Cinema Cellar

Three Outlaw Samurai Blu-Ray

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Collection: Criterion Collection
Format: Blu-ray
Year: 1964
Director: Hideo Gosha
Genre: Action
Cast: Tetsuro Tamba, Isamu Nagato, Mikijiro Hira, Miyuki Kuwano, Yoshiko Kayama, Kamatari Fujiwara, Tatsuya Ishiguro, Kyoko Aoi, Hisashi Igawa, Ichiro Izawa, Jun Tatara, Toshie Kimura, Yoko Mihara
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Language: Japanese
Release Date: 2012-02-14
Description
This first feature by the legendary Hideo Gosha is among the most beloved chanbara (sword-fighting) films. An origin-story offshoot of a Japanese television phenomenon of the same name, Three Outlaw Samurai is a classic in its own right. A wandering, seen-it-all ronin (Tetsuro Tamba) becomes entangled in the dangerous business of two other samurai (Isamu Nagato and Mikijiro Hira), hired to execute a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of a corrupt magistrate. With remarkable storytelling economy and thrilling action scenes, this is an expertly mounted tale of revenge and loyalty.