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Bunraku (2010)
Directed by Guy Moshe
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Overview
In a world with no guns, a mysterious drifter, a bartender and a young samurai plot revenge against a ruthless leader and his army of thugs, headed by nine diverse and deadly assassins.
Rated R | Length 124 minutes
Actors
Josh Hartnett | Demi Moore | Woody Harrelson | Ron Perlman | Gackt Camui | Shun Sugata | Jordi Mollà | Emily Kaiho | Kevin McKidd | Shahar Sorek | Fernando Chien | Yoshio Iizuka | Kofi Yiadom | Aaron Toney | Florian Ciprian | Mark Ivanir | Maria-Antoaneta Tudor | Andreea Păduraru | Mike Patton | Maxim Esterkin | Thayr Harris
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/26/2010 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| (Average) 0 stars |
Viewing Notes
What is bunraku? Bunraku is a form of traditional Japanese puppetry, founded in Osaka, Japan in 1684. When I took a theater class at the University of Texas a few years ago we learned about this traditional form of theater. I was totally blown away by how real the characters looked and how elegantly they moved on stage.
Kevin McKidd and Josh Hartnett
Bunraku the movie directed by Guy Moshe is much like the puppetry of the Japanese stage. It is hyper-stylized and elegant throughout and many of the actors such as Kevin McKidd, Josh Hartnett, Woody Harrelson, Ron Pearlman, and Demi Moore were shockingly at ease in a Japanese role.
I’ve never seen Kevin McKidd play the role of a villain in a movie or on TV. There is something to be said about how well the eternal good guy plays a bad guy and Kevin McKidd has done it with Killer #2. I really did love his role, at first I was worried about his martial arts abilities, but he exuded a calmness that a martial arts master should wield.
Again, I would have never expected Josh Hartnett in a movie like this. He was the cowboy in this movie, not afraid to get his hands dirty and kick some ass. Woody Harrelson and Ron Pearlman shined in their respective although small roles overshadowing all others.
Throughout the movie are animated montages that are like the most beautiful Japanese styled pop-up book you’ve ever seen. So far I think that Bunraku is my favorite movie of the festival based on it’s stylized beauty alone.
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