Crazy Samurai Musashi (feat. a 77-minute one-shot action scene) - Blu-ray Forum

Cremildo · 09-12-2020, 06:20 PM

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Shimomura’s third feature debuted at Barcelona’s Asian Summer Film Festival in July, before a North American premiere at Fantasia Film Festival last month.

Well Go USA has acquired rights for the US and Canada, with My Theater DD releasing the film in Japan.

It features a 77-minute single-shot action sequence, which represents 85% of the film’s 91-minute runtime.

Tak Sakaguchi stars as Miyamoto Musashi, a legendary swordsman who sets out to defeat 400 enemies from the Yoshioka clan. Kento Yamazaki, Yosuke Saito, Ben Hiura and Arata Yamanaka are alongside him on the cast.

Acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Sion Sono wrote the concept for the film, with Atsuki Tomori writing the script. Shinichi Fujita produced the title, with Takayuki Ota as executive producer.

“It took us seven years to complete the film as after the 77-minute one-shot scene was initially filmed, Tak had broken fingers, ribs, and teeth, and couldn’t even grip the sword anymore,” Ota said. ”After buying the rights, we worked on the opening and ending.”

The Musashi character, based on a 17th-century swordsman, was previously played by legendary Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune in Hiroshi Inagaki’s 1950s Samurai trilogy. [+]

vertigop1ayer · 09-12-2020, 07:24 PM

Interesting. Well Go does nice, consistent releases, and I hope there's an opportunity for 4K since they've begun doing that. I have to imagine this could get more 4K purchases than Ne Zha? Maybe not.

Foggy · 09-12-2020, 07:32 PM

I’m a sucker for a long take, but it all depends on how it serves the film overall.

Cremildo · 10-13-2020, 02:07 AM

darkness2918 · 10-13-2020, 05:40 AM

Sounds interesting, ill certainly check it out when its on BD.

mwynn · 01-12-2021, 02:33 AM

mwynn · 01-12-2021, 02:24 PM

This movie has a 70 minute one cut fight scene.

Gacivory · 01-12-2021, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by mwynn

This movie has a 70 minute one cut fight scene.

In 70 minutes, he would have to cut more than one person!

Foggy · 01-12-2021, 02:34 PM

Certainly seems like the title is perfectly adept.

Shame reception for this is poor, I’d love to see this sort of scale fight scene pulled off well, but it sounds like this isn’t the one.

CyberpunkCentral · 02-13-2021, 02:01 PM

Looks tits! I'm in.

oneway23 · 02-13-2021, 02:12 PM

This looks bonkers....Can't wait to check this out. The choreography is going to have to be aces to maintain focus over such an extreme amount of time, though!

Mr. Chaverria · 02-13-2021, 04:20 PM

I'll watch it out of intrigue but that's not a very well shot film. Looks a bit on the boring side w/ the visuals. I guess I'd call it flat?

Blu Titan · 02-27-2021, 02:28 AM

Pre-ordered

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methos1975 · 03-01-2021, 01:47 PM

I preordered this from Amazon, now my order is showing a expected date of a April 29th. Wtf

Blu Titan · 03-04-2021, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by methos1975

I preordered this from Amazon, now my order is showing a expected date of a April 29th. Wtf

My copy has not shipped. It was expected to be delivered today.

DukeTogo84 · 03-04-2021, 12:59 AM

In stock at Bullmoose now. My order shipped today.

Blu Titan · 03-05-2021, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

In stock at Bullmoose now. My order shipped today.

I should have ordered from there. I got an email form Amazon saying March 27 - April 2 for the movie to ship. I am sure it will ship in a few days.

DukeTogo84 · 03-06-2021, 02:53 PM

Watched this and thought it was OK. The opening was awesome, but it pretty much becomes what you expect it to become, a long fight. You'll see the same actors die about 20 times. Anytime someone gets sliced/killed, they move out of frame, only to return a minute later.

On a technical level it's pretty impressive, but overall felt more like a video game I wasn't playing than a movie.

Blu Titan · 03-06-2021, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Blu Titan

I should have ordered from there. I got an email form Amazon saying March 27 - April 2 for the movie to ship. I am sure it will ship in a few days.

Shipped from Amazon.

Blu Titan · 03-06-2021, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Watched this and thought it was OK. The opening was awesome, but it pretty much becomes what you expect it to become, a long fight. You'll see the same actors die about 20 times. Anytime someone gets sliced/killed, they move out of frame, only to return a minute later.

On a technical level it's pretty impressive, but overall felt more like a video game I wasn't playing than a movie.

Have you ever seen the Betrayal with Raizo Ichikawa? Now that’s an epic one samurai vs the world scene...but the movie is a lot more than that.

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03-06-2021, 02:53 PM	#18
DukeTogo84 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2012 Location:California 4K collection:155 Blu-ray collection:4937 Blu-ray reviews: 62 Trading Score:139	Watched this and thought it was OK. The opening was awesome, but it pretty much becomes what you expect it to become, a long fight. You'll see the same actors die about 20 times. Anytime someone gets sliced/killed, they move out of frame, only to return a minute later. On a technical level it's pretty impressive, but overall felt more like a video game I wasn't playing than a movie. Last edited by DukeTogo84; 03-06-2021 at 02:57 PM.

09-12-2020, 07:24 PM	#2
vertigop1ayer Power Member Member since:Dec 2019	Interesting. Well Go does nice, consistent releases, and I hope there's an opportunity for 4K since they've begun doing that. I have to imagine this could get more 4K purchases than Ne Zha? Maybe not.

09-12-2020, 07:32 PM	#3
Foggy Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:3594 DVD collection:47	I’m a sucker for a long take, but it all depends on how it serves the film overall.

10-13-2020, 02:07 AM	#4
Cremildo Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Jul 2011 Location:Brazil 4K collection:165 Blu-ray collection:1050 Trading Score:51

10-13-2020, 05:40 AM	#5
darkness2918 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Sep 2014 Home Theater Gallery:2 4K collection:231 Blu-ray collection:2045 DVD collection:493 Trading Score:157	Sounds interesting, ill certainly check it out when its on BD.

01-12-2021, 02:24 PM	#7
mwynn Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Mar 2008 Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:2	This movie has a 70 minute one cut fight scene.

01-12-2021, 02:34 PM	#9
Foggy Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:3594 DVD collection:47	Certainly seems like the title is perfectly adept. Shame reception for this is poor, I’d love to see this sort of scale fight scene pulled off well, but it sounds like this isn’t the one.

02-13-2021, 02:01 PM	#10
CyberpunkCentral Banned Member since:Apr 2009 Blu-ray reviews:6	Looks tits! I'm in.

02-13-2021, 02:12 PM	#11
oneway23 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2018 Location:NY	This looks bonkers....Can't wait to check this out. The choreography is going to have to be aces to maintain focus over such an extreme amount of time, though!

02-13-2021, 04:20 PM	#12
Mr. Chaverria Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2013 Location:Spring, Texas 4K collection:374 Blu-ray collection:2524	I'll watch it out of intrigue but that's not a very well shot film. Looks a bit on the boring side w/ the visuals. I guess I'd call it flat?

02-27-2021, 02:28 AM	#13
Blu Titan Super Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Edo, Land of the Samurai Home Theater Gallery:42 4K collection:41 Blu-ray collection:2864 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:92	Pre-ordered .

03-01-2021, 01:47 PM	#14
methos1975 Member Member since:Feb 2016	I preordered this from Amazon, now my order is showing a expected date of a April 29th. Wtf

03-04-2021, 12:59 AM	#16
DukeTogo84 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2012 Location:California 4K collection:155 Blu-ray collection:4937 Blu-ray reviews: 62 Trading Score:139	In stock at Bullmoose now. My order shipped today.

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