A Duel Tale

2015 1h 34m JA

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

TV MovieDrama

Synopsis

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Nakadai Tatsuya, Japan’s greatest living actor, gives the performance of a lifetime as Shoji Sanosuke, and elderly samurai forced to pick up his sword to protect those he loves in this adaptation of a Fujisawa Shuhei novel. As a ”Heya-zumi” (essentially a freeloader living off his family) Sanosuke has one last chance to help his grandniece escape from the cruel samurai of an arranged marriage. Nakadai proves he ”still has it,” when fate forces him into a deadly duel. This award winning samurai drama from the pen of noted author Fujisawa Shuhei is a tribute to one of the greatest actors to ever grace the silver screen!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai
Sanosuke Shoji
Mieko Harada
Tatsu
Hitomi Miyauchi
Miya
Kentarô Shindô
Ryuki Takahashi
Nawate Tatsunosuke
Eri Tokunaga
Makie
Yanagishita Tomo
Matsuzaki
Yui Matsuura
Michi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shigemichi Sugita
Writers: Masahiro Kobayashi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "藤沢周平新ドラマシリーズ" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shigemichi Sugita, shot by Akira Hamana. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Chizuko Osada 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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Tatsuya Nakadai and Mieko Harada and Hitomi Miyauchi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8709320 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shigemichi Sugita directs. Akira Hamana behind the camera. Chizuko Osada cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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1Released 11 years ago.
2Part of the "藤沢周平新ドラマシリーズ" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Shigemichi Sugita, shot by Akira Hamana. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Chizuko Osada shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Tatsuya Nakadai and Mieko Harada and Hitomi Miyauchi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt8709320 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.