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Review: Shogun Assassin
Dir: Kenji Misumi
Cast: Tomisaburo Wakayama
Category: Hong Kong Action
Reviewed By: Clay
Plot:
A classic tale of revenge. The Shogun in a fit of paranoia turns upon his most honorable Samurai. The Samurai’s wife is killed and he is forced to feel with his son.DVD Special Features:
None. Just finding this movie is tough. Look on Ebay and they are available.The Good:
This movie is the mother of all Samurai films. Never has so much blood sprayed in so many directions. I am talking hundreds killed and buckets of blood flying.Every thing that this genre has to offer is in Shogun Assassin. A crazy voice over narrative by the son. Ninjas with wild super powers and awesome disguises. James Bond style special equipment (the sons shopping cart is a treasure-trove of killer technology).
Tomisaburo is unbelievable in this movie. There is a really disturbing group nudity scene with his son and a hooker but you really have to see it to get the true vibe.
The fact that this movie was mentioned by name in Kill Bill 2 is not an accident. You will see the influences after watching this movie. It will change your tastes in sword movies forever.
The Bad:
It is hard to find and often the quality of the print is suspect. That is all the bad I can say about this movie.Bottom Line:
Buy this movieRating: 5 sake bombers