Shinji Higuchi’s BULLET TRAIN EXPLOSION Ignites Online With An Official Teaser
BULLET TRAIN EXPLOSION speeds ahead to an April 23 release only on Netflix!
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NYAFF XXIII Review: In Kazuya Shiraishi’s BUSHIDO, Death Before Dishonor
6.5 min. read The Blood Of Wolves and A Lesson In Murder helmer Kazuya Shiraishi is back with another offering to the festival masses. This time, his work comes inspired by a classic rakugo play that serves as the basis for author Masato Kato’s novel which released in March, and Shiraishi’s subsequent samurai drama which Kato also penned. Released in Japan back in May as Gobangiri (a.k.a. Goban Cut), Shiraishi’s new film gets a frontal rebrand as Bushido, which bodes as an aptly fitting title to welcome moviegoers abroad. And not for nothing either, with the story of a vagrant samurai whose longstanding peace post-service results in a slew of accusations that put his honor at stake in the worst way. Set in Yoshiwara, we meet Kakunoshin (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi), a widower, and seal maker who lives in a poor tenement house with his daughter, Okinu (Kaya Kiyohara), who makes kimonos. […]
GOBANGIRI: A Dishonored Ronin’s Game Of Vengeance Awaits In The First Teaser
It had been circulating for about a month now, but as of Monday, Kinoshita Group’s Kino Films is making it official with their release of the first teaser for Gobangiri, the latest thrilling period drama from director Kazuya Shiraishi (The Blood Of Wolves, The Last Of The Wolves, Lesson In Murder). The film takes its cues from a longstanding rakugo which also serves as the basis for the upcoming novel releasing in March, both written by Masato Kato. What’s more is the casting of Tsuyoshi Kusanagi who reunites with Kato who previously penned Kusangi’s starring role in the 2006 disaster thriller from director Shinji Higuchi, Sinking Of Japan. Central to Gobangiri is the story of Kakunoshin (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi), an earnest and prideful samurai who loves a good game of Go. Ousted from his domain following false accusation, he now lives in a poor tenement home with his daughter, Okinu (Kaya […]