Synopsis: Years of warfare end in a Japan unified under the Tokugawa shogunate, and samurai spy Sasuke Sarutobi, tired of conflict, longs for peace. When a high-ranking spy named Tatewaki Koriyama defects from the shogun to a rival clan, however, the world of swordsmen is thrown into turmoil. After Sasuke is unwittingly drawn into the conflict, he tracks Tatewaki, while a mysterious, white-hooded figure seems to hunt them both. By tale’s end, no one is who they seemed to be, and the truth is far more personal than anyone suspected. Director Masahiro Shinoda’s Samurai Spy, filled with clan intrigue, ninja spies, and multiple double crosses, marks a bold stylistic departure from swordplay film convention.
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Samurai Spy is truly a unique chanbara movie from and one that is excellently directed by Masahiro Shinoda, one of Japan's more notable filmmakers. But it may not be to everyone's liking due to the convoluted spy plot. What keeps this grounded are fine performances led by the steely Koji Takahashi and slick action direction that could be considered a forerunner to the next generation of Japanese movie swordplay and ninjitsu. -- Mark Pollard |
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059303/IMDb Rating: 7.1/10 (416 votes)
Directed by: Masahiro Shinoda
Cast:
Sasuke Sarutobi, spy .... Koji Takahashi
Saizo Kirigakure, spy .... Shintaro Ishihara
Shigeyuki Koremura, leader of spies .... Eitaro Ozawa
Takanosuke Nojiri, lieutenant .... Kei Sato
Mitsuaki Inamura, spy .... Mutsuhiro Toura
Sakon Takatani, lieutenant .... Tetsuro Tanba
Tatewaki Koriyama, lieutenant .... Eiji Okada
Jinnai-Kazutaka Horikawa, clan minister .... Seiji Miyaguchi
Genba Kuni, magistrate .... Minoru Hodaka
Okiwa, dancer and spy .... Misako Watanabe
Yashiro Kobayashi, Christian samurai .... Yasunori Irikawa
Omiyo, orphan in Joshinji Temple .... Jitsuko Yoshimura
Joshinji Temple priest .... Jun Hamamura
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Title: Ibun Sarutobi Sasuke (1965)
AKA Samurai Spy
Source: DVD / R1, NTSC / Criterion
Size: 1.563.873.786 bytes (1/3 DVDR)
Runtime: 01:40:04
Format: MKV
Video Codec: H264 (x264 rev.1171M)
Video Bitrate: 1890 kbps
Resolution: 716x364 (Anamorphic, displayed at 2.33 AR)
Aspect Ratio: 2.33 (SAR: 32/27)
Frame rate: 23.976 fps
Audio Codec: AC3 (mono)
Audio Bitrate: 192 kbps
Sampling Rate: 48 KHz
Language: Japanese
Subtitles (muxed in): SRT: English
SA: HP @ Level 4.1 |
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