Tag: samurai

Busan 2018 Review: Shinya Tsukamoto's KILLING, a Blunt yet Effective Samurai Drama

A young masterless samurai faces a crisis of confidence when he is called upon to defend a family of farmers from a marauding gang in Shinya Tsukamoto’s small scale samurai drama. Killing is the actor-writer-director’s first film since 2014’s remake...

PATH OF BLOOD: An Animated Samurai Film Created in a Kitchen

They say everyone now has access to the tools to make a film and Path of Blood is something of a testament to the romantic idea that anyone can make anything if they just put their mind and talent to good use....

SAMURAI RAUNI REPOSAARELAINEN in Theaters in October

Samurai Rauni Reposaarelainen, an action comedy and a samurai film from Finland will be in theatres on October 21th. The first feature film from theatre group Moderni Kanuuna, the film cost only 50 000 euros. Director and lead actor Mika...

Samurai Jack: Live-Action Fan Tribute

Check out the Samurai Jack: Live-Action teaser! 30 Minutes Live-Action Fan Tribute  Coming Soon...   To create the stylish visuals and colours of Samurai Jack, we shot it over the course of 2 years, capturing the beauty through different seasons...

Nakamura's MAGNIFICENT 9 Trailer Is Pretty Magnificent

Of the current crop of high end international directors today few have handled the transition from quirky indie fave to massive commercial success while retaining the quirk that drew everyone's attention in the first place better than Nakamura Yoshihiro. Rising...

Beware The SAMURAI OF THE DEAD!

Yes, Watanabe Kazushi's Samurai Of The Dead is exactly what it promises on the tin: Equal parts period samurai film and zombie hack and slash. Literally. It's kind of surprising this hasn't been done more often, really, as it seems...

Get Your Classic Samurai Fix With Trailer For Mikami Yasuo's SHUNDOU

You may not have heard first time filmmaker Mikami Yasuo's name before but if you're at all a fan of classic samurai film he's about to make a big impression. Because Mikami clearly has a deep appreciation of the style...

Coming Soon In Chile And Argentina: CARNE DE PERRO, IL FUTURO, SAMURAI, HERMANOS DE SANGRE

If May was a good month for Latin America cinema, June has also its highlights.Last week Chilean cinemas saw the premiere of Carne De Perro (Dog Flesh) from Fernando Guzzoni, winner of the Kutxa-New Directors Award of the San Sebastian...

Second Teaser For Japanese Remake Of Eastwood's UNFORGIVEN

You ready for another taste of what happens when a key work from one of the most American of all American directors is transposed into another country? Well, here you go with a second teaser for the Lee Sang-il directed...