Spear at Mt. Fuji isnגt more well known (Criterion treatment please), at least as good as the best of Kurosawa and other masters.
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Re: Greatest SAMURAI flicks EVER...LIST...?
What was the verdict on the female ichi movie?
blu-ray is only $9.47 on amazon right now, just picked it up.
The only ichi-related releases I need to complete my collection are the TV episodes and the never officially released 14th movie.
blu-ray is only $9.47 on amazon right now, just picked it up.
The only ichi-related releases I need to complete my collection are the TV episodes and the never officially released 14th movie.
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tries a little too hard to emphasize drama over action, but pretty good otherwise
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darkwingduck wrote:this.
can someone explain to me the difference between these two releases? I picked up the quoted one. Wondering whether or not i need to go in on the latest release above...
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Re: Greatest SAMURAI flicks EVER...LIST...?
lone wolf and cub movies are the originals, subbed. shogun assasin movies are dubbed into english and there are five instead of 6 because the first shogun assasin movie is the first two lone wolf & cub movies spliced together into one.
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werd, thats what I thought, figured I get a clarification tho since laziness. Never saw the OG series of 6. Any thoughts on thos versus the dubbed?
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darkwingduck wrote: Never saw the OG series of 6.
beyond essential
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Really all you need is the original Lone Wolf and Cub movies and the first Shogun Assassin, imo.
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yea the rest of them are only really good for the novelty value of the dub
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