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Aro Recommended Samurai Assassin

 

Japan 1965, 123 minutes
Dir. Kihachi Okamoto
In Japanese with English subtitles
Rating: [M]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Action/Adventure / Martial Arts

Topics: Period - 1800s.

Feat. Toshiro Mifune, Keiju Kobayashi, Michiyo Aratana, Ito Yunosuke

 

Aroview: Sharply delivered samurai epic based on the infamous Sakurada Gate Incident of 1860 in which a high-ranking shogunite official was assassinated by a rival clan.

Features a typically robust Toshiro Mifune performance, this is notable for skillfully blending twisting drama, bloody action and suspense into a an impressive whole, that for some has been praised as the 'greatest' samurai film ever.

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