Three Outlaw Samurai

  • Three Outlaw Samurai Event Image

    Date

    Wednesday, January 11, 2023
    2:00 pm

    Location

    Freer Gallery of Art
    Meyer Auditorium

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

Topics

Films

Event Series

Monthly Matinees: Japanese Classics