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CRAZY MUSASHI: Tak Sakaguchi Unleashes The Crazy In A First Teaser

A year and change since director and action stylist Yuji Shimomura teased a first look at longtime friend and cult film star Tak Sakaguchi’s character in Crazy Musashi, a first teaser has finally arrived online. Crazy Musashi marks the latest pairing between Sakaguchi and Shimomura, and producer Ota Takayuki who now launches the project via his newly established WiiBER production banner, thanks in large part to the aid of up to 1000 crowdfunding donors last year.

FIVE-A-DAY COUNTDOWN: Musashi, Red Blade, Crazy Musashi, Love’s Twisting Path, and Samurai Marathon 1855

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Looks like we’re going Japanese as of Thursday as we wrap up week three of four in counting down through 100 movie titles to keep an eye on in 2019. It’s been a pace of five-a-day (hence the title, and so here are five more!

CRAZY MUSASHI: Crowdfunding Begins To Finish Sakaguchi Tak’s Long-Shelved Samurai One-Shot Feature

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Sakaguchi Tak‘s career has been an eventful exit per his semi-retirement in 2013. Having recently gotten back on his feet with the highly-acclaimed action thriller, Re:Born, his latest effort his on its way to funding for the post production of his long-awaited one-take samurai thriller, Crazy Musashi.

CRAZY MUSASHI: Sakaguchi Tak’s Long-Awaited ‘Super Genre’ Samurai Actioner Comes Back To Life After Five Years In Limbo

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Make no mistake: Crazy Musashi might have taken on some changes from the details above apart from its title and it’s really beyond me to highlight them beyond what I’ve been able to find out. Nonetheless, the film in its current form stands plenty to gain with the momentum drawn from the success and support for Re:Born, marking Crazy Musashi as yet all the more reason to keep an eye on Sakaguchi after this.