Love Japan! 13 Assassins, poster americano

Fuente: Cinematical

Malos Malísimos II, Inagakai Goro

A ver que yo recuerde: violación de sirviente, asesinato de marido de sirvienta violada delante de ella, amputación de brazos, piernas y lengua de hija de rebelde, masacre total de la familia afectada, práctica de tiro con flecha con familia completa atada de pies y manos, incluido niño lloroso de siete años, golpeo de empeine a la cabeza recién cortada de su más fiel sirviente para indignación del asesino samurai del sirviente que guardaba una sincera admiración por este, el sirviente, esto así que se vea en plano, más varios suicidios rituales que son consecuencia de sus malas acciones. Vamos un malo, malo, malo de película, y el pobre que es que estaba aburrido. Si es que la tele ha evitado mucho crimen.



Fuente: Asian Movie Gallery

El japonés y la modernidad

7. Yamada Takayuki. Yamada Yamada Yamada, you slay me every time. (Literally in this film it seems! Oooofffhh) Ah Yamada. Where you go, I go. I don’t care if you’re the shortest little assassin of the bunch – or, come to think of it, of any drama/film cast you’ve ever been on, lol. But that’s immaterial. I hope the WHOLE WORLD gets to see you for the incredible actor that you are. I’d be head over heels in love with you by now IF I didn’t pee in terror each time you went off on your crazy-eyed rampages. You scare me sh*tless just thinking about what your loose-cannon characters will do next. Why do you keep playing these volatile, intense, deliciously twisted individuals? Prolly ‘coz you’re the only one in your generation who CAN. That’s how effective an actor you are.

10. Oldies But Goodies. Oh what am I saying, talented old people RUUUULE the Earth, baby. I counted eight veterans in the cast, so yay for age diversity! There’s Yakusho Koji (Shall We Dance?) as Shimada Shinzaemon, the leader of the assassins. And – oh oh! It’s Uchino Masaaki! And oh my goodness, Matsu Takako’s otosan is in this movie too!!!! Lol. Okay, so to others he’s known as Matsumoto Koshiro, revered actor and the current head of Japan’s premiere kabuki clan — and a living national treasure in his own right. But to (my fave J-actress) Matsu Takako he’s simply… Pops. Hmmm…

Fuente: The Little Dorama Girl y Zimbio

Una de samurais, Thirteen Assassins

Eran muchos personajes pero en nada te das cuenta que es mejor que no te encariñes con ninguno de ellos. Y eso que el jovencito que sigue a su maestro y que no ha matado nunca a nadie es una monada!!

Algunas cosas guays por las que merece la pena ver la peli:

1. Jidaigeki. The very word excites me, lol. I mean, think of all the lovely things that come with the term: Samurai! Swordplay! Blood! Spilled guts! Funny clothing! Horseback riding! Chonmage! (errr okay so I was never a fan of bald-pated topknots, so scratch that) Tranquil mountain forests and pristine streams! Men talking in strange languages!!! (uh, scratch that too, I keep forgetting that Old Japanese is still… Japanese, so it durn’t really matter if I’m watching a contemporary or a period flick, lol.) Still, jidaigeki jidaigeki jidaigeki. *gurgles with happiness*

4. Suicide Missions. Think Jet Li’s Hero meets Zac Snyder and his 300Byakkotai (okay scratch that last one lol). As with any suicide mission, you know, as do the brave men who go on them, that such assignments are doomed from the very beginning, and yet they strive to complete their mission, paying dearly in blood and mangled flesh and the very last breath in their battered bodies. I love the reckless bravado and deeper, stronger bonds of brotherhood that infuse stories in this vein, and of course that familiar air of heroic desperation as the men train, fight, and later, die side by side. Each Mission – especially if it is one that seeks justice and the restoration of peace, and most of the time, it does – may be a lost cause from the onset, but one still worth taking. And that always makes for a damn compelling story.

5. Remakes. It’s always interesting to see how old standards are given a fresh re-imagining and re-working by a new team. The familiar story and characters are still there, but now it’s a different mind that brings them to life; a different set of hands putting the pieces back together; a different assemblage of actors inhabiting these beloved roles; a different technology taking the production to an exciting new level of cinematic wizardry; and yes, a new generation of movie audiences — perhaps a little more discerning and sophisticated… or not, lol — demanding to be wowed and entertained. Admittedly, remakes and adaptations are perhaps the diciest things a director can choose to do in his career, for the obvious reason that he will be hard put to deliver something that feels inventive and original while staying true to the spirit of the source material. But from what I’ve read about Miike Takashi, he can be considered anything but predictable, so let’s hope he strikes the right balance in this film. Still worth the (risky) shot, I’ll say.

6. Ensemble Casts. Likened to The Dirty Dozen, the cast of Thirteen Assassins are literally a baker’s dozen of actors whose combined body of work spans decades – continents, even. I cannot wait to see how the dynamics between the actors, and between the characters, will play out in the story. I mean, for lack of a better word… w00t!!! (lol) codpiece-wearing Spartans meets YamaPi’s

Fuente: The Little Dorama Girl y Asian Movie Gallery


yakusho koji, yamada takayuki

BC goes Sitges: Yūsuke Iseya

Ay ojalá fuera este chico, jujjujuju (risa histérica)!!!




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