A rich tale of loyalty, family, vengeance, and death.
Woven with beautiful cinematography on the Edo-period Japanese countryside and popping color, this first installment of Misumi’s “Sword Trilogy” is gripping.
Minimalist in approach, this tight (only 71 minute runtime) portrayal of heretically-styled swordsman is fundamental to the lineage of samurai films from the 50s on.
I look forward to the other two installments and seeing how the themes progress.
A rich tale of loyalty, family, vengeance, and death.
Woven with beautiful cinematography on the Edo-period Japanese countryside and popping color, this first installment of Misumi’s “Sword Trilogy” is gripping.
Minimalist in approach, this tight (only 71 minute runtime) portrayal of heretically-styled swordsman is fundamental to the lineage of samurai films from the 50s on.
I look forward to the other two installments and seeing how the themes progress.