John Ford remade 3 Godfathers, William Wyler remade These Three. I’m sure there are other examples of filmmakers trying again (though I have no idea if those examples were artistic or commercial). The Hidden Blade is, at its core, the same film as The Twilight Samurai. The settings are similar, one of the servants is […]
Entries Tagged as 'Asama Yoshitaka'
The Hidden Blade (2004, Yamada Yôji)
March 26th, 2006 No Comments
Recommend on MahaloThe Twilight Samurai (2002, Yamada Yôji)
October 5th, 2005 No Comments
I always say the Western is a uniquely American film creation and I stand by that one, but it doesn’t mean other countries can’t do good Westerns. For quite a bit of The Twilight Samurai, it’s a fine haunted gunman Western, Unforgiven and Open Range being other examples of this form. It never quite makes […]
