Director - Akira Kurosawa
Writers- Ryûzô Kikushima (screenplay), Hideo Oguni
Tatsuya Nakadai - Hanbei Muroto
Keiju Kobayashi - The Spy
Yûzô Kayama - Iori Izaka
Reiko Dan - Chidori, Mutsuta's daughter
Takashi Shimura - Kurofuji
Kamatari Fujiwara - Takebayashi
Takako Irie - Mutsuta's wife
Masao Shimizu - Kikui
Yûnosuke Itô - Mutsuta, the Chamberlain
Almost as if to prove his point, the chamberlain’s men attack the building in which the men had met. The Ronin managed to hide them and drive off and hide his newly found friends. Alongside the revelation of a new enemy, the group deduces that a man, uncle to one, was in danger. Thusly they decide to gather more information on what was going on.
They quickly find that the uncle, alongside his family, had been kidnapped. They turn a barn into their new headquarters, and decide upon a plan with which to get him back. Four among the group were to save his wife and child, while all others were to scout for the uncle himself. The destination for their reuniting would be the abode of one, right next to the house of an enemy.
The Ronin’s group is quickly successful. They get a servant woman to manipulate the internal situation so the guards would all be drunk. In the chaos, they slipped in and rescued the women with very few casualties. In mere moments, they get back to the barn and prepare to go to the meeting spot. As they rested, the elder of the two women remark about the Ronin’s ability, and that he should refrain from needlessly killing people.
They then make it to the meeting place, which they turn into their base of operations. Whilst there, they attempt a few operations to attain control of the situation, failing every time. It takes a while, but they eventually find that the man they had been looking for was in the building right next to their base. The Ronin decided he would take advantage of some ties he had recently created to draw the forces within away, and would send a signal when he was successful in removing them.
His plan fails, however, due to a faulty story. He manages to remove the force from the house, but gets captured himself and is unable to send the signal to attack. Using a little creativity, he manages to trick the old men left behind into sending the signal for him, which triggers the attack, the saving of the uncle, and the ultimate undoing of the conspirator force.
Sam Glass: OK, great movie. Same character as Yojimbo.. but totally different story line
Divine_Malevolence: Totally. Though the feeling was similar.
Sam Glass: Yea, now I didn't understand in the beginning why they were talking in the circle.. their uncle hadn't been captured yet but he was in a dispute with the Sup? why were they talking?
Divine_Malevolence: They were discussing their plans.
Sam Glass: for?
Divine_Malevolence: Meeting with the superintendent.
Sam Glass: .. and then our hero is sleeping in the next room... "outsiders can be good judges"
Divine_Malevolence: Verily. They were lucky he was there.
Sam Glass: Yea, and he knew the Sup was ugly.. and the Chamberlain was good looking - just from the story
Divine_Malevolence: @.@ Which one was which?
Sam Glass: Oh yea.. I have them backwards... the "good guy" uncle chamberlain is ugly and the "bad guy" Superintendent was good looking.. or so the sleeping samurai said.. and they agreed
Divine_Malevolence: Yup. Feelings based on appearance, s'foolish.
Sam Glass: but eerily.. the samurai knew it and hadn't seen them.. could tell from the story..."you'd never suspect who the worst ones are" was another quote
Divine_Malevolence: From the chamberlain, it was.
Sam Glass: So the group looks out to the Sup's men.. the samurai comes out - "Watch, you woke me up and I'm in a bad mood."
Divine_Malevolence: Knocks 'em around some, and gets 'em to back off.
Sam Glass: And Muroto offers him a job...
Divine_Malevolence: Very important point. But there he left it be and went back in to check on the guys.
Sam Glass: held it for later.. I was wondering if Muroto was following Sun Tsu.. splitting his enemy for this one battle.. or just trying to get a good guy for the future
Divine_Malevolence: He was looking for a future ally.
Sam Glass: yea,.. as we saw going on.. so now the group believes the samurai.. for now
Divine_Malevolence: For now. But who knows how long that'll last.
Sam Glass: yea.. they go to uncle/chamberlain's house and Sup's goons are there
Divine_Malevolence: They decide to rescue his family.
Sam Glass: yea.. another funny line.."can't move like this, like a centipede" as they followed him through the bushes
Divine_Malevolence: Because they were moving in a line. 'Twas exactly what I was thinkin'.
Sam Glass: And then they rescued the women.. what did u think about them?
Divine_Malevolence: Wise old lady. Like Yoda, except human.
Sam Glass: Yea.. but both were calm.. and kind of sensuous.. or is it sensual.. they both relished rolling in the hay when they wee trying to escape.. and seemed much more interested in relationships than winning any battle
Divine_Malevolence: They wished for things to remain calm.
Sam Glass: and non-violent.. but it seemed to contrast their plight.. or it made them more regal.. and made it easier to like them
Divine_Malevolence: Yup yup.
Sam Glass: what about the sword line.. the samurai is like a sword, sharp, naked, cuts well but best kept in its sheath...
Divine_Malevolence: Being overly violent isn't a good way to go about things. She assumed he'd just make things worse.
Sam Glass: yea.. and another sexual reference.. i tell you she wanted that dude
Divine_Malevolence: She was married.
Sam Glass: and...?
Divine_Malevolence: She didn't. Though he did make a joke himself. "My name is thirty year old Camilla. But I'm nearing forty."
Sam Glass: i don't get it
Divine_Malevolence: "Tsubaki Sanjuro" turns into "Camilla thirty year old."
Sam Glass: ahh.. a flower of a guy!
Divine_Malevolence: He's very fluorescent.
Sam Glass: ah, yea.? another thing u might know.. those sticks that they bank throughout .. in the score.. it was what the time keeper did in Yojombo.. what is that about.. what are they called.. what are they made of. where can I get some?? do u know?
Divine_Malevolence: I've no idea......
Sam Glass: ok.. I’d like to know if you run across something.. back to the movie they set a trap for the group... with the palanquins
Divine_Malevolence: Palanquins?
Sam Glass: fake meeting. yea
Divine_Malevolence: Palanquins. Yes, the trap which they almost fell for.
Sam Glass: "Bait looks easy to get" the samurai says as he sleeps... they follow
Divine_Malevolence: Then the trap was snared upon the horse riding clansmen.
Sam Glass: then he goes to "accept" Muroto's job.. Muroto say the Sup is all lies but it is all to take control..
Divine_Malevolence: His plan was to aid the superintendent, until he could take the old guy out and seize power himself. 'Twas a good plan.
Sam Glass: yea... if evil is good?
Divine_Malevolence: Intelligent plan.
Sam Glass: OK, I'm with ya there.. then the group splits because some of them think the samurai has switched sides
Divine_Malevolence: And the people who were sent to spy on him got captured like morons.
Sam Glass: yea.. and he had to kill lots of the Sup's gang to rescue them.. and shames the group for "making him kill" - not what the Lady wanted
Divine_Malevolence: A bad situation to get placed in. He had to make it look like he got owned.
Sam Glass: Then he tied himself up, would you believe it if you were Muroto?
Divine_Malevolence: It'd seem reasonable enough. Smart people surrender if they can't win.
Sam Glass: And now back at the group he is addressing them sitting on a platform! More and more wise...
Divine_Malevolence: And then they find the chamberlain's location.
Sam Glass: yea.. from the blood stained note - they develop the camilla plan
Divine_Malevolence: Yup yup. Floating down the stream like a flower.
Sam Glass: so samurai goes back tells them story to lure away the army.. but is tied up when they figure out it is false
Divine_Malevolence: Still manages to get the army away.
Sam Glass: old guys left.. samurai brags they're finished..
Divine_Malevolence: Tells them a lie about white camillas preventing an attack.
Sam Glass: yea.. great trick.. and he is rescued!! good guys win!
Divine_Malevolence: All is well! Except for.... Muroto, was it?
Sam Glass: oh yea.. the signature end -what did u think about it?
Divine_Malevolence: Very quick, yet satisfying battle. Gotta figure it'd end like that if the sides weren't balanced.
Sam Glass: it went back to my mantra.. the samurai battle is about that one swing..
Divine_Malevolence: The drawing slash.
Sam Glass: what about the blood?- enough?
Divine_Malevolence: A bit much in my opinion. It's good it was there, as it was rare otherwise. But...... Such a jet seems odd.
Sam Glass: dramatic.. not realistic.. but kind of fun.. i laughed.. it want with the comedic lines for me
Divine_Malevolence: Comedy is a grand form of art.
Sam Glass: overall.. what did u think of the movie.. better than Yojimbo?
Divine_Malevolence: Apples and oranges. I'd say they're about the same in their respective heaviness.
Sam Glass: heavinss? Both about injustice.. not as much about death and dying like some of the others.. Rashoman?
Divine_Malevolence: Yojimbo burned more things.
Sam Glass: lol.. ok next week Ran.. how are you on getting one?
Divine_Malevolence: Not too well. Difficult to find.
Sam Glass: seven samurai then?
Divine_Malevolence: Seven Samurai it is.
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