Samurai Vengeance
Directed by
Takashi Minamoto
Library Pricing:
DVD $150.00
Blu-ray $150.00
PPR $350.00
DRL $499.00
PPR+DRL $599.00
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On a snowy night at Kobiki-cho's Morita-za theater, young Kikunosuke avenges his father's death before witnesses. Eighteen months later, samurai Soichiro arrives claiming family ties and seeking details. His questions uncover a hidden truth. Based on Sayako Nagai’s acclaimed novel “Kobikicho no Adauchi,” winner of the Naoki Prize.
Cast
- Tasuku Emoto
- Kento Nagao
- Ken Watanabe
- "Effortlessly jumping from Columbo-style detective tale to heavy drama and all points in between, Takashi Minamoto’s Samurai Vengeance is a stealthy delight with the potential to sneak up on viewers expecting a rote jidaigeki film and surprise with something considerably more thoughtful – and entertaining."
- "With an excellent cast, impressive period design and a narrative that continually shifts between stagecraft and reality, the movie emerges as an entertaining, subtly rebellious and emotionally rewarding period production."
- "The resultant overall experience... fascinatingly muddles and blurs seemingly diametrically opposed forces of romanticism and revisionism: technically reveling in the rousing lore of samurai valour and martyrdom all while practically endeavouring to rise above it."
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Awards & Recognition
Official Selection
New York Asian Film Festival
New York Asian Film Festival
Official Selection
Hawaii Int'l. Film Festival
Hawaii Int'l. Film Festival
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