Description
Tickets: https://nmaamatinees.eventive.org/films
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-yHW3drgs4
This first feature by the legendary Hideo Gosha is among the most beloved chanbara (sword-fighting) films. An origin-story offshoot of a Japanese television phenomenon of the same name, Three Outlaw Samurai is a classic in its own right. A wandering, seen-it-all ronin (Tetsurō Tamba) becomes entangled in the dangerous business of two other samurai (Isamu Nagato and Mikijiro Hira), hired to execute a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of a corrupt magistrate. With remarkable storytelling economy and thrilling action scenes, this is an expertly mounted tale of revenge and loyalty. Description courtesy of Janus Films. (Dir.: Hideo Gosha, Japan, 1964, 93 min., b&w, 35mm, Japanese with English subtitles)
Image courtesy of Janus Films
Cost
Free
