
A revolver-wielding stranger crosses paths with two warring clans who are both on the hunt for a hidden treasure in a remote western town. Knowing his services are valuable to either side, he offers himself to the clan who will offer up the largest share of the wealth.... (Full plot summary below)
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A revolver-wielding stranger crosses paths with two warring clans who are both on the hunt for a hidden treasure in a remote western town. Knowing his services are valuable to either side, he offers himself to the clan who will offer up the largest share of the wealth.
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| Los Angeles CityBeatAndy Klein... for all its virtues, Sukiyaki Western Django is a one-gimmick film that eventually wears out its welcome. |
| NewsBlazePrairie MillerAn all style and little substance post-Samurai, Wild West anger mismanagement outing, with Tarantino as a varmint spouting Japanese while boasting an impressive knack for shooting snakes, and eating their hearts out. |
| Projected FiguresAnton BitelMiike's 'wild east' take on the western genre is a colourfully violent stand-off of pastiche, politics and punk. |
| Film ThreatJeremy KnoxYes, it's completely bonkers but that's what makes it so great. |
| Globe and MailLiam LaceyIn the world of pulp movies, where horror, westerns and Asian exploitation borrow and blend with each other, there's a point where the cross-genre mishmash begins to feel like gobbledegook. That's definitely the case with Sukiyaki Western Django. |
| BrianOrndorf.comBrian OrndorfYou haven't lived until you've heard a Japanese actor use the phrase 'Whistling Dixie' in a sentence |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerBill WhiteDirector Takashi Miike's dish of sukiyaki spaghetti ala Sergio Corbucci is badly seasoned with scraps of reservoir dogs. |
| New York TimesA.O. ScottMore often there is a frantic, compulsive quality to the action. Fanboy intoxication with the idea of formal ingenuity too often stands in for the thing itself. |
| Paste MagazineSean GandertIt's a perfect execution of its genres and offers enough of a gimmick to maintain interest. Unfortunately, Sukiyaki never rises above its roots and, strangely enough, doesn't actually offer up anything new. |
| Filmcritic.comPaul Brennera western/samurai monstrosity consuming itself |