Sukiyaki Western Django, the new(-ish) film from Japan’s Takashi Miike, is kind of highly stylized genre homage that Quentin Tarantino usually plays a part in creating.

What? Oh… Tarantino did play a part in creating this. He stars as Ringo. Crafty stunt casting, Miike. If you weren’t an established auteur, such a move might be annoying… but we’ll give you a pass this time.

This film has been out for awhile, but is finally making its debut in American theaters on August 29th. It’s gotten mostly positive, but mixed reviews from Criticker’s user base.