Award of Merit |
Experimental |
Best Thriller |
Award of Excellence |
Asian |
Masaki Kobayashi studied art and philosophy before starting as assistant director at Shochiku studio. His oeuvre is guided by the need to understand the human condition.
What makes me funny is the chosen clan. They could have choose a less known or a fictional clan.
A masterpiece. There you have a story, you have twists, you have tension.
I loved this movie. From the directing, the fight scenes, to the Seppuku scenes, it just amazed me.
I usually don't like samurai movies. Even Kurosawa doesn't do it for me.