terry the lone wolf Posted December 23, 2007 Posted December 23, 2007 (edited) Director Takashi Miike deliver's a very unusual but innovative vision of the Sergio Corbucci's bloody spaghetti western "Django". A lone gunman with a coffin that has a hidden gatling gun becomes involved in a dispute between 2 rival clans in a desert town. It's set in early Japan & all the actors speak English. The movie even has an appearance by Quentin Taratino. Cowboys & Samurais!!! Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S61ySyaJQSE Teaser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7xky1xU0QA Long Promo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvWgcTRVW5k Edited December 23, 2007 by terry the lone wolf Quote
areaseven Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 Sukiyaki Western Django (スキヤキ・ウエスタン ジャンゴ) Toei Co. Ltd./TV Asahi/Geneon Entertainment/Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2007 First Look Pictures, 2009 Directed by Takashi Miike (13 Assassins, Ichi the Killer) Written by Masaru Nakamura (Andromedia, Young Thugs: Innocent Blood) Running Time: 121 minutes Rated R for graphic violence, sexual situations and profanity Cast Hideaki Ito (Takashi in The Princess Blade) as the Gunman Koichi Sato as Kiyomori a.k.a. "Henry" Yusuke Iseya (Casshern, Koyata in 13 Assassins) as Yoshitsune Kaori Momoi (Okasan in Memoirs of a Geisha) as Ruriko a.k.a. "Bloody Benten" Yoshino Kimura as Shizuka Ruka Uchida as Heihachi Teruyuki Kagawa as the Sheriff Masanobu Ando (Kiriyama in Battle Royale) as Yoichi Takaaki Ishibashi (Tanaka in Major League II) as Benkei Yutaka Matsushige (Yoshino in Ringu) as Toshio Toshiyuki Nishida (Tokugawa in Space Battleship Yamato) as Piripero Shun Oguri (Uchi in Gokusen, Minamoto in Densha Otoko) as Akira Renji Ishibashi (Renji in Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, Eijiro Hikari in Kamen Rider Decade) as the Mayor Yoji Tanaka as Munemori Quentin Tarantino (as if nobody here knows him...) as Piringo Synopsis A lone gunman enters the town of Yuta in Nevata, which is overrun by the warring clans of the white-wearing Genji and the red-wearing Heike. There, he joins forces with an elderly woman named Ruriko to help rid the town of the two clans and secure the future of her daughter-in-law Shizuka and grandson Heihachi. Lowdown We've seen Samurai epics being adapted into Westerns in the past, but here's a very unusual twist: a Samurai/Western film with a Japanese cast speaking their lines in English! Yes, that sounds really absurd on paper, and it's actually worse on-screen, but that's the beauty of most of Takashi Miike's films - they're never meant to be taken seriously. Beyond all the blood and gunsmoke synonymous to Spaghetti Westerns, one cannot help but laugh at the cheesy one-liners spoken by actors who are speaking in English for the first time. Aside from this, there are obvious homages to the 1966 classic Django, such as the gatling gun inside the coffin (which is actually used by one of the villains), as well as story elements taken from the Akira Kurosawa epic Yojimbo (which most of us have seen as A Fistful of Dollars or Last Man Standing). Also, despite this title, there is no character named Django until the end of the film, hinting Sukiyaki Western Django as a prequel of sorts to the original Django. Quentin Tarantino, who is currently working on his own Spaghetti Western homage Django Unchained, makes a cameo appearance as a cowboy whose history is a big question mark. In the middle of the film, when he is told about his son Akira, he suddenly says he is an "anime otaku by heart". The soundtrack is a fusion of classic Spaghetti Western music with Japanese themes and some extra electric guitar riffs, featuring " " - a Japanese remake of the original Django theme by veteran enka singer Saburo Kitajima.Overall, Sukiyaki Western Django is not a bad movie, but by no means is it an excellent film. It's obviously flawed, but that's all on purpose. A great rental for Western fans who want a quick laugh. Rating: B References The Internet Movie Database Quote
karmajay Posted June 5, 2012 Posted June 5, 2012 Overall, Sukiyaki Western Django is not a bad movie, but by no means is it an excellent film. It's obviously flawed, but that's all on purpose. A great rental for Western fans who want a quick laugh. Rating: B References The Internet Movie Database I'll definitely disagree. I like foreign films but this one was just...not good. At all. Quote
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