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Samurai Wolf II (1967)
Directed by Hideo Gosha
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Kiba Okaminosuke finds himself entangled with a group of prisoners being transported to their executions, one of whom oddly looks exactly like his dead father. There are crooked gold miners, a beautiful girl who is unfortunately a complete lunatic and a dojo master who is obsessed with killing Kiba just to prove that his school’s sword style is the best.
Length 72 minutes
Actors
Isao Natsuyagi | Kô Nishimura | Ichirô Nakatani | Yûko Kusunoki | Rumiko Fuji | Chiyo Aoi | Satoshi Amazu | Yoshirô Aoki | Junkichi Orimoto | Kyôichi Satô | Akira Shioji | Ryôhei Uchida | Kenji Ushio | Auto Yokoyama | Bin Amatsu | Kazutarô Kuni | Shinnosuke Ogata | Daisuke Awaji | Yoshihiro Igarashi | Hajime Nagoya | Masaji Arikawa | Hiroshi Hatano | Kunio Hikita | Kôtarô Kawanami | Hideo Fujimoto | Kunijirô Yanagi | Seizô Fukumoto
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/06/2023 | Home Theater | Blu-ray | Owned | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Kiba, a less cynical hero than his spaghetti western counterparts, is back in the second and final installment of the SAMURAI WOLF series. This film is very much in the same vein as the first, shot in high contrast black and white in dusty and/or muddy locations which only serves to add to the grittiness of surroundings. Kiba is a bit of an idealistic simpleton when it comes to his decision making. While he may do what he believes is honorable, the people he helps often prove themselves unworthy of his trust. The plot is chock full of devious machinations by conniving, backstabbing, double crossing characters who betray themselves to death in mostly violent, bloody sword fights highlighted by the same visual style Gosha employed in the first film to great effect.
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