echoes of a ronin

ECHOES FROM TUTUS: A Night Out With Actor And Martial Artist David Sakurai

Well, I’m currently recovering from a small injury on the right side of my jaw from Thursday. In the meantime, my holiday weekend was another high-mark for my time as a writer with Saturday night proving quite feasible. As we speak, there are a bunch of stunt performers and actors working on a several projects here in the tri-state area, and it just so happens that Denmark’s own, actor David Sakurai was in town. I’ve been writing about Sakurai since 2013 and he’s made some notable appearances in a few completed and upcoming projects in several genres, including Shaky Gonzalez’s Echoes Of A Ronin, Károly Ujj Mészáros’s multi-award winning Liza, The Fox Fairy, and Kurando Mitsutake’s latest revenge thriller, Karate Kill. We met up at a place called Roberta’s Pizza in the East Williamsburg section of Brooklyn around 10:00pm. David found me and brought me to another place up the […]

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Hypnotic Samurai Drama DARK SAMURAI Gets A New Teaser!

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Versatile actor David Sakurai is back with another step forward in immersing himself as an action star with writer and director Sidney Lexy Plaut‘s latest feature-length endeavor, Dark Samurai. The new film, produced by Adriana Filipczuk and executive produced by Lene Borglum (Only God Forgives), takes on a visually intense, arthouse-style approach to its multi-dimensional story focused on iconic samurai warrior and author Miyamoto Musashi. Sure, it’s a switch in gears for Sakurai following his electric performance in the martial arts action short, Echoes Of A Ronin, but presents an otherwise stunning and solid new look while stepping into more contemplative territory for its surreal setup. via Twitchfilm: Dark Samurai is inspired by the legend of Miyamoto Musashi, who was one of the most famous Japanese ronin and warrior philosophers. This alternate and very visual interpretation of the fate Musashi is brought into a mixture of a contemporary Yakuza underworld […]

Shortfilm Review: ECHOES OF A RONIN (2014)

Lee B. Golden III

SYNOPSIS: The story is set in a contemporary Scandinavian/Asian environment with a universal story about injustice and loss of innocence combined with recognizing ones destiny. This is all seen through the eyes of a child and through her experience see how man, despite being protected by morals and a strong code of honor, can be thrown off balance and become overtaken by jealousy, desire, love and revenge. The film explores her loss of innocence, the child parent relationship with the ongoing struggle to find balance in life and ultimately, her victory over the traumatic experience. REVIEW: At its core, award-winning filmmaker Shaky Gonzalez‘s newest foray into action is a thing for all who have a distinct affinity for samurai movie lore, on top of thrilling action and touching drama. That effort now takes shape in the newly released shortfilm, Echoes Of A Ronin, with results that should be satisfying for […]

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Listen To The ECHOES OF A RONIN In A New Behind-The-Scenes Featurette!

Lee B. Golden III

The past year or so has seen some pretty awesome highlights for martial arts cinema, mainstream and indie, and if you follow the genre, you can also denote some amazing happenings on the independent level in one capacity or another. Such effort can be seen director Shaky Gonzalez‘s latest shortfilm, Echoes Of A Ronin, a conceptual martial arts action project which harkens back to elements classic chambara for Denmark’s modern action niche. Actor David Sakurai takes the lead in this Scandinavian/Asian hybrid tale of one man’s self-betrayal, interpreted through the eyes of his on-screen daughter, played by Katinka Elmin Danielsen. The story, featuring stellar action choreography by Ninja: Shadow Of A Tear fight director Tim Man, is described as a nod to fantasy and contemporary storytelling with a stylistic graphic novel look, which centers on injustice and loss of innocence, combined with recognizing ones destiny. Following the release of an […]

Watch David Sakurai Clean House In A New Action-Packed Clip From ECHOES OF A RONIN!

Lee B. Golden III

Actor David Sakurai is looking to make 2014 his break out year as another rising action star in the genre with the forthcoming release of his latest shortfilm out of Denmark, Echoes Of A Ronin. The shortfilm has since begun ramping up promotional efforts with new teaser photos unveiled earlier in December last year, and this week, we now have an exclusive clip, courtesy of Twitchfilm before the its entry into this year’s film festival circuit. Katinka Elmin Danielsen, Thomas Chaanhing and Nukaka Coster Waldau round out the main cast, with signature choreography by Ninja 2 action director Tim Man. SYNOPSIS: The story is set in a contemporary Scandinavian/Asian environment with a universal story about injustice and loss of innocence combined with recognizing ones destiny. This is all seen through the eyes of a child and through her experience see how man, despite being protected by morals and a strong […]

David Sakurai Will Unleash The ECHOES OF A RONIN

Lee B. Golden III

While we await the fate of Sidney Lexy Plaut’s Dark Samurai and Thomas Eikrem’s Le Accelerator, actor and rising action star David Sakurai has also been busy on his next project with writing and producing partner, filmmaker Shaky Gonzalez titled Echoes Of A Ronin. Twitchfilm broke the story on Wednesday with new photos from the upcoming shortfilm which wrapped just last month after about a month’s shoot. Echoes of a Ronin is described as a martial arts shortfilm that lends a nod to fantasy and contemporary storytelling with a stylistic graphic novel look attributed to depicting the message of the Japanese philosophy, Bushido: The Way Of The Warrior. Expected to arrive in 2014, Echoes Of A Ronin also stars Nukaka Coster-Waldau, Thomas Chaanhing and Katinka Elmin Danielsen, with fight choreography by Tim Man (Ninja: Shadow Of A Tear). A trailer could come any day now, so here are the synopsis, […]