Genpachi 
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climax of Bloody Spear at Mt Fuji (1955); I know you were going to watch it
spoiler warning climax of Bloody Spear at Mt Fuji (1955); I know you were going to watch it
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@wertimer >Bad guys: "A samurai sitting with a servant?" [upholding of the old order]
>good guy: OLD ORDER BAD
was about to preface this with an apology for being such an oldhead cynic but even wikipedia has this on the director
>Japan surrendered in August 1945, and Uchida, after a temporary internment,[6] became active in lecturing young Chinese filmmakers, sometimes hindered by fights between nationalist and communist forces, but also forced to physical labour and Maoist indoctrination.[7] In 1953, he returned to Japan, now 55 years old.[7][10]
>Postwar career Upon his return, Uchida worked primarily for the Toei studio.[11] His post-war reputation relies mostly on his jidaigeki films, starting with Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji (1955), a "well-judged blend of comedy and violence and […] criticism of feudal values" (Jacoby),[11] "[b]oth progressive and nostalgic, humanistic and nationalistic, peaceful and violent" (Craig Watts).[7]
damn, those Levantine bastards went to work quick, huh?
cool fight scene though
>good guy: OLD ORDER BAD
was about to preface this with an apology for being such an oldhead cynic but even wikipedia has this on the director
>Japan surrendered in August 1945, and Uchida, after a temporary internment,[6] became active in lecturing young Chinese filmmakers, sometimes hindered by fights between nationalist and communist forces, but also forced to physical labour and Maoist indoctrination.[7] In 1953, he returned to Japan, now 55 years old.[7][10]
>Postwar career Upon his return, Uchida worked primarily for the Toei studio.[11] His post-war reputation relies mostly on his jidaigeki films, starting with Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji (1955), a "well-judged blend of comedy and violence and […] criticism of feudal values" (Jacoby),[11] "[b]oth progressive and nostalgic, humanistic and nationalistic, peaceful and violent" (Craig Watts).[7]
damn, those Levantine bastards went to work quick, huh?
cool fight scene though
@WandererUber if you like. I didn't mind it. Tbh in this case decadent aristocracy solved itself by self-destructing, and the rest of the ruling order continues. not to mention genpachi (the spear carrier) fought for his lord and wept over him