This subversive period film features a hotheaded young samurai, Kurodo, who threatens to commit harakiri in response to the humiliation meted out to his family by the Shogun. The film critiques the inhumanity of feudal obligations, and Uchida’s direction slyly satirizes the contemporary cinematic audience, whose taste for onscreen bloodshed is mirrored in a crowd gathering to watch the protagonist’s planned suicide. The Master Spearman is imbued with Uchida’s characteristic blend of dark humor and stylized action, and Ryutaro Otomo gives an admirable performance in the lead.
Takasada Tomita
Sakon Murayama
Umeme
Mitsunari Ishida
Kazunobu Tomita
Kichibei
Ieyasu Tokugawa
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This subversive period film features a hotheaded young samurai, Kurodo, who threatens to commit harakiri in response to the humiliation meted out to his family by the Shogun. The film critiques the inhumanity of feudal obligations, and Uchida’s direction slyly satirizes the contemporary cinematic audience, whose taste for onscreen bloodshed is mirrored in a crowd gathering to watch the protagonist’s planned suicide. The Master Spearman is imbued with Uchida’s characteristic blend of dark humor and stylized action, and Ryutaro Otomo gives an admirable performance in the lead.
Movie / 2023
Movie / 1995
Movie / 2023
Movie / 1977
Movie / 2001
Movie / 2010
Movie / 2015
Movie / 2023
Movie / 2006
Movie / 2023
Movie / 2017
Movie / 2019
Movie / 2023
Movie / 1993
Movie / 2024
Movie / 2020
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Movie / 2023