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This is one of those films that you really wish would have been made twenty years later. An extremely intriguing story, curious zen koans, and interesting characters would have made for a 10 film, had there not been several horrid things which marred this otherwise perfect film.
I'll only touch briefly on the main character's hair and the other horrible 1970's touches -- the monks' costumes, the music, etc. -- that could have, so easily, been remedied with a bit of work.
Instead, I'd like to say that it was perhaps the main actor -- whose name escapes me -- that ruined this film for me. To be certain, his martial arts were not bad...his "acting," however, was so bad as to make certain portions unintentionally laughable. I know that there were a lot of good, humorous portions of CIRCLE OF IRON, but I know I laughed a lot more than the filmmakers intended, mostly because of him.
All in all, an enjoyable movie-going experience, but I did spend a large portion of the film wondering what it would have been like had someone like Hong Kong's Johnny To deigned to remake it...
I'll only touch briefly on the main character's hair and the other horrible 1970's touches -- the monks' costumes, the music, etc. -- that could have, so easily, been remedied with a bit of work.
Instead, I'd like to say that it was perhaps the main actor -- whose name escapes me -- that ruined this film for me. To be certain, his martial arts were not bad...his "acting," however, was so bad as to make certain portions unintentionally laughable. I know that there were a lot of good, humorous portions of CIRCLE OF IRON, but I know I laughed a lot more than the filmmakers intended, mostly because of him.
All in all, an enjoyable movie-going experience, but I did spend a large portion of the film wondering what it would have been like had someone like Hong Kong's Johnny To deigned to remake it...
I will argue until my death that TOKYO DRIFTER is superior to BRANDED TO KILL, but that's for another time...
I am amazed every time I see this film that Suzuki could take such an obviously inferior product -- as Nikkatsu Studios was churning out at an obscene rate in those days, giving directors a script and saying "Shoot it fast and cheap so we can give you your next job" -- and turn it into one of the most beautiful and intriguing films I've ever seen.
Best plot ever? No. Easy to follow? Yes. Beautiful? Yes. And that theme...I could never forget that theme if I tried, even after my first viewing.
I'd ramble on about history and plot and so on, but so many others have, I'll just leave it at this: TOKYO DRIFTER makes me happy every time I see it.
I am amazed every time I see this film that Suzuki could take such an obviously inferior product -- as Nikkatsu Studios was churning out at an obscene rate in those days, giving directors a script and saying "Shoot it fast and cheap so we can give you your next job" -- and turn it into one of the most beautiful and intriguing films I've ever seen.
Best plot ever? No. Easy to follow? Yes. Beautiful? Yes. And that theme...I could never forget that theme if I tried, even after my first viewing.
I'd ramble on about history and plot and so on, but so many others have, I'll just leave it at this: TOKYO DRIFTER makes me happy every time I see it.