Laughing proudly.

Darion 2022-03-24 09:03:22

The best Japanese martial arts movie I've seen so far.

The previous versions of "The Girl Killer Amo" and "Woman Zotoichi" Kitano Takeshi's version of "Zatoichi" are all rich in style, and the fighting is not enjoyable. The fighting in "Koga Ninja Post" is also very stiff, and it is in the live-action version. In "Rurouni Kenshin", the fighting finally appeared to be dogged and changed. The martial arts in this film are very rich. It is not a single move and a second. Each action is very clearly decomposed, so that the audience can understand how and why the enemy was defeated. The martial arts design is similar to "Fullmetal Alchemist", and it is indeed produced by the same company. Its fighting style is that when the characters are fighting, their bodies will stretch back and forth like rubber, to achieve the effect of flowing clouds and water, which is not easy to do in live-action movies, and the viewing is excellent.

The film is actually a mixture of Chinese and Japanese cultures. It boldly imagines the effect of European and American martial arts, and also mixes Chinese martial arts and Japanese marksmanship. Ban, if this film is made into a live-action version, it may be more famous, but two elements in the film also make it difficult to make a live-action version of this film: children and animals.

Another aspect of this film worthy of praise is that the production team specially recruited Chinese people to match Chinese, so that the Chinese of this film can basically be understood, only children did not find Chinese dubbing. The only word he said was the worst.

The only downside of this film is that the protagonist can still win many battles after running a marathon. Just from the point of view of physical strength, he can beat everyone, right?

The music of Japanese movies is always so good~

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Extended Reading
  • Emerson 2022-04-24 07:01:22

    Following the usual delicate beauty of Japanese animation, the bloody slaughter is shown in cartoons as if it is not so unsightly. Mixed with the hatred of the family and the country such as Chinese, Ming Kingdom, and longevity medicine, I always feel that it is confusing. The ending is bright and symbolic of peaceful coexistence. Some people love it, I think it's okay.

  • Susie 2022-01-19 08:01:17

    No amount of dazzling fighting can hide the paleness of the plot

Sword of the Stranger quotes

  • Luo-Lang: You've lived too long, old man.

  • [last lines]

    Nanashi: You've become pretty good. It feels... like I'm walking on top of the clouds.

    Kotaro: Don't flatter me. Are your wounds all right?

    Nanashi: Yeah... even a treasure like this comes in handy sometimes.

    Kotaro: Right?

    Nanashi: Really... you're some employer. Can you see the town?

    Kotaro: I can't see it yet. But, I'm sure it's close! Hey...

    Nanashi: Huh?

    Kotaro: Once your wounds heal, do you want to leave this country? If we go abroad, people there wouldn't mind your hair color, right?

    Nanashi: A foreign land, huh. That's not a bad idea. But how would we make money?

    Kotaro: We could steal, or become bodyguards. We can do anything! In fact, we could even become pirates!

    Kotaro: You're... really full of villainous ideas.

    Kotaro: [laughs] Hold on tight, so you won't fall off!

    Nanashi: Yeah.

    Kotaro: Let's go!