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Kumokiri Nizaemon (1978)

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https://ok.ru/video/2415533427298 1 year ago
Siskoid
In my limited experience, Hideo Gosha seems to be a director that embraces trends. His Three Outlaw Samurai looked like Kurosawa's classic chambara films; his Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron 10 years later is right out of the Zatoichi/Lone Wolf and Cub playbook, filled with lurid sex and violence (and a Zatoichi clone). The core of the film - "one last job" as they say in the heist business - is strong, pitting freedom fighting bandits against samurai working within a corrupt system in a perpetual gray zone. But it's also a very complex tapestry of characters and motivations, some of which I found hard to follow. In the first hour, I was often asking myself who was who and working towards what, and whether I should care when someone died in a glorious arterial spray. Even when I was confused (look, everyone has the same hairstyle, what can I say?), there were still some memorable images to be had, and the last 100 minutes (it's a long 'un) really did bring home to cynical ironies Gosha is known for. 1 year 2 months ago
monty
A far cry from Gosha's excellent samurai output in the 1960s. 10 years 7 months ago