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      The Trail of Blood

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      Pieter-Jan Van Haecke Psychocinematography With Trail Of Blood, Ikehiro stylishly celebrates the Matatabi film of the past and offers the chanbara-enthusiast enough sword-fighting action to satisfy him/her. Jun 2, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/coverv/86/392886.jpg[/img] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=white]Jokichi of Mikogami is a traveling assassin for hire. He is a drifter with no responsibilities or family to speak of. After rescuing a woman in distress and accomplishing a mission, Jokichi lays down his sword for love. He marries the woman in distress and becomes a common man; however, a local thug discovers that Jokichi is within his circle of influence. The thug kills Jokichi’s wife and cripples his hand. Jokichi must once again pick-up his sword to obtain revenge.[/color][/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=white] [/color][/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=white]“And here I was having a nice snooze before you morons came along. Dickheads!”[/color][/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=white] [/color][/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=white]Kazuo Ikehiro, director of Fearless Avenger; Slaughter in the Snow; Monkye; Broken Swords; Zatoichi 6, 7, 14; and the Gambler’s Code, delivers The Trail of Blood. The storyline for this series was pretty good. The action sequences were well depicted, and Yoshio Harada delivered a marvelous performance as the lead character. The soundtrack was also well selected. [/color][/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=white] [/color][/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=white]“My parents sold me when I was 10 years old. I have been men’s plaything ever since.”[/color][/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=white] [/color][/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman][color=white]The Mikogami Trilogy has been a series I have wanted to follow for some time. Fortunately, I obtained the entire trilogy off eBay for $9.00. The Animeigo production company has remastered many of these old samurai pictures (including Zatoichi and Lone Wolf and Cub). This film displayed a brilliant vision by Ikehiro. Half way through this film the main character has his hand disfigured, so Ikehiro has the main character completely switch-up his fighting style. The beginning of the film has the main character looking smooth and elegant with his swordsmanship; by the end of the film, he is unorthodox and all over the place. This is a must see film for samurai genre fans. [/color][/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman][/font][/size][font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=white] [/color][/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=white]“Dumbshits! Get your asses out of here!”[/color][/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=white] [/color][/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman][color=white]Grade: B [/color][/font][/size] Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Kazuo Ikehiro