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Samurai Assassin (1965)

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Summary: February 17 to March 3, 1860, inside Edo castle. A group of assassins wait by Sakurada Gate to kill the lord of the House of Ii... (imdb)

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Genres: Drama, Action, Adventure

Country: Japan

Directed By: Kihachi Okamoto

Written By: Shinobu Hashimoto, Jiromasa Gunji

Starring: Toshirô Mifune, Keiju Kobayashi, Michiyo Aratama, Yûnosuke Itô, Tatsuyoshi Ehara, Eijirô Tono

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TCI	User	Score
na	tyoda	40	T₃
na	nateb	55	T₃
na	PerryStroika	63	T₆
na	IMDb-byvotes	77	T₈
na	mongo	70	T₅
na	hayabusa	82	T₈
na	b4con	85	T₈
na	RoXoN	82	T₆
na	zotyis	94	T₉
na	Mr. Mocata	86	T₆
na	Dunstan-x	6	T₇
na	daviddevries	92	T₉
na	pzingg	90	T₇
na	cinebaixar	84	T₈
na	TonyS.	72	T₇
na	bender	85	T₉
na	Sadeceali	60	T₃
na	Spunkie	70	T₈
Fine storytelling especially in the first half. Redneck Mifune (Beat Takeshi?) at his best (and picks his nose hair). I find the drama a bit enthralling.
na	auritech	63	T₆
na	wasauchimmer	84	T₈
na	mosesismoses	80	T₆
na	Bras_Cubas	70	T₃
na	FitFortDanga	82	T₈
The tragic twist is fairly predictable, and I found the first half of the film to be a little rough going... occasionally slow and occasionally confusing. Otherwise, a pretty good yarn with another intense Mifune performance. The framing is impeccable, with compositions worthy of Kurosawa or Mizoguchi.
na	ManInBlack	7	T₈
na	imdb	78	T₁₀
na	abowloffire	79	T₆
na	Matthew	30	T₃
na	gleeb	83	T₁₀
na	TheDenizen	99	T₁₀
A beautiful classic samurai picture highlighted by a stunning final battle sequence and its overwhelming sense of bitter irony.

Average Tier 6.83 from 29 Rankings