The story begins in feudal Japan, where two samurai have been tasked with eliminating a ronin, a warrior who opposes the emperor. They are waiting for their opponent at the gate of a temple. The gate opens and the ronin they were waiting for appears, with whom the two begin a fight. Lightning strikes. The story moves to the present day, to a film studio where a jidaigeki television series is being filmed. Jidaigeki is a historical drama that focuses…
Favorite films
Recent activity
AllRecent reviews
More-
-
Wolf Man 2025
Wolfman is a refreshing new interpretation of the old werewolf story. It brings a slightly new perspective and a different backstory to what we have been used to in previous versions. In the film, turning into a werewolf is more of a contagious disease than a curse of supernatural origin. A refreshing new perspective was how the viewer was presented with how a werewolf sees the world and the dark forest at night - the light is emphasized and the…
Translated from by
Popular reviews
More-
Black Rain 1989
One of the greatest movies by Ridley Scott. It is interesting to see the similarities between this and Blade Runner. Both have Japanese theme, sequins, neon lights, smoke and rain. Black Rain is the tighter and more "americana" than Blade Runner. Great actors and Kate Capshaw (Spielberg's wife) is smoking hot. I love this movie - including the tittle song by Gregg Allman "I'll Be Holding On"
Translated from by -
The Year of the Hare 1977
Great film about a man who breaks free from the shackles of conformed society by destroying all of his information on central database (?) and moving to Lapland to live as hermit. I also like the English title of this film - The Year of the Hare.
Translated from by
