NYAFF12 REVIEW: Saya-zamurai [Scabbard Samurai] [2011]
Posted by Jared Mobarak on July 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment
“Why did it have to rain?” Sometimes foreign language films simply exist across an insurmountable cultural divide that renders them indecipherable here. Hitoshi Matsumoto‘s Saya-zamurai [Scabbard Samurai] perfectly exemplifies through an obtusely constructed first third before hitting its stride. Comically uneven at the start, I was left scratching my head and wondering if I was […]
Category comedy, drama, film features, film festival, film reviews, foreign, new york asian film festival · Tags Hitoshi Matsumoto, Itsuji Itao, Japanese, Jun Kunimura, Masatô Ibu, New York Asian Film Festival, Rolly, Ryô, Saya-zamurai, Scabbard Samurai, Sea Kumada, Takaaki Nomi, Tokio Emoto, Zen-Nosuke Fukkin
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