05-02-2025, 11:59 PM
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Had to savor the final installment. I’d forgotten how beautiful these films are. The settings & costumes are so stunning. The opening scene with Kojirô killing the swallow was fixed in my mind but the waterfall setting and getting the rainbow to frame him perfectly - not an effect; way too early. And the final fight with the sunrise over the ocean backdrop is awesome. Mifune is so great in his characterization and swordplay. And Otsu & Akemi are some messed up gals who fail the Bechdel test magnificently.
Seen on Criterion like the others.
Had to savor the final installment. I’d forgotten how beautiful these films are. The settings & costumes are so stunning. The opening scene with Kojirô killing the swallow was fixed in my mind but the waterfall setting and getting the rainbow to frame him perfectly - not an effect; way too early. And the final fight with the sunrise over the ocean backdrop is awesome. Mifune is so great in his characterization and swordplay. And Otsu & Akemi are some messed up gals who fail the Bechdel test magnificently.
Seen on Criterion like the others.
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