Kakuši toride no san akunin
Directed by:
Akira KurosawaComposer:
Masaru SatōCast:
Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Takashi Shimura, Toshirō Mifune, Susumu Fujita, Kōji Mitsui, Yutaka Sada, Misa Uehara, 三好栄子, 鈴木治夫, Nakajirō Tomita (more)VOD (2)
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During a civil war in 16th-century feudal Japan, two cowardly farmers (Minoru Chiaki and Kamatari Fujiwara) stumble upon Makabe (Toshirô Mifune), a fierce army general. Escaping from hostile territory, General Makabe embarks on a mission to rescue both Yukihime (Misa Uehara), the willfull princess of his ruling house, and the royal fortune. In the selfish hopes of finding the gold, the two misfits accompany the hardened soldier through dangerous mountain passes. (official distributor synopsis)
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In essence, nothing is wrong here. Apart from the pace which is terribly d-r-a-g-g-i-n-g in places. Which is a fundamental shortcoming in an adventure relax movie. Unfortunately, not even the as ever charismatic Mifune can save the day. A smooth storytelling structure, charismatic actors and decent fights; for its length there is far too little of these and it’s a shame.
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I can't get into Kurosawa's historical films, even though the lighter storytelling style saves a lot of the film. Like other works by the director, this one also needed to be trimmed by about 25 minutes. Overall impression: 55%.
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