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The MTV adds in Asia sold this movie as ‘Cool, Funky, Peace’ which splendid worthy sums up what makes this movie great.
Samurai movies are a dime a dozen, and the quality of these films varies widely. Everyone likes films for different reasons, so there is probably a perfect Samurai film for every different kind of person. This would have to be the perfect one for me.
Some people like ‘cult classic’ movies, and try to acquire the cheesiest, worst-made or gorriest films. The Samurai genre is ripe with these, but I am not of this school, so for a long time I had a terrible impression of the genre.
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In fact, I am of the real oposite type: I contemplate for haunting visual beauty, artistic vision, and deeply philosophical thought, and if possible – some rock & roll. As such, my loyalties in Japanese film lie with Kurosawa and Kobayashi, and it is in these film makers that I explore the roots of Samurai Fiction.
Akira Kurosawa, in films like The Hidden Fortress and Yojimbo, produced very subtle films mocking the macho ethos of Samurai culture, and ultimately enthralling towards the necessary message that violence and conflicts are not solutions, but in fact honest greater problems. When it comes to humanism and wit, Samurai Fiction, with it’s anti-Samurai non-violent message, is the intelligent heir to Kurosawa. It is also, at least to me, distinguished more accessible. Kurosawa’s humor was very, very, very subtle and philosophical, and although I can delight in it, it seems very dry and formal.
Samurai Fiction, on the other hand, is unusualy straightforward for a Japanese film, which adds to it’s hip, young feel. It also embodies the Japanese conception of ‘Okashii’ which sort of translates as ’silliness’ but it might as well fair mean fun, or light-hearted, or amusing. The sincerity of this kind of humor contrasts vividly with great of the bitter cynicism that has saturated comedey these days that one can’t serve but like it.
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Masaki Kobayashi, on the other hand, who directed “Kwaidan” and “Samurai Rebellion” is perhaps the most visualy elegant of Japanese filmakers. His films are genraly brooding and sunless, but tragicaly beautifull, where every shot is very carefully constructed as a work of art. Samurai Fiction is also the novel heir to this legacy, providing a film that is singularly visualy oriented. Some directors concept the camera as merely a mechanism and the visual allotment of a film as simply a device of telling the myth, but as a photographer myself, I disagree. Light, color, composition and even sound all strike emotional nerves. The elegance of the filming, the fluidity and dynamism of the actors’ movements, and the overal visual experience is as amazing all the plot through the film as it is in the dramatic veil photo.
In all of this, there is a deliberately new, rock & roll feel to the movie, through which it not only mocks the pompisity and violence of the Samurai, but also the pompisity and traditionalism of the Samurai film makers.
In the extinguish, this is to Japanese Martial arts films what Zhang Yimo’s latest film (”Hero” – only marginaly available in America) is to Chinese Martial arts movies: A soulfull and stunning portrayal of the delicate and peacefull core of martial arts.
I’m not determined why this movie is as far under the radar as it seems to be, but here’s hoping it doesn’t conclude there.
I bought this film sight-unseen, which is resplendent rare. Like most people, I like to have some understanding of what I’m plunking down my money for. For some reason, though, this movie sort of snuck off the shelf, took the twenty-five bucks out of my pocket, and came home with me before I’d even realized it. Maybe it was the frosty, minimalist camouflage, or maybe I was unexcited coming down off my “End Bill vol. 1″ kick and wanted a Samurai film, I don’t know. Either intention, I found myself watching it last night, and I was floored by what I was seeing.
You know those gay coincidences, where you realize you damage up with a lot more than you opinion you were going to secure? Like when you go to a current sushi plot and realize they’ve got the best stuff around for less money than that other location you’ve been going to for years, plus you collect more maki roll for your money? This movie brings a similar feeling to mind; “This is gigantic! I’m elated I took a chance here.”
The epic revolves around a young Samurai named Heishiro Inukai, who is on a quest to retrieve a clan adore stolen by a wandering, steely-eyed Ronin by the name of Rannosuke. It’s classic Samurai fare through and through, and for a Japanese film is remarkably straightforward, though it’s never stupid. Quite the opposite, actually.
Director Hiroyuki Nakano uses the relative simplicity of the sage as a blank canvas, and paints in a masterfully blended portrait of a classic Akira Kurosawa Samurai fable lovingly clothed in a hip, MTV Asia-style update. The enact sounds overwrought on paper, but Nakano pulls it off without seeming to bastardize the source material. In fact, it’s one of the more respectful homage films to date, cinematography wise.
Kurosawa film buffs (and I’ll impartial glean this out of the scheme fair now, I am a MASSIVE Kurosawa fan) will instantly take out the lifted scenes, from the busy, always-moving village shots of Seven Samurai to the murky, packed-earth barren landscapes of Throne of Blood. There’s even some subtle references to Kurosawa’s editing style, with extremely longs shots arranged horizontally, reverse-field cuts, and even a single (and therefore very distinct, and also very silly if you collect it) horizontal wipe. Of course, it goes without saying that the movie is almost completely shot in dim and white.
Because really, why would one build a color Samurai Film?
The best fraction about the movie, however, are the characters in it. Every cast member turns in a astounding performance, and the people they represent are as memorable as you could want in a film. We’ve got your headstrong young Samurai on a quest for honor and glory with his two friends (one of whom is actually named Kurosawa, go figure) and along the intention they arrive up against a conniving brothel mistress, a retired master fencer, his ridiculously radiant daughter, and the super-powerful, taciturn, skilled, very expansive, and possibly satisfied antagonist. We also regain an frail master ninja who steals every scene he’s in, and his two bumbling ninja students who manage to seem like they know what they’re doing…Most of the time.
It all blends in a huge intention because the movie doesn’t bewitch itself too seriously. It’s not goofy or funny, and the fighting is quite realistic, but it’s also a very comical movie. Heishiro’s aptitude to spring nosebleeds at inopportune moments (and his savor interest’s apparent ignorance as to what that means) made me chuckle, and the movie’s playfulness over the sexual orientation of Rannosuke is hysterical — but you have to be speedy or you miss some of it. The venerable ninja master is my personal favorite; you can’t beat a guy who makes his first appearance by basically falling out of a hole in the ceiling.
I don’t want to destroy any more of the movie than I already have, but suffice to say that nearly everyone can savor Samurai Fiction on whichever level they like. It’s simple and humorous enough that even young kids can survey it (provided they don’t mind subtitles – there is no dub, thankfully) but there’s plenty of depth here to satisfy veterans of the genre.
On a final, technical label, the DVD transfer is very friendly, though there is no surround sound, only Stereo Japanese. No matter, however, since the stereo mix is perfectly positive. One of the best things about the disc is actually the subtitles; they absolutely nailed it. My Japanese is admittedly quite unpleasant, but it’s edifying enough that I can buy out poorly-translated subtitles from a mile away. Thankfully, no such problems exist here. The titles travel well and maintain the shuffle of the movie to proper where it should be.
There are a few extras that advance with the film, one of which is inexplicably on Disc 1 while the rest are regulated to Disc 2. The main blueprint here, called “Samurai Non-Fiction”, appears to be a residence shown on Japanese television regarding the making of the film. It’s worth watching, and rounds out a nice package that is of considerable higher quality than a film like this would normally procure with a U.S. release.
Grab a copy of this film as soon as you can. This is one of those rare movies that has blanket appeal without diluting it’s core plan, and looks tremendous in any collection.
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