February 17 to March 3, 1860, inside Edo castle. A group of assassins wait by Sakurada Gate to kill the lord of the House of Ii, a powerful man in the Tokugawa government, which has ruled Japan for 300 years. They suspect a traitor in their midst, and their suspicions fall on Niiro, an impoverished ronin who dreams of samurai status, and Kurihara, an aristocratic samurai who befriends Niiro. Niiro longs to identify his father, knowing he is a high-ranking official who will di... (Full plot summary below)
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February 17 to March 3, 1860, inside Edo castle. A group of assassins wait by Sakurada Gate to kill the lord of the House of Ii, a powerful man in the Tokugawa government, which has ruled Japan for 300 years. They suspect a traitor in their midst, and their suspicions fall on Niiro, an impoverished ronin who dreams of samurai status, and Kurihara, an aristocratic samurai who befriends Niiro. Niiro longs to identify his father, knowing he is a high-ranking official who will disclose himself only if Niiro achieves samurai status. With American ships in Japan's harbors, cynicism among the assassins, and change in the air, Niiro resolves to reach ends that may prove ephemeral.
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| User ReviewMarshall MBefore Sin City this was probably the best and most faithful recreation of a comic/graphic story to the silver screen. Koike is a master. |
| User Reviewjames dCome on Flixter Team! Ex-digitate, you suckers!!! Up high, down low, too slow, just like my sister always says. I think it's time you punks need to git me a YOB at you WOIK, MINE. Coz y'all need sum ASSISTANCE, like. I see I am hitting some gaps in the system here. Actually, it's like Swiss cheese up this end. Do you comprehend? This is a Toshiro Mifune classic you tingbudongholes... And that post-u-late "review" contains one character only: Tragic O'Mission. Are you blind? Whadda-bunch-a-no-hopers, as Cagney useda say... |
| User ReviewTed SHave some irony with your tragedy? More of a brooding psychological study than a blood & guts samurai slasher -- which is why I loved it. Mifune plumbs the depths of the ultimate bad-luck ronin. |
| User ReviewLouis DKihachi Okamoto presents a tragic character study told through interpretive flashbacks and various dilemmas that pit honor against opportunism. Okamoto still offers the bleak realism demonstrated in films like Sword of Doom, but unlike Sword of Doom, Samurai Assassin is headed by a significantly more sympathetic protagonist (Toshiro Mifune), allowing for greater accessibility. |
| User ReviewDaniel MVery beautiful, the contrast between the fast paced action and postmodern Godardesque cinematography creates a perfect space for this story. Visually perfect. |
| User ReviewPrivate Uwidely acclaimed as the best samurai film ever, samurai assasin is a heavy hitting historical action/drama starring the king himself, Toshiro Mifune. |
| User ReviewJoel IA very good movie, but I was hoping for more in the ending. It felt kind of abrupt. |
| User ReviewBurtonExcellent... A little slow, but the buildup is worth waiting through. And the snow is beautiful. |
| User ReviewTrent SNot one of Okomot's best (my vote goes to Sword of Doom) but still an engrossing samurai drama. |
| User ReviewJari M"Not nearly as good as Sword of Doom or Kobayashi s Harakiri from the same decade. Loses in the fight scenes and drama. Could have gone a little further. Yet, a very good samurai fiction." |
