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‘Samurai Marathon’ (2019): Endurance Tests Need Structure, Too

Posted by The Celtic Predator ⋅ September 23, 2023 ⋅ 1 Comment

Directed by: Bernard Rose || Produced by: Jeremy Thomas, Toshiaki Nakazawa Screenplay by: Bernard Rose, Hiroshi Saito, Kikumi Yamagishi || Starring: Takeru Satoh, Nana Komatsu, Mirai Moriyama, Shota Sometani, Munetaka Aoki, Naoto Takenaka, Danny Huston, Etsushi Toyokawa, Hiroki Hasegawa Music by: Philip Glass || Cinematography: Takuro Ishizaka || Edited by: Mako Kamitsuna || Country: Japan, … Continue reading →

‘Yojimbo’ (1961): The Samurai with No Name

Posted by The Celtic Predator ⋅ March 18, 2023 ⋅ 6 Comments

Directed by: Akira Kurosawa || Produced by: Tomoyuki Tanaka, Ryuzo Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa Screenplay by: Ryuzo Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni || Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yoko Tsukasa, Isuzu Yamada, Daisuke Kato, Takashi Shimura, Kamatari Fujiwara, Atsushi Watanabe Music by: Masaru Sato || Cinematography: Kazuo Miyagawa || Edited by: Akira Kurosawa || Country: Japan … Continue reading →

‘Rashomon’ (1950): Morality from a Certain Point of View

Posted by The Celtic Predator ⋅ February 5, 2023 ⋅ 3 Comments

Directed by: Akira Kurosawa || Produced by: Minoru Jingo Screenplay by: Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashmoto || Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki Music by: Fumio Hayasaka || Cinematography: Kazuo Miyagawa || Edited by: Akira Kurosawa || Country: Japan || Language: Japanese Running Time: 88 minutes My first introduction to Japanese … Continue reading →

‘Rurouni Kenshin’ (2012, 2014, 2021): Gonzo Samurai Action

Posted by The Celtic Predator ⋅ August 21, 2021 ⋅ 4 Comments

Directed by: Keishi Ōtomo || Produced by: Osamu Kubota1, Satoshi Fukushima2-4, Hiroyoshi Koiwai4 Screenplay by: Kyomi Fujii1-2, Keishi Ōtomo1-4 || Starring: Takeru Satoh, Yōsuke Eguchi [1–4], Emi Takei, Munetaka Aoki, Yū Aoi [1–3], Eiji Okuda, Kōji Kikkawa, Teruyuki Kagawa [1], Yūsuke Iseya, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Tao Tsuchiya [2–3], Tatsuya Fujiwara [2], Kasumi Arimura, Issey Takahashi, Nijirō Murakami, … Continue reading →

‘Bleach’ (2018): Stylish Genre Twists on Teenage Friendship

Posted by The Celtic Predator ⋅ March 17, 2019 ⋅ 9 Comments

Directed by: Shinsuke Sato || Produced by: Kazutoshi Wadakura Screenplay by: Shinsuke Sato, Daisuke Habara || Starring: Sota Fukushi, Hana Sugisaki, Ryo Yoshizawa, Erina Mano, Yu Koyanagi, Taichi Saotome, Takamasa Ishihara, Seiichi Tanabe, Masami Nagasawa, Yosuke Eguchi Music by: Yutaka Yamada || Cinematography: Taro Kawazu || Edited by: Tsuyoshi Imai || Country: Japan || Language: … Continue reading →

‘Kill Bill’ (2003-2004): The Ultimate Revenge Saga

Posted by The Celtic Predator ⋅ June 30, 2015 ⋅ 21 Comments

Directed by: Quentin Tarantino || Produced by: Lawrence Bender Screenplay by: Quentin Tarantino || Starring: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Lucy Liu, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, Sonny Chiba, Vivica A. Fox, Gordon Liu, Julie Dreyfus, Chiaki Kuriyama Music by: RZA || Cinematography by: Robert Richardson || Edited by: Sally Menke || Country: United States || Language: … Continue reading →

‘Seven Samurai’ (1954): The Original “Oriental Western”

Posted by The Celtic Predator ⋅ January 28, 2013 ⋅ 10 Comments

Directed by: Akira Kurosawa || Produced by: Sojiro Motoki Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni || Starring: Takashi Shimura, Toshiro Mifune, Isao Kimura, Yoshio Inaba, Daisuke Kato, Minoru Chiaki, Keiko Tsushima Music by: Fumio Hayasaka || Cinematography by: Asakazu Nakai || Editing by: Akira Kurosawa || Country: Japan || Language: Japanese Running Time: … Continue reading →

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