Sanbiki no samurai (1964)

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   Torgo

   Skeptical, swift and packed with great characters and swordfights, these are some of the most entertaining 95 minutes of samurai cinema you may get. 8 years 6 months ago
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   Siskoid

   Not all classic samurai films were made by Akira Kurosawa, or so I found thanks to the Criterion Collection and Hideo Gosha's Three Outlaw Samurai (1964). On the surface, the story, not just the title, seems derivative: Grungy masterless samurai side with farmers in a conflict. The similarities to The Seven Samurai ends there, however, although Three Outlaw Samurai also has memorable black and white visuals. Gosha's film is at times surprisingly and strikingly brutal, not because it is gory, but because the actors seem to suffer the impacts we see on screen. I can easily believe the booklet's claim that Gosha frequently made his actresses cry. It's also a rather cynical chanbara film, cynical about honor and loyalty and the so-called samurai code. Deconstructed heroes seem a rather modern concept, doesn't it? 8 years 9 months ago
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   tricksta_p

   Hideo Gosha's impressive - and surprisingly cynical - debut has everything you want from a samurai picture. While the plot is hardly special, the samurai characters are memorable and the action is top notch. Further points of favour are the gorgeous cinematography, a strong score by Toshiaki Tsushima and some interesting camera work. 10 years 11 months ago

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