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Pistol Opera (2001)
Directed by Seijun Suzuki
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An assassin fends off numerous attacks from her comrades, who are trying to move up in rank by killing off the competition.
Length 112 minutes
Actors
Makiko Esumi | Sayoko Yamaguchi | Hanae Kan | Mikijiro Hira | Masatoshi Nagase | Kirin Kiki | Kenji Sawada | Haruko Kato | Yoji Tanaka | Yoshiyuki Morishita | Jan Woudstra | Tomio Aoki | Kensaku Watanabe | Hiromi Kanaya
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/30/2016 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 7.5 stars |
| (Average) 7.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Surprised it took me this long to finally see this but viewing it on the big screen for my first time was quite a treat. The print was nearly flawless in which most of time I wondered if we were really watching a print rather than DCP. Super clean and crisp. Must have been a newly struck or rarely screened. Also probably the most people I’ve seen at any of the Suzuki screenings at Film Center since the series started.
The movie is so wild in how Suzuki demonstrates the path to being the #1 assassin among a guild of assassins. I know this is a distant cousin to his Branded to Kill and it feels like he’s trying to recapture experience with mixed results. Not nearly as great but still its own thing.
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