The super narcissistic Japanese director Takeshi Kitano tries to add "modern" elements to his masterpiece of violent aesthetics. Japanese martial arts?
The somewhat funny blind swordsman "City", an old grandfather with pale blond hair, a kind of simple and honest blind masseuse, walks the world with a red cane (actually his sword), can carry vegetable baskets on his back, can chop wood, and do Get massages, gamble money, kill people—quickly.
Kitano Takeshi's aura is strong. At that time, it seemed that he had suffered a stroke and facial paralysis, with almost no facial expressions, and the character was blind, so he couldn't have eyes. In this case, the "city" was played as a distinct character, and the "great god" was not a false name.
but. . . . . .
30-year-old Asano Tadanobu. The youth's purity is transitioning to the mellow blend of middle-aged people, and it's so good-looking - as soon as he appears, everything around him is blurred.
I especially like the samurai shape. neat. cold. drag.
He played Gennosuke Hattori, who is also a very fast shot master.
Between the master and the master, the difference is about the realm.
"City" walks the rivers and lakes, and the shots are ruthless but measured. ——The villains who came to provoke and seek revenge were killed in seconds. A cowardly passerby who wants to use a "beggar" or "blind old man" to practice his sword in order to try his sword Just the hilt. He carried a basket for the peasant woman who was guiding the way, gave her a massage, and chopped wood for her to pay for her food, like a homely old man. He met the geisha sisters (actually brothers and sisters) who had deep family feud, and listened to them tell about the tragic extermination of the family, but there was no clue, only the name of the robber - he said "tell me" lightly. "Tell me", that's all, it's a promise, there are many difficulties and dangers, and what you say is what you say - Takeshi Kitano wants to express the "master", which must be high in both "skill" and "dao".
"City" is mindful of the world. - He has good intentions for the world.
Or because of his age, he can see "others" - weak peasant women, Xinji who always loses money, sisters and brothers who are driven by hatred to change their lives. When you see it, you can't ignore it, this is his chivalry.
Hattori Gennosuke is another.
He doesn't care about the world.
What he saw was "himself".
He is a lonely ronin.
He doesn't mind the morals of the world.
The former samurai left because he was defeated and humiliated by the ronin who came to challenge him. It's a personal honor.
After cultivating, in order to win back the honor, he worked hard to find the person on the spot. But the man was terminally ill, and he had no chance to be ashamed, so he could never use his sword against a half-dead man. He could only split the bamboo pole supporting the door with one sword.
Afterwards, he never hesitated to kill someone without being wordy or eloquent. Probably, it had a lot to do with the failure of "recovering honor" that was delayed by time.
He met "Shi" in the tavern, the masters, smelling each other, came up to compete - his mind was still "personal" - and "Shi" seems to have no great interest in this kind of competition. . - Of course it's also about age. The elderly can see everything as "light". But what about teenagers? Still thinking of climbing higher mountains.
Because of his wife's illness, he became a bodyguard for the gang boss. Never ask right or wrong. Take action when ordered. One to kill four, one to kill ten, fierce and ruthless. The "Yuan" who acts for the tiger is justifiable.
He doesn't care about the blood on his hands. He only cares about his wife's illness. - that was still "himself" - he never cared about other worlds.
His wife wanted him to stop murdering for a living. He bowed his head and poured tea for her who was coughing—that kind of intense tenderness, the tenderness expressed with coldness and hardness—had a huge lethal effect on the girls off the screen.
Final battle. The bonfire is burning. He faced off against "City" again.
At that moment he lost his mind. He lost his mind and thought about what posture and moves he would use to kill this superb master, and the corner of his mouth rose, which was very cute—but in a duel between masters, one’s mind should not be moved in the slightest, so he lost as soon as he shot. If you don't think about victory in advance, the result is unknown.
At that moment, I actually hoped that he would win. Although, he is on the side fighting for the forces of evil.
The way he stood by the bonfire like that was so charming, the world-class god Takeshi Kitano, who was full of acting skills, had disappeared in my eyes anyway.
at the time of his death. His beautiful wife, finally made up her mind, in order not to let her illness drag her husband into the work of killing, she dressed up and committed suicide with a particularly beautiful dagger - she died so peacefully and full of hope - she Do you think he is free from now on? Be a simple swordsman and stop killing for money for money to cure her -
and he's down.
Bloody beautiful cruelty.
Then it is Uncle Kitano Takeshi himself HIGH. Kill the big boss, the ultimate boss behind the big boss. The peasant woman and Xinji built a new house, and the neighbors, including the siblings who finally got rid of their hatred, danced a special Irish tap dance (Uncle Kitano said it was like the dance of a Japanese shrine).
And this movie was over for me when Hattori Gennosuke's blood rushed out and fell to the ground.
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