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Mood:
- StylizedAtmosphericCaptivating
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Plot:
- Lone WolvesMaster WarriorSamuraiHeroesSocial MisfitsRedemptionHopesMisfit
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Genres:
- DramaForeignPeriod
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Time/Period:
- 18th Century
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Place:
- AsiaJapan
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Audience:
- Boys' Night
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Praise:
- Award WinnerVenice Festival Winner
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Style:
- Gory
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Based on:
- Based on Short Story
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Attitudes:
- SeriousSemi Fantastic
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Ame agaru, 1999
Japanese
Japan, France
Profile of Ame agaru
Ame agaru can be described as stylized, atmospheric, and captivating. The plot revolves around samurai, lone wolves, and a master warrior. The main genres are drama, foreign, and period. In terms of style, Ame agaru is gory. In approach, it is serious. It is located in Japan. Ame agaru takes place in the 18th century. It is derived from a short story. The movie has received attention for being a Venice Festival winner. Ame agaru is well suited for a boys' night.
Summary of Ame agaru
Shortly before his death in 1998, Akira Kurosawa completed a screenplay entitled Ame Agaru, based on a short story by Shugoro Yamamoto. Kurosawa passed on before he could bring this story to the screen, but one of his assistants, Takashi Koizumi, has directed a film adapted from the script, following as closely as possible the style of the master. Ihei Misawa (Akira Terao) is a ronin, a samurai without a master, whose skills with a sword make him a valuable employee but whose brutal honesty and lack of social graces prevent him from staying with one master for too long. One night, Ihei impulsively offers to buy food and drink for the guests at a hotel; he doesn't have the money to pay, and to raise cash he concocts a scheme to take on anyone brave enough to fight him for a prize. Ihei's fighting skills impress Lord Shigeaki (Shiro Mifune), who offers him a position as fencing master in his court. Ihei gratefully accepts, but when Shigeaki challenges him to a fight, Ihei beats the Lord decisively. Ihea is certain that he's managed to throw another opportunity away when a band of mercenaries attacks him, and his skills as a swordsman are put to the ultimate test. This traditionally styled samurai story harkens back to Kurosawa's best-known works, and features Shiro Mifune, the son of Toshiro Mifune, one of Kurosawa's favorite actors, in a key role.
Details
| Language: | Japanese |
| Country: | Japan, France |
| Release date: | 25 October 1999 |
| Runtime: | 91 min |
Cast and Crew
as Ihei Misawa
as Tayo Misawa
as Lord Nagai Izuminokami Shigeaki
as Okugata
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