Ibun Sarutobi Sasuke

1965 [JAPANESE]

Action / Drama

6
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 75% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 2033 2K

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Plot summary

Years of warfare end in a Japan unified under the Tokugawa shogunate, and samurai spy Sasuke Sarutobi, tired of conflict, longs for peace. When a high-ranking spy named Tatewaki Koriyama defects from the shogun to a rival clan, however, the world of swordsmen is thrown into turmoil. After Sasuke is unwittingly drawn into the conflict, he tracks Tatewaki, while a mysterious, white-hooded figure seems to hunt them both. By tale’s end, no one is who they seemed to be, and the truth is far more personal than anyone suspected. Director Masahiro Shinoda’s Samurai Spy, filled with clan intrigue, ninja spies, and multiple double crosses, marks a bold stylistic departure from swordplay film convention.

Director

Masahiro Shinoda Photo
Masahiro Shinoda

Top cast

Rokkô Toura Photo
Rokkô Toura as Mitsuaki Inamura
Matsuko Shiga Photo
Matsuko Shiga as
Seiji Miyaguchi Photo
Seiji Miyaguchi as Jinnai-Kazutaka Horikawa
Yasunori Irikawa Photo
Yasunori Irikawa as Yashiro Kobayashi
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919.36 MB
1280*554
Japanese 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 40 min
Seeds 2
1.67 GB
1888*816
Japanese 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 40 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by s r 8 / 10

Very unique. Unlike any other film of its

Very unique. Unlike any other film of its genre. Although the plot could have been told better, this one still stands out.
Reviewed by R T 10 / 10

Another great film from Masahiro Shinoda. This film

Another great film from Masahiro Shinoda. This film follows a samurai who is suspected of working for both the Toyotomi clan and the Tokugawa. There are many historical references to the 1600s in Japan such as the battle of Sekigahara and the tension that followed. Excellent Samurai film.
Reviewed by R T 7 / 10

This is an intriguing film although not necessarily

This is an intriguing film although not necessarily in the way it was intended to be. It is one of the most ambitious films I can recall in terms of it's attempt to combine genres. Samurai Spy might indeed be the first "Ninja-Noir" I have ever seen. The convoluted and ever shifting story line and use of lighting is classic noir. It's also a spy movie (as the name clearly indicates) produced during the middle of the Cold War, yet the sword fighting leans more toward theater-dance routines. In fact, the movie is quite artistic in the '60's sense, and much of it is clearly influenced by more traditional Japanese theater. Overall, this is still very much a movie about a lone samurai, but with the dark dreamy mood and confusion of a classic black-and-white detective film. It is the inverse of Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Samouraï in many ways. Imagine Hitchcock with swords and traditional Japanese dancing. Sounds amazing I know, but in the end it falls a bit short. While you have to respect Shinoda's vision, it is still film that is very hard to follow at times, as both the plot and camera jump around quite a bit. The characters tend to philosophize in snippets about the nature of life, death, and war, but overall the film feels like it lacks substance. Sasuke has an attractive strength of character, but his arc is obvious and wanting. The ‘deus ex machina' ending and the lack of anything to really root for leave the whole thing kind of flat. An interesting experiment of a movie that is pretty good but not great.
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