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Ashlynn 2022-04-22 07:01:53

The third of Yamada Yoji's period drama trilogy, the first is "Twilight Seibei", which I have praised before. The second is "Hidden Sword and Ghost Claw". I haven't bought it yet, and everyone who has seen it said it was good. This "Samurai's Part", in addition to the endorsement of Director Yamada, also added the big selling point of Kimura Takuya. As for the heroine, it is Tan Li, who just retired from Takarazuka. I don't know anything about Takarazuka's line. I think he is a very respected person in Japan. He looks very comfortable.

The three are also adapted from several short stories by Fujisawa Shuhei. Yamada's focus is on family, responsibility and love, undercurrents surging in the silent place, floating on the top are just the shelf of samurai legends. The down-and-out warrior, followed by a humble but loyal retainer, went back and forth between the humble house and the lord's castle, which has formed a distinct pattern.

The final level of this film is not as big as "Twilight Qingbingwei", but it is still a very touching film. Beginning with the humorous and comical poisonous samurai (a samurai who helps the lord to check the food for poison before meals), guide the plot to an extremely irritating place, and then use a legendary duel to release the audience's mood. , the director's old and hot, still always put the audience in the center of the emotional whirlpool. We have all seen Yamada's storytelling ability many times. The older he gets, the more determined he is. Compared with the era of Tora Jiro, he is probably ten times more calm and profound.

Kimura's performance is considered passable. Anyway, I love this actor, and it is pleasing to the eye no matter what, except for his first shaved forehead for a period drama. There was also a samurai who traveled through time and space in Japanese dramas. In order to maintain his idol image, he still had hair on the front, which was close to the fake handsome man in the comics. This time, the serious movie, this knife or headgear, can't escape.

The paragraphs worth noting are the small courtyard of the lonely pair in the summer, as well as the topic of fireflies, and the taste of rice... The meaning in this film is far greater than the duel.

Shimada domain lord's genre, called Xinying-ryu, I think it's cool, although he doesn't practice very well. In the past, the school of Qingbingwei was called Xiaotachi, and before Fenghong Yidaoliu or something. I think the names of Japanese swordsmanship schools are very nice, and they are more freehand and more advertising. Wudang Emei and the like, Shaolin is much better. If it is not called a place name, it will be even more unbearable, "five tigers breaking the door knife" or something, it is better to call it a place name...

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  • Shinnojo Mimura: Be resolved you will both die. In that lies victory. Life lies in resolve for death.