04-26-2020, 10:57 AM
It's been decades since I've seen these and your jidaigeki binge here has been making me think I should revisit them. I remember the first being the most interesting as well. I haven't seen it since I read Takuan, who's Unfettered Mind remains one of my top reads as both a martial and Buddhist text. I remember getting super annoyed by the love interest, was she Otsu?, and loving that rice paddy sword fight.
A fun supplement to this is Sasaki Kojiro (1967) where Nakadai plays Musashi.
I've seen Seven Samurai dozens of times. I owned the VHS and played it to death. It remains one of my favorite films of all.
A fun supplement to this is Sasaki Kojiro (1967) where Nakadai plays Musashi.
I've seen Seven Samurai dozens of times. I owned the VHS and played it to death. It remains one of my favorite films of all.
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