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Sukiyaki Western Django

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Ever since the Genpei War a few centuries before, two clans have been fighting over a hidden treasure. The white-clothed Genji, led by Yoshitsune (Yusuke Iseya), refuse to allow the opposing clan, the Kiyomori warriors -- who wear red and are led by Kiyomori (Koichi Sato) -- to keep all the wealth for themselves. When a stranger comes to town, he says he'll join whichever clan offers him more money. But the stranger has a hidden agenda: He is out to seek revenge on behalf of a prostitute.
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Inventive and off-kilter, the newest feast from J-Horror director Takashi Miike is super-sensory, self-referential and somewhat excessive.

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David Fear Time Out Rated: 2/5 Nov 18, 2011 Full Review Hank Sartin Time Out Rated: 3/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Leo Goldsmith indieWire Ultimately not quite as clever as it thinks it is. Even the action sequences are more about Foley than choreography, and so the film largely rests on the oddity of its mix of styles and its parade of genre in-jokes Aug 8, 2009 Full Review Mattie Lucas From the Front Row A stylish and fun genre throwback that honors the films of the past while crafting a rip-roaring new experience with a gritty and clever verve. Rated: 3/4 Jul 7, 2019 Full Review Steve Erickson Gay City News Everything in "Sukiyaki Western Django" has been said before... Mar 8, 2018 Full Review Daniel Kasman MUBI Pastiche rides the high frontier in "Sukiyaki Western Django", a film that strips the "Kill Bill" model of genre spoof down just to referents, quotes, and iconography, leaving strewn along its path the wreckage a blunt critic might call "the point." Nov 17, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jimmy > Wanted something different and weird. So tired of Willis and Stallone etal. This movie may be a deepest hidden gem out there Enjoy with nature’s herb for the best experience. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/27/24 Full Review Georgan G A strange combo film, English-language Japanese Western. All the cast is Japanese, but speak English. Nothing like the violence in the spaghetti westerns, but plenty of action. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/11/24 Full Review Audience Member It's a strange choice and a bit jarring to have the characters speak engrish, but I kind of get the creative choice to do it. Regardless, this is one of the best entries in the long line of Django films. It's a self-referential, super stylistic, fun meeting of East vs West. All the homages get me giddy as a schoolboy. After the original this is my go-to. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/02/20 Full Review Audience Member Difficultly hearing the voices of the characters with the heavy accents but it really doesn't matter as this is a visually stunning film. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review dustin d Takashi Miike's mix of gore and quirky humor was appreciated in Ichi the Killer, but comes off as a miscalculation here. He is making a tribute/parody to spaghetti westerns, particularly Django/A Fistful of Dollars, with a lot of references and in-jokes to fans of the genre, but it comes off as self-gratifying and excessive, and seems more like an exercise than a film for general audiences. Miike had something of a Tarantino flair, and Quentin Tarantino makes a cameo in this movie. Tarantino's Django would be a much better film, and more fitting send-up of the Italian predecessors. There are too many characters in Sukiyaki Western Django for any one to shine (although, Masanobu Ando and Kaori Momoi had their moments). For me, the main reason this film didn't work is the strange decision to have all the Japanese actors stumble over English dialogue. This, along with the humor that seems to be trying too hard, makes Django hard to get invested in and to sit through its 98-minute runtime. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Its a dumb yet really enjoyable guilty pleasure film. Its ridiculous but quite inventive in its action and cinematography. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Ever since the Genpei War a few centuries before, two clans have been fighting over a hidden treasure. The white-clothed Genji, led by Yoshitsune (Yusuke Iseya), refuse to allow the opposing clan, the Kiyomori warriors -- who wear red and are led by Kiyomori (Koichi Sato) -- to keep all the wealth for themselves. When a stranger comes to town, he says he'll join whichever clan offers him more money. But the stranger has a hidden agenda: He is out to seek revenge on behalf of a prostitute.
Director
Takashi Miike
Producer
Hirotsugu Yoshida, Toshinori Yamaguchi
Screenwriter
Takashi Miike, Masa Nakamura
Distributor
First Look
Production Co
A-Team, Dentsu
Rating
R (Strong Violence|Rape)
Genre
Action, Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 29, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 22, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$48.0K
Runtime
2h 0m
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