Three Outlaw Samurai

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Three Outlaw Samurai

1964,

1h 35m,

Action/

History/

Drama

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80%

5 Reviews

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250+ Ratings

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88%

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250+ Ratings

Three lowly farmers capture the daughter of a greedy local governor. The men intend to hold the girl for ransom until taxes are lowered. Unfortunately, they do not have any combat experience and are outmatched by the governor's thugs. Luckily, Sakon Shiba (Tetsuro Tamba), a scrupulous wandering warrior, arrives in town. Shiba, his warrior friend Kyojuro Sakura (Isamu Nagato) and ex-government ronin Einosuke Kikyo (Mikijirō Hira) defend the peasants, which leads to a final, brutal showdown.

Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

Jul 2, 2021

6/10

It's a Gosha film that lacks the intensity of the chambara cinema found in other masters such as Kurosawa, Inagaki, Kobayashi, and Okamoto. [Full review in Spanish]

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Rob Aldam

Backseat Mafia

Jul 16, 2020

A swashbuckling and rambunctious tale of power, loyalty and revenge.

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Kevin Wight

The Wee Review

Jul 15, 2020

4

It's the willingness to subtly subvert the tropes of the samurai film that makes it such compelling viewing and deserving of far higher esteem among the genre's heavyweights.

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James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

Mar 7, 2012

3/4

duly impressive in both its strong, unadorned narrative pacing and its rich cinematography

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Christopher Long

Movie Metropolis

Feb 12, 2012

8/10

It's not that no good deed goes unpunished, just that good deeds, like bad ones, are most likely to go for naught.

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Anakin G

Jan 24, 2017

A tightly woven Action/Drama that just simply jumps off the screen. The story of peasants holding their land owners daughter hostage to receive fairer conditions...their mission seemingly hopeless till a Ronin comes their way. Set up wonderfully & genuinely gripping throughout the brief 90 mins it runs for. This film has been cited as a major inspiration for Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi. An incredible film for a debut filmmaker that just brings you into its world with ease. A perfect blend of action, drama & suspense.

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Hideo Gosha

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Tetsurô Tanba

Sakon Shiba

Isamu Nagato

Kyôjûrô Sakura

Mikijirō Hira

Einosuke Kikyô

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Synopsis

Three lowly farmers capture the daughter of a greedy local governor. The men intend to hold the girl for ransom until taxes are lowered. Unfortunately, they do not have any combat experience and are outmatched by the governor's thugs. Luckily, Sakon Shiba (Tetsuro Tamba), a scrupulous wandering warrior, arrives in town. Shiba, his warrior friend Kyojuro Sakura (Isamu Nagato) and ex-government ronin Einosuke Kikyo (Mikijirō Hira) defend the peasants, which leads to a final, brutal showdown.

Director: Hideo Gosha
Screenwriter: Hideo Gosha, Eizaburo Shiba, Keiichi Abe
Genre: Action, History, Drama
Original Language: Japanese
Runtime: 1h 35m

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