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Samurai Assassin [VHS] [1965]

VHS ~ Toshirô Mifune
3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Toshirô Mifune, Keiju Kobayashi, Michiyo Aratama, Yûnosuke Itô, Eijirô Tôno
  • Directors: Kihachi Okamoto
  • Writers: Jiromasa Gunji, Shinobu Hashimoto
  • Producers: Toshirô Mifune, Masao Suzuki, Reiji Miwa, Robert J. Woodhead, Tomoyuki Tanaka
  • Format: PAL, Subtitled
  • Language Japanese
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Warrior
  • VHS Release Date: 5 Nov 2001
  • Run Time: 122 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0000DZP8A
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 38,454 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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It's 1860 and Niiro Tsurichiyo, the illegitimate son of a nobleman, dreams of becoming a samurai. But he is suspected of being a spy by the Mito Clan... Japanese dialogue with subtitles.

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars My favourite samurai film ever, 22 Feb 2004
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This review is from: Samurai Assassin [DVD] [1965] (DVD)
Firstly, Toshiro Mifune is one of the great actors of all time and undoubtedly the hardest man in cinema history.
Without giving much away, this is a bleak and brutal masterpiece with a story that matches anything by Shakespeare or Webster.
If you like kurosawa it goes without saying you should buy this.
If you like films you should buy this.
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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Samurai Assassin, 11 Oct 2005
This review is from: Samurai Assassin [DVD] [1965] (DVD)
I found this to be an enjoyable movie with a good story, plenty of surprises and a final battle scene that describes the shear horror of fighting to the death. This battle scene had the same effect on my senses as did the knife fighting scene in Saving Private Ryan - truly disturbing.

The picture quality is not that good however, it looks like its just been copied from VHS - no loving restoration here (had the quality been better I would have given the film 4 stars). The only other complaint that I have is that sometimes the text (subtitles) disappears off of the screen before I have had chance to read it but I suppose that can't be helped.

If you can't watch a subtitled film with a lot of dialog this won't be for you but if you enjoy Samurai films and like your films to have a story with plenty of moral dilemmas then buy or rent this, you won't be disappointed.

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3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very under rated, 24 Jan 2004
This review is from: Samurai Assassin [DVD] [1965] (DVD)
I love the samurai and if you do to then this is a film for you. I could watch it over and over again.
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2.0 out of 5 stars A bit pointless really
Being a big fan of Mifune, I bought this DVD imediatlly. However I found the movie very dissapointing. If you're expecting a classic like the 7 samurai, forget it. Read more
Published on 12 Nov 2004 by the_dude_2k

2.0 out of 5 stars No action
This is not a SAMURAI film. It is about an obscure conspiration. There is no action. Just a boring dialogue , that goes on and on
Published on 13 Aug 2004 by Francisco Coutinho

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