I think its a mistake to make the comparison in the first place....Zaitochi IMV is best seen as a beat takeshi film (as part of his oeuvre as an auteur) rather than as a zaitochi/samurai film per se....
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I think its a mistake to make the comparison in the first place....Zaitochi IMV is best seen as a beat takeshi film (as part of his oeuvre as an auteur) rather than as a zaitochi/samurai film per se....
Saw Zaitochi last night
Fuc-king brilliant- funny, moving, stylish, violent everything you expect from a Beat film.
Moral of the story? never try and cheat a blind man in a game of dice.
One...
For anyone who isn't familiar with 'Beat' Takeshi
The man is a true auteur and is (rightly) lionised in Japan, following in the tradition of other great Japanese directors like Ozu and Kurosawa. I...