The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai

2015 1h 40m RU

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7.1

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★7.1TMDB · 7

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Synopsis

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An Orthodox priest, Father Nikolay, the brother of a Yakuza boss, is drawn into in a mob war in Japan. He escapes to the small Russian village of Glubokoe, where he finds that war has found him again.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Nikolay
Darya Ekamasova
Eryomina
Pyotr Fyodorov
Eryomin
Nikita Efremov
Dormidont
Lyudmila Chursina
Borodina
Igor Jijikine
Yakhontov
Lyubov Tolkalina
Yakhontova
Pyotr Mamonov
Shatun

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Egor Baranov
Writers: Ivan Okhlobystin, Roman Vladykin
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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Released 11 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Egor Baranov, shot by Yury Korobeynikov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ryan Otter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Olga Proshkina shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa and Darya Ekamasova and Pyotr Fyodorov carry the top of the cast.

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IMDB entry: tt5275764 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Egor Baranov directs. Yury Korobeynikov behind the camera. Ryan Otter scores. Olga Proshkina cuts. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

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1Released 11 years ago.
2Directed by Egor Baranov, shot by Yury Korobeynikov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Ryan Otter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Olga Proshkina shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa and Darya Ekamasova and Pyotr Fyodorov carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt5275764 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.