September 21, 2009
Gay samurai's and Beat Takeshi, what more could you ask for?
Takeshi Kitano, Ryuhei Matsuda, Shinji Takeda
Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, al...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 13, 2002
Stats: 191 reviews
Flixster Reviews (191)
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August 6, 2008The title of the film may be misleading since it's more about samurai allowing petty sexual desire to interfere with discipline and order. Quietly, the film recreates the period with such detail. It looks fantastic, and the characters come to life with real drama and humor and i...( read more)
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January 5, 2008rated it somewhere else before being on flixster. such an average film
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January 31, 2008Oshima is back with, to my knowledge, the only gay samurai film. Beautiful, methodically paced and filled with interesting moments, it's easy to see you're in the hands of a master filmmaker. A great film.
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September 11, 2009Powerful imagery and unusual character dynamics help make this film very original, if somewhat awkward. Sakamoto's score is simplicity at its finest. First-rate filmmakers trying something new.
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January 2, 2009samuráis el caminos de los hombres, una triste historia que enfrenta el ser con el querer.
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November 14, 2008left me thoroughly confused, but i loved every minute of it :D
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September 14, 2007I watched it again recently, and it gave me hot flushes! (i'm female by the way!). Shinji Takeda is so hot! There was no apparent 'connection' between Sozaburo and Soji, it would've been obvious, since they are both bishonen. But still seemed strange that Hijikata thought they were lovers...
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