Dreams blew my mind upon first viewing. Somehow, I ended up with a vhs copy of it & I was very young at the time, I hadn’t seen any of Kurosawa’s films & only knew that he was a respected Japanese director. Anyways. Blew my head off.
@orionassante3386Күн бұрын
I love the sword clash sound effect they used on the fights.
@sushishogun2486Күн бұрын
Their is a new Japanese manga called the blue wolves of mibu that is about samurai and shinsengumi and there is a anime coming out on the blue wolves of mibu based on the manga.
@asianfilmfan1Күн бұрын
I couldn’t stop thinking about cannibal holocaust. Thanks for the review I avoided Taboo due to homosexuality. I prefer lady snowblood! Meiko is a beautiful actress.
@bushidoblues9302Күн бұрын
Lol
@bushidoblues9302Күн бұрын
Yeah cannibal holocaust is pretty unforgettable...
@glenmoss02Күн бұрын
I became a fan of Kitano and Sakamoto in Oshima's 1983 film Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence. I'll probably get around to watching this but, c'mon man, you can't drop spoilers halfway through your review. I had to stop watching.
@bushidoblues9302Күн бұрын
Spoilers don't really affect this movie just because it's so open to interpretation, but if you liked Mr Lawrence, then definitely check this one out!
@betsyfay600Күн бұрын
Bravo! Validity shines through (just takes an awareness which art can illuminate!)
@elimunguia347Күн бұрын
Have you ever talked about ninjas in films?
@bushidoblues9302Күн бұрын
Yeah, I usually don't like their presence, unfortunately, because movies tend to get them wrong. But I mean, ninjas are still awesome in general.
@elimunguia347Күн бұрын
@@bushidoblues9302 Alright, thanks for commenting 👍
@schaa50651Күн бұрын
Great costumes.. my favorite Shinsengumi uniforms. This story is in other Shinsengumi films..Ghost, i never got that.
@schaa50651Күн бұрын
Yes, better review
@bushidoblues9302Күн бұрын
Yeah I always liked these costumes for the Shinsengumi. Looks badass.
@DionysianLovecraftianКүн бұрын
Would you say this is more like a horror film?
@bushidoblues9302Күн бұрын
More so in atmosphere. It's creepy but there's nothing really scary in it.
@Dtzeo503Күн бұрын
A Gohatto review during Pride month I see what you did there 😏 lol. I always wondered about this movie and this review got me interested to watch it. So I stopped at the spoiler part of the review lol.
@sndrsКүн бұрын
Oshima, starring KItano and music by Sakamoto. An awesome trio! I should watch this again sometime as it's been a decade.
@jtilton5Күн бұрын
As I said before. To paraphrase Okita: "I just like sad stories, about people I find interesting."
@Godzilla00XКүн бұрын
"I bet he's thinking about our cute neighbor" What he's thinking about:
@turanserce2344Күн бұрын
😂😂😂
@jimjohnson6944Күн бұрын
Mariko SUCKS in the show. She is so cocky and standoffish and rude. Not warm like book Mariko. Her relationship with Blackthorn is totally unconvincing and happens out of nowhere.
@evanpetelle56692 күн бұрын
Been wanting to watch these for so long
@AnointedFlow4 күн бұрын
Such a good movie.
@dumpy52664 күн бұрын
Small correction: Godzilla was CGI during that shot of him melting down, the one where he lets out that one last roar before falling apart.
@ExpectedBoy5 күн бұрын
New sub. Great video. I've seen other samurai films, 13 Assassins, Seven Samurai, The Last Samurai, but haven't seen any of these films, but the video inspires me to do so.
@bushidoblues93024 күн бұрын
Thank you! I appreciate that! Yes, once you've seen all of Akira Kurosawa's and the typical ones, then you still have plenty more great ones that noone mentions.
@ExpectedBoy4 күн бұрын
@@bushidoblues9302 I started watching Ran but fell asleep. Started Throne of Blood too but haven't finished them yet. I'm too busy playing Ghost of Tsushima 😂
@bushidoblues93024 күн бұрын
@@ExpectedBoy great game! Maybe I'll jump back in! Summer tradition
@JTpopCULT5 күн бұрын
I thought the kid killed Jiji. He looks older in that last scene and I thought he kept training and eventually killed Jiji.
@bushidoblues93024 күн бұрын
It's never confirmed who the kid kills at the end.
@MrVvulf6 күн бұрын
When this movie released in the US, it was challenging to find theatres that even showed it. My best friend and I had to drive about an hour to an art house theater in downtown Washington D.C. to see it. It was worth the effort. A wonderful experience and treasured memory.
@goashone7 күн бұрын
Man what the track at the begin video?
@i2su4057 күн бұрын
there are a bunch of videos showing how he performed the ending move, it's all in the left wrist.
@MrPathorn8 күн бұрын
Points about this film 1. This film has more accurate battle clothing than the Last Samurai; where in Katsumoto's side, wears full medieval armor from Sengoku period, But this film, they just wear chainmail under their clothes. I can only see one guy who wear full armor into battle. 2. This film Samurais don't usually use gun, and use swords, but like the beginning of this clip, acknowledged superiority of Guns, and try to fight them with better tactics. 3. This film did really goes into philosophy of what it means to be Samurai, through main character, like Last Samurai. 4. This film battle scene is smaller than the Last Samurai, but still done well enough. Overall I think if this film is better than the last samurai, if it had the budget of the last Samurai, this film would be the best.
@joelwiemken30468 күн бұрын
i AGREE ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THIS FILM It is simply Beautiful. shows an Honorable, humble,and courageous low caste Samurai. I think you will be Moved by watching it Thank you Yoji and cast.
@paprikosen65718 күн бұрын
To dream means one's was inspired, I don't wish this movie to come out ever, and the decision to discontinue this movie since the main author wasn't around to display his full vision is a very respectful move, what Satoshi Kon has left is enough to inspire, we have to accept the reality and move on, the dream machine concept is a such a loaded concept it can go in every way, the man had a message to share, cryptic or not, it can be felt in it's work, you might understand it or not or understanding it in your own way, if it's inspiring, in my opinion he did it right, and it was inspiring.
@wmccinema8 күн бұрын
Hoichi The Earless was actually retold in a series, Asian Tales of Terror it was aired in Philippines’ National Television; GMA in 2005.
@efda20118 күн бұрын
This is a great list! Thank you for the time you took to put this together for us!❤
@bushidoblues93028 күн бұрын
Thanks I'll do another one soon!
@lucyshnyr56479 күн бұрын
I want to watch it so desperately, searching everywhere on streaming platforms or for download, and I just cannot find it! 😖I am absolutely ready to pay for the movie but it’s nowhere to be found :( except maybe on a DVD,but then I’ll have to buy a DVD-player cause I don’t own one for more then 10 years already 😊
@vanyadolly9 күн бұрын
It is a relief to have something good to contrast all the bad shows that are on offer, but shogun is also just a terrific and beautiful series in its own right. The characters are complex and deep, and most of the critique I've seen towards them is that they aren't the characters from the book. Which isn't a condemnation IMO. The book still exists and I really appreciate the show for trying to give us a more authentic adaptation faithful to the japanese culture at the time. Adaptations are not and should not be seen as alternatives to the original. They're adaptations and change things by definition.
@user-bc3vo4rf4f10 күн бұрын
The confrontation scene between Chiba and Wakayama in the burning castle is filmed not with special effects but on a truly burning set. the scene was filmed on a real burning set, not on a special effects set. It is unthinkable today.
@satatay2310 күн бұрын
Incredible films! I got I from a friend, the 25 film set. Was intrigued from the very beginning, and look forward to the next one, even as I started to realize, with 25 movies, he isn’t going to be dying soon. It’s a matter of knowing the ending, but how you are going to get there.
@chrisberatis261210 күн бұрын
Excellent samurai movie review I found it very fascinating.
@bushidoblues930210 күн бұрын
Thanks Chris!
@emilromanoagramonte919010 күн бұрын
You did not appreciated the part that compassion plays in the drama. He did not have to compromise his stand by helping others less fortunated... But he does... That is not been badass, is being human, with simple human feelings... empathy... This is a buddhist movie, one of the best!
@bushidoblues930210 күн бұрын
The helping others less fortunate part is also badass lol
@Godyeater11 күн бұрын
Welcome back to 1954.
@JoseAlves-fw4rd11 күн бұрын
I believe the reason why Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning worked so well as an adaptation is because the OVA (Tsuiokuhen) it is based on is much more serious than the anime show. It is very dramatic and violent.
@Karu8011 күн бұрын
I know this is unrelated but have you ever watched “Imprint" the thirteenth episode of the first season of Masters of Horror. Directed by Takashi Miike? It wasn’t aloud to be aired at first because of it’s disturbing content. No surprise with Takashi Miike lol Would love to see a review from you if possible please? I loved the episode! 👺
@bushidoblues930211 күн бұрын
Well, I do love Miike, so I'll definitely be checking that out!
@bushidoblues930211 күн бұрын
Well I do love Miike, so I'll be checking that out!
@Karu8011 күн бұрын
@@bushidoblues9302 it won’t disappoint you I promise!
@Karu8011 күн бұрын
@@bushidoblues9302You won’t be disappointed I promise!
@kalsingh59838 күн бұрын
@@bushidoblues9302oml I loved Imprint! Masterpiece if I say myself
@bharasiva9611 күн бұрын
Fantastic analysis and an incredibly inspiring video. Thank you.
@r3pilipinas11 күн бұрын
I was 13 when I first watched this. I had to fake my voice to sound like an adult since this was R-rated. I think the ticket lady knew but she let me in anyways. I found it surreal that all this carnage was narrated from the POV of a child. 😊
@sylnz9712 күн бұрын
there is something really addicting about the combat like I clear out one camp I immediately want to get to the next one
@ptjcinema12 күн бұрын
👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾😊
@user-gb1zd6uf8x12 күн бұрын
لو كان ملون ❤
@angelaholmes888812 күн бұрын
I did enjoy the first movie
@Phi161803313 күн бұрын
Is this film bleak and pessemistic? Yes. Is real life bleak and pessmistic? Kind of. The point of the film is not to make you think life is pointless, like some Schopenhaurean fever dream. The point of the film is to remind you that life can _often times_ be pointless. And you should respect that part of life, so that you can appreciate more the parts of life what aren't.
@miself558113 күн бұрын
so ur gonna spend all that time, widdling out those woods clogs, and u can't make thema bit more rounded? these ppl needed the A kicked
@bushidoblues930213 күн бұрын
I'm not quite sure what your comments mean, but I appreciate you viewing my content non the less.
@bongbongGAMING787813 күн бұрын
The reason he was apprehensive about being the father and husband to the child and woman is because of his PTSD. He isn't even sure if he is really alive anymore. And we all know, and he definitely knows that a military guy with PTSD is very dangerous, unstable, and unpredictable, and he was afraid he would end up hurting the surrogate family that he has learned to love. It was not him being an asshole.
@gillesnoblet863014 күн бұрын
Ce film est magnifique ! Il m'a beaucoup inspiré ! 🙏
@peterm235314 күн бұрын
All three movies in this trilogy are very good, but Twilight Samurai is the best of them all. I would rank them in this order - Twilight Samurai I would rate as 10/10, Hidden Blade as 8/10 and Love and Honor as 6.5/10 (Some may disagree but I rate this a little lower as I just am not a fan of the blind Samurai trope which to me seems plain silly). In each case there are strong and emotional love stories underpinning them and this is what really makes these movies different. The stories are accessible and interesting, the actors are well chosen and the whole come together in each case as a fine and watchable movie.
@harrymckenzie372514 күн бұрын
Amazing, wasn't aware of this. Just watched the colour version, very impressed. But definitely going to watch the b&w version too
@Godzilla00X14 күн бұрын
The coloring of the film is so nice
@bushidoblues930214 күн бұрын
Goes well with the winter setting
@juanalegrearnau6214 күн бұрын
Recently watch Eiichi Kudo's materpiece "The Great Killing". Sure it will worth it
@bushidoblues930214 күн бұрын
It's good? I'll have to watch it next!
@juanalegrearnau6213 күн бұрын
@@bushidoblues9302 amazing, also deconstructing savagely not only the samurai status but the rebels too. Also is a wonderful film Adauchi, by Tadashi Imai and starring Kinnosuke Nakamura
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Dreams blew my mind upon first viewing. Somehow, I ended up with a vhs copy of it & I was very young at the time, I hadn’t seen any of Kurosawa’s films & only knew that he was a respected Japanese director. Anyways. Blew my head off.
I love the sword clash sound effect they used on the fights.
Their is a new Japanese manga called the blue wolves of mibu that is about samurai and shinsengumi and there is a anime coming out on the blue wolves of mibu based on the manga.
I couldn’t stop thinking about cannibal holocaust. Thanks for the review I avoided Taboo due to homosexuality. I prefer lady snowblood! Meiko is a beautiful actress.
Lol
Yeah cannibal holocaust is pretty unforgettable...
I became a fan of Kitano and Sakamoto in Oshima's 1983 film Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence. I'll probably get around to watching this but, c'mon man, you can't drop spoilers halfway through your review. I had to stop watching.
Spoilers don't really affect this movie just because it's so open to interpretation, but if you liked Mr Lawrence, then definitely check this one out!
Bravo! Validity shines through (just takes an awareness which art can illuminate!)
Have you ever talked about ninjas in films?
Yeah, I usually don't like their presence, unfortunately, because movies tend to get them wrong. But I mean, ninjas are still awesome in general.
@@bushidoblues9302 Alright, thanks for commenting 👍
Great costumes.. my favorite Shinsengumi uniforms. This story is in other Shinsengumi films..Ghost, i never got that.
Yes, better review
Yeah I always liked these costumes for the Shinsengumi. Looks badass.
Would you say this is more like a horror film?
More so in atmosphere. It's creepy but there's nothing really scary in it.
A Gohatto review during Pride month I see what you did there 😏 lol. I always wondered about this movie and this review got me interested to watch it. So I stopped at the spoiler part of the review lol.
Oshima, starring KItano and music by Sakamoto. An awesome trio! I should watch this again sometime as it's been a decade.
As I said before. To paraphrase Okita: "I just like sad stories, about people I find interesting."
"I bet he's thinking about our cute neighbor" What he's thinking about:
😂😂😂
Mariko SUCKS in the show. She is so cocky and standoffish and rude. Not warm like book Mariko. Her relationship with Blackthorn is totally unconvincing and happens out of nowhere.
Been wanting to watch these for so long
Such a good movie.
Small correction: Godzilla was CGI during that shot of him melting down, the one where he lets out that one last roar before falling apart.
New sub. Great video. I've seen other samurai films, 13 Assassins, Seven Samurai, The Last Samurai, but haven't seen any of these films, but the video inspires me to do so.
Thank you! I appreciate that! Yes, once you've seen all of Akira Kurosawa's and the typical ones, then you still have plenty more great ones that noone mentions.
@@bushidoblues9302 I started watching Ran but fell asleep. Started Throne of Blood too but haven't finished them yet. I'm too busy playing Ghost of Tsushima 😂
@@ExpectedBoy great game! Maybe I'll jump back in! Summer tradition
I thought the kid killed Jiji. He looks older in that last scene and I thought he kept training and eventually killed Jiji.
It's never confirmed who the kid kills at the end.
When this movie released in the US, it was challenging to find theatres that even showed it. My best friend and I had to drive about an hour to an art house theater in downtown Washington D.C. to see it. It was worth the effort. A wonderful experience and treasured memory.
Man what the track at the begin video?
there are a bunch of videos showing how he performed the ending move, it's all in the left wrist.
Points about this film 1. This film has more accurate battle clothing than the Last Samurai; where in Katsumoto's side, wears full medieval armor from Sengoku period, But this film, they just wear chainmail under their clothes. I can only see one guy who wear full armor into battle. 2. This film Samurais don't usually use gun, and use swords, but like the beginning of this clip, acknowledged superiority of Guns, and try to fight them with better tactics. 3. This film did really goes into philosophy of what it means to be Samurai, through main character, like Last Samurai. 4. This film battle scene is smaller than the Last Samurai, but still done well enough. Overall I think if this film is better than the last samurai, if it had the budget of the last Samurai, this film would be the best.
i AGREE ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THIS FILM It is simply Beautiful. shows an Honorable, humble,and courageous low caste Samurai. I think you will be Moved by watching it Thank you Yoji and cast.
To dream means one's was inspired, I don't wish this movie to come out ever, and the decision to discontinue this movie since the main author wasn't around to display his full vision is a very respectful move, what Satoshi Kon has left is enough to inspire, we have to accept the reality and move on, the dream machine concept is a such a loaded concept it can go in every way, the man had a message to share, cryptic or not, it can be felt in it's work, you might understand it or not or understanding it in your own way, if it's inspiring, in my opinion he did it right, and it was inspiring.
Hoichi The Earless was actually retold in a series, Asian Tales of Terror it was aired in Philippines’ National Television; GMA in 2005.
This is a great list! Thank you for the time you took to put this together for us!❤
Thanks I'll do another one soon!
I want to watch it so desperately, searching everywhere on streaming platforms or for download, and I just cannot find it! 😖I am absolutely ready to pay for the movie but it’s nowhere to be found :( except maybe on a DVD,but then I’ll have to buy a DVD-player cause I don’t own one for more then 10 years already 😊
It is a relief to have something good to contrast all the bad shows that are on offer, but shogun is also just a terrific and beautiful series in its own right. The characters are complex and deep, and most of the critique I've seen towards them is that they aren't the characters from the book. Which isn't a condemnation IMO. The book still exists and I really appreciate the show for trying to give us a more authentic adaptation faithful to the japanese culture at the time. Adaptations are not and should not be seen as alternatives to the original. They're adaptations and change things by definition.
The confrontation scene between Chiba and Wakayama in the burning castle is filmed not with special effects but on a truly burning set. the scene was filmed on a real burning set, not on a special effects set. It is unthinkable today.
Incredible films! I got I from a friend, the 25 film set. Was intrigued from the very beginning, and look forward to the next one, even as I started to realize, with 25 movies, he isn’t going to be dying soon. It’s a matter of knowing the ending, but how you are going to get there.
Excellent samurai movie review I found it very fascinating.
Thanks Chris!
You did not appreciated the part that compassion plays in the drama. He did not have to compromise his stand by helping others less fortunated... But he does... That is not been badass, is being human, with simple human feelings... empathy... This is a buddhist movie, one of the best!
The helping others less fortunate part is also badass lol
Welcome back to 1954.
I believe the reason why Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning worked so well as an adaptation is because the OVA (Tsuiokuhen) it is based on is much more serious than the anime show. It is very dramatic and violent.
I know this is unrelated but have you ever watched “Imprint" the thirteenth episode of the first season of Masters of Horror. Directed by Takashi Miike? It wasn’t aloud to be aired at first because of it’s disturbing content. No surprise with Takashi Miike lol Would love to see a review from you if possible please? I loved the episode! 👺
Well, I do love Miike, so I'll definitely be checking that out!
Well I do love Miike, so I'll be checking that out!
@@bushidoblues9302 it won’t disappoint you I promise!
@@bushidoblues9302You won’t be disappointed I promise!
@@bushidoblues9302oml I loved Imprint! Masterpiece if I say myself
Fantastic analysis and an incredibly inspiring video. Thank you.
I was 13 when I first watched this. I had to fake my voice to sound like an adult since this was R-rated. I think the ticket lady knew but she let me in anyways. I found it surreal that all this carnage was narrated from the POV of a child. 😊
there is something really addicting about the combat like I clear out one camp I immediately want to get to the next one
👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾😊
لو كان ملون ❤
I did enjoy the first movie
Is this film bleak and pessemistic? Yes. Is real life bleak and pessmistic? Kind of. The point of the film is not to make you think life is pointless, like some Schopenhaurean fever dream. The point of the film is to remind you that life can _often times_ be pointless. And you should respect that part of life, so that you can appreciate more the parts of life what aren't.
so ur gonna spend all that time, widdling out those woods clogs, and u can't make thema bit more rounded? these ppl needed the A kicked
I'm not quite sure what your comments mean, but I appreciate you viewing my content non the less.
The reason he was apprehensive about being the father and husband to the child and woman is because of his PTSD. He isn't even sure if he is really alive anymore. And we all know, and he definitely knows that a military guy with PTSD is very dangerous, unstable, and unpredictable, and he was afraid he would end up hurting the surrogate family that he has learned to love. It was not him being an asshole.
Ce film est magnifique ! Il m'a beaucoup inspiré ! 🙏
All three movies in this trilogy are very good, but Twilight Samurai is the best of them all. I would rank them in this order - Twilight Samurai I would rate as 10/10, Hidden Blade as 8/10 and Love and Honor as 6.5/10 (Some may disagree but I rate this a little lower as I just am not a fan of the blind Samurai trope which to me seems plain silly). In each case there are strong and emotional love stories underpinning them and this is what really makes these movies different. The stories are accessible and interesting, the actors are well chosen and the whole come together in each case as a fine and watchable movie.
Amazing, wasn't aware of this. Just watched the colour version, very impressed. But definitely going to watch the b&w version too
The coloring of the film is so nice
Goes well with the winter setting
Recently watch Eiichi Kudo's materpiece "The Great Killing". Sure it will worth it
It's good? I'll have to watch it next!
@@bushidoblues9302 amazing, also deconstructing savagely not only the samurai status but the rebels too. Also is a wonderful film Adauchi, by Tadashi Imai and starring Kinnosuke Nakamura