From opening at a single cinema to breaking into the box-office top 10, the making of indie hit “A Samurai in Time” is a slow-burn success story. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/11/21/film/a-samurai-in-time-junichi-yasuda/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #asamuraiintime #junichiyasuda #jidaigeki
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict 1993 子連れ狼 その小さき手に
Directed by Akira Inoue
#filmsky #jidaigeki #japanese #movies
Blogkino: Throne Of Blood (1957)
Heute zeigen wir im Blogkino den Spielfilm Throne of Blood: Thron des Blutes (japanisch: 蜘蛛巣城, Hepburn: Kumonosu-jō, wörtlich: "Das Spinnennetz-Schloss" [Anm. Hier als Das Schloß im Spinnwebwald gelaufen]) ist ein japanischer #Jidaigeki-Film aus dem Jahr 1957, der von Akira #Kurosawa mitgeschrieben, produziert, geschnitten und inszeniert wurde, mit Spezialeffekten von Eiji #Tsuburaya. Der Film überträgt die Handlung des englischen Dramatikers William# Shakespeare in seinem Stück #Macbeth (1606) vom mittelalterlichen #Schottland ins feudale #Japan, wobei stilistische Elemente aus dem #Noh-Drama verwendet werden. In den Hauptrollen spielen Toshiro #Mifune und Isuzu #Yamada, die den Figuren Macbeth und Lady Macbeth nachempfunden sind.
Wie das #Theaterstück erzählt auch der Film die Geschichte eines Kriegers, der auf Drängen seiner ehrgeizigen Frau seinen Herrscher ermordet. Kurosawa war ein Fan des Stücks und plante mehrere Jahre lang eine eigene Verfilmung, die er jedoch zurückstellte, nachdem er von Orson #Welles' Macbeth (1948) erfahren hatte. Er änderte unter anderem das Ende, bei dem Bogenschützen Pfeile um Mifune herum schießen mussten. Der Film wurde rund um den Berg #Fuji und die #Izu-Halbinsel gedreht. Mit einem Budget von 120 Millionen Yen oder 350.000 US-Dollar (entspricht 3.797.000 Dollar im Jahr 2023) war der Film zum Zeitpunkt seiner Veröffentlichung einer der teuersten Filme, die je in Japan gedreht wurden.
Trotz der Änderung des Schauplatzes und der Sprache sowie zahlreicher kreativer Freiheiten wird Throne of Blood oft als eine der besten Verfilmungen des klassischen Theaterstücks angesehen und von der Kritik hoch gelobt. Der Film wurde mit zwei #Mainichi-Filmpreisen ausgezeichnet, darunter als bester Schauspieler für Toshiro Mifune.
https://www.trueten.de/archives/13323-Blogkino-Throne-Of-Blood- 1957.html #Kino #Film
On the Road Forever 1964 ‘無宿者’
Directed by Kenji Misumi
Raizō, Eiko Taki, Mikiko Tsubouchi
A wandering gambler strolls into a village searching for his father’s killer, unaware that the village is run by criminals who sell the poorest peasants into slavery. #jidaigeki #japanese #cinema #film #nw
Hanzo the Razor: Who’s Got the Gold? 1974 ‘御用牙 鬼の半蔵やわ肌小判’ Directed by Yoshio Inoue
Shintarō Katsu, Kō Nishimura, Mako Midori, Mikio Narita
#Toho #Japan #Film #Jidaigeki
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare 1973 ‘御用牙 かみそり半蔵地獄責め’
Directed by Yasuzō Masumura
Against the backdrop of the Edo treasury devaluing currency and driving many into poverty, Hanzo Itami enforces the law without regard to status... #Film #Jidaigeki #Japan
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice 1972 ‘御用牙’
Directed by Kenji Misumi
Shintarō Katsu, Yukiji Asaoka, Mari Atsumi & Kō Nishimura
Fearless Edo-period police inspector Hanzo Itami, nicknamed The Razor, has developed his own unique way of extracting information for his inquiries #Japan #Film #Jidaigeki
Eleven Samurai 1967 ‘十一人の侍’
Directed by Eiichi Kudo
The lord of the Oshi is killed by his trespassing neighbour, the cruel and despotic Nariatsu, son of the former Shogun. After an investigation, the Oshi clan is blamed for what happened and sentenced to be disbanded. Eleven of the best samurai of the clan refuse the sentence and are willing to give their life for justice.#Japanese #Cinema #Japanesefilm #Japan #Toei #Asiancinema #Cinemastodon #Jidaigeki #Samurai
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn 1966 ‘丹下左膳 飛燕居合斬り’
Directed by Hideo Gosha
Kinnosuke Nakamura, Keiko Awaji, Isao Kimura
Loyal #samurai Samanosuke is attacked, mutilated, and left for dead while carrying out a mission for his clan. He recovers but has lost an eye and an arm. Taking a new identity as Tange Sazen, he searches for a stolen urn which has hidden significance to his clan. But Tange Sazen has his own reasons for seeking the urn. #Jidaigeki #Japanese #Cinema #Japanesefilm #Japan
Revenge 1964 ‘仇討’
Directed by Tadashi Imai
An innocuous comment during a weapon inspection wounds the pride of low-ranking samurai Shinpachi, leading to an argument with his superior. The situation snowballs out of control, leading to a deadly duel and political fallout which threatens the entire clan. #Jidaigeki #Japanese #Cinema #Classicfilm
Tenchu! 1969 ‘人斬り’
Directed by Hideo Gosha
Shintarō Katsu, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yūjirō Ishihara, Yukio Mishima!
A ronin desperately seeks a way out of financial straits; he allies with the Tosa clan under the ruthless leader Takechi, who quickly takes advantage. #Japan #Cinema #Samurai #Jidaigeki #Japanese #Movies
Death Shadows 1986 ‘十手舞’
Directed by Hideo Gosha
Mariko Ishihara, Masanori Sera, Mari Natsuki & Takuzō Kawatani
After their executions are faked by the authorities, three criminals are forced to become assassins under the Shogun's command #Japanfilm #Asiancinema #Japanese #Cinema #Ninja #Samurai #Jidaigeki
Serpent 1925 ‘雄呂血’ Directed by Buntaro Futagawa
This is the story of a samurai who falls on hard times due to misunderstandings and and follows the plots of his enemies. #Japanese #Cinema #Asianfilm #Classicfilm #Silentmovie #Samurai #Jidaigeki #Japan #Classic #Film
Samurai Wolf 1966 ‘牙狼之介’
Directed by Hideo Gosha
#Jidaigeki by director Hideo Gosha, with a black-and-white #Cinematography by Sadaji Yoshida about a #Samurai who arrives at a village to defend a beautiful, blind woman #Japanese #Cinema #Japan #Movie #Toei #japanesefilm
Hissatsu Shikakenin 1973 ‘必殺仕掛人’
Directed by Yûsuke Watanabe
Two assassins are hired to carry out a hit on the second wife of a candle merchant, but someone is watching… #Japanese #Cinema #Jidaigeki #Japan #Shochiku
Oshi Samurai Kiichi Hogan (1973)
A master swordsman, Kiichi Hogan, wanders #Japan in search of the Spanish swordsman who murdered his parents and slashed his throat 18 years before. Renouncing any normal life the samurai has become the feared bounty hunter, "Devil" Hogan, the Mute Samurai. 26 ep Series with Tomisaburo Wakayama, Shintaro Katsu #Japanese #Jidaigeki #Samurai #Movies
On February 6, 1974 Lady Snowblood debuted in Australia. Here’s a portrait of Meiko Kaji to mark the occasion!
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#LadySnowblood #ToshiyaFujita #MeikoKaji #Jidaigeki #JapaneseFilm #SplatterFilm #CultCinema #FanArt #Art #PenDrawing #TCMUnderground #MovieArt #MovieHistory
#Nw Trapped, the Crimson Bat 1969 ‘めくらのお市 地獄肌’
Directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda
Yōko Matsuyama, Yasunori Irikawa, Kikko Matsuoka, Tōru Abe
Oichi may have met her match as she vies against the evil beauty that has set her sights on destroying her. She must face numerous other challenges before confronting her greatest rival #Jidaigeki #Samurai #Japanese #Cinema #Japan #Movies #Asiancinema #Japanesecinema
