Sword of Desperation

2 Ratings: 5.0

A film directed by Hideyuki Hirayama

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Tags: Movies, Asian Cinema, Japanese Cinema, Samurai Film, Chambara Films, Hideyuki Hirayama

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review by woopak_the_thrill. December 31, 2012

posted in ASIANatomy

Loyalty and Honor in Oneself Means More Than Obedience to a Code

It has been awhile since I have had the privilege to watch a more modern Bushido tale that truly has the spirit of the genre that Kurosawa and Kobayashi had defined in their ‘classics’. Last time I remember that I’ve had that true privilege was when I saw Yoji Yamada’s “Twilight Samurai” and Yojiro Takita‘s “When the Last Sword is Drawn“; even Takashi Miike’s remakes of “13 Assassins” and “Hara-Kiri: Death of … more

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Quick Tip by woopak_the_thrill. January 07

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A Quick Tip by woopak_the_thrill

Poignant, Heartfelt and Powerful. "Sword of Desperation" reminded me just why I loved chambara films. See full review here.

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review by Trekscribbler. March 01, 2012

posted in ASIANatomy

SWORD OF DESPERATION Puts Bushido Films Back on Top

Let’s square this up right away: Bushido films are not for everyone. Why not? For starters, these flicks – usually detailing the morality tales of samurai warriors – rarely tend to be told at breakneck pace. They don’t usually employ too many storytelling techniques all that similar to Western film sensibilities, a surprise given how many Western films are based on samurai pictures; what I mean here … more

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