Kakuši toride no san akunin
Directed by:
黒澤明Composer:
Masaru SatōCast:
Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Takashi Shimura, Toshirō Mifune, Susumu Fujita, Kōji Mitsui, Yutaka Sada, Misa Uehara, 三好栄子, 鈴木治夫, Nakajirō Tomita (more)Plots(1)
Set in 16th-century Japan, the story centres on rival clans, hidden gold and a princess in distress. Tahei (Minoru Chiaki) and Matashichi (Kamatari Fujiwara) are two cowardly soldiers on the run from an advancing enemy army. As they search the country for a cache of secret gold, they join forces with Rokurota Makabe (Toshiro Mifune), a samurai warrior who is escorting a feisty princess (Misa Uehara) through enemy territory. The mismatched travellers then have to fight a number of battles before they finally come within sight of their goal. (British Film Institute (BFI))
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In essence, nothing is wrong here. Apart from the pace which is terribly d-r-a-g-g-i-n-g in places. Which is a fundamental shortcoming in an adventure relax movie. Unfortunately, not even the as ever charismatic Mifune can save the day. A smooth storytelling structure, charismatic actors and decent fights; for its length there is far too little of these and it’s a shame.
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