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Information
- A.k.a.
- The Man with a Shotgun
- Year
- 1961
- Runtime
- 84 min.
- Director
- Seijun Suzuki
- Genres
- Action, Crime
- Rating *
- 6.5
- Votes *
- 16
- Checks
- 52
- Favs
- 1
- Dislikes
- 1
- Favs/checks
- 1.9% (1:52)
- Favs/dislikes
- 1:1
Top comments
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Siskoid
Made before Seijun Suzuki exploded into beautiful strangeness, The Man with a Shotgun is still a fun western set in contemporary Japan, where a gunslinger might show up at a remote mill staffed by fugitive outlaws who hang out at a saloon, and become the town's sheriff after the actual one gets knocked upside the head. Oh, and of course our Man with No Name (Ryoji, yes, alright, he has a name) is out for personal revenge, but he's keeping his cards close to the vest. Hideaki Nitani (a Suzuki regular) is cool as ice in the lead role, and only breaks "character" when confronted with the people he's really after, and even then, he regains his composure in the way only the most badass movie heroes can. Interestingly, despite the revenge element, the film does have a moral opinion on the subject, often represented by the affecting Izumi Ashikawa whose sad eyes draw you into the drama. It may be a relatively early effort before Suzuki became SUZUKI, but it's still expertly shot, smart and clever. 10 months 4 weeks ago