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Story#22 || BOY, GIRL and the STORY of SAGRADA 3/5

Asai Kei and Oka Eri who was acting in part of Urachi Masamune’s plan, meet. Kei was completed defeated by Eri. Kei leads Oka Eri to where Haruki Misora and the others are waiting. Ukawa Sasane was also waiting there. Urachi makes contact with them there. Kei tells Urachi about what he’s realised and thought.

Script: 高山カツヒコ Storyboard: 吉田泰三 Director: 藤本ジ朗 Animation Director: 斎藤大輔/CHA MYONG JUN/今岡大/もろゆき沙羅/佐藤このみ

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Ghost of Tsushima is one of the most anticipated games of 2020, and it finally arrives this month. It's an open-world action game set in the 13th century, and it focuses on a character named Jin Sakai, one of the last samurai warriors on the island of Tsushima during the Mongol invasion. The trailers and footage released by developers Sucker Punch reveal that the game has taken a lot of inspiration of Japanese samurai cinema. So while we wait for the game, now is a perfect time to explore some classics of this movie genre.

Samurai movies--or chambara, meaning "sword fighting"--were made in Japan throughout the 20th century. But it was the huge success of Akira Kurosawa's films in the 1950s and 1960s that truly popularized the genre, inspiring dozens of imitators and homages, and making the genre popular internationally. Kurosawa's Yojimbo and The Seven Samurai were both remade as the classic westerns A Fistful of Dollars and The Magnificent Seven, while the director's Hidden Fortress was an acknowledged influence on Star Wars.

But there's more to samurai cinema than Kurosawa of course. Some movies took a more dramatic, contemplative approach, exploring the traditions and codes of honor of the samurai and ronin (masterless samurai). Others went the other way and cranked up the violence, especially during the 1970s, where jetting geysers of crimson blood became a familiar sight.

So here's our selection of some key samurai movies to check out (and one fantastic film that doesn't technically count but we've included it anyway). Many of these are also available to stream, so we've noted where you can find those on the various streaming platforms out there.

11. Killing (2018)

Streaming: VOD rental

The most recent movie on this list, Killing is the latest film from acclaimed director Shinya Tsukamoto, who is best known for the cyberpunk classic Tetsuo: The Iron Man. As the title suggests, it's a meditation on the act of killing, and how even the most ruthless samurai can be affected by taking lives. Tsukamoto himself plays a veteran warrior who takes a young samurai Tsuzuki under his wing, but things go horribly wrong when the family that Tsuzuki has been living with are threatened by a gang of bandits. It's a small scale but intense movie, with sudden bursts of brutal violence.

10. Harakiri (1962)

Streaming: Criterion Channel

Director Masaki Kobayashi is best known for his 1964 horror anthology Kwaidan, but two years earlier, he made this classic. It's more of an intense melodrama than action movie, as a samurai warrior named Tsugumo comes to the palace courtyard of a feudal lord with the intention committing ritual suicide. Although Kobayashi does eventually deliver the samurai action, the movie really doesn't need it to make it a compelling movie, with the intrigue and tragedy of the main story more than enough. It's also worth checking out Takashi Miike's impressive 2011 remake.

9. The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)

Streaming: Criterion Channel

Zatoichi is one of the most iconic heroes in samurai cinema, and the success of this first movie spawned no fewer than 25 sequels, plus a TV show and a remake. Zatoichi is the legendary blind swordsman, whose sensitive nature conceals his incredible swordplay skills. Shintaro Katsu is perfectly cast, the action is exciting, and it was great way to kick off samurai cinema's longest-running series,

8. Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai (2002)

Ok, Ghost Dog is not a Japanese samurai movie. Cult director Jim Jarmusch has dabbled in numerous genres over the years, but even when he's making vampire or zombie movies, his films are marked by offbeat storytelling, deadpan comedy, and great performances. Ghost Dog: is one of his best; it's a darkly funny crime drama, in which Forest Whitaker plays the mysterious title character, a hitman who uses an ancient samurai code. The tone, pacing, and themes of honor and tradition have more in common with the traditions of Japanese cinema than Western crime films. Plus the music is by Asian action cinema fan and Wu Tang Clan main man RZA.

7. Lady Snowblood (1973)

Streaming: HBO Max

A huge influence on Tarantino's Kill Bill movies, Lady Snowblood combines samurai cinema with the revenge movie. Japanese icon Meiko Kaji plays a woman who seeks bloody revenge on the men who destroyed her mother's life 20 year earlier. The film is a blend of artistic filmmaking and over-the-top gory violence, as Lady Snowblood is trained in the way of the samurai warrior and uses her skills to chop and hack her way to vengeance. It was followed by the inferior but still entertaining sequel Lady Snowblood: Lovesong of Vengeance.

6. Twilight Samurai (2002)

The Oscar-nominated Twilight Samurai is one of the most acclaimed samurai movies of the modern era. It focuses on Seibeia, a widowed samurai who reunites with his childhood sweetheart Tomoe after many years. It's a slow and thoughtful film, but when the action does arrive it has real emotional power, as Seibeia must face Tomoe's abusive ex-husband in a duel to the death.

5. Yojimbo (1961)

Streaming: HBO Max, Criterion Channel

Yojimbo is one of Kurosawa's most entertaining samurai movies, and its success helped kickstart the spaghetti western genre, when Sergio Leone remade it as A Fistful of Dollars. It adeptly mixes action, comedy, and drama, as Toshiro Mifune's charismatic samurai finds himself playing two rival crimelords against each other as they both compete for his services.

4. Shogun Assassin (1980)

Streaming: Criterion Channel, HBO Max

The six-movie Lone Wolf and Cub series was based on the classic '70s manga about a vengeful samurai who travels the land with his young son in a booby-trapped babycart. In the early '80s, the first two movies--Sword of Vengeance (1972) and Babycart on the River Styx (1973)--were edited together by American producers, redubbed, and released here as a single 90 minute movie titled Shogun Assassin. This version focuses more on the blood-spraying mayhem and less on the drama, but it's still huge fun. Shogun Assassin is available on the Criterion Channel, while the superb original films can also be found on HBO Max.

3. Samurai Rebellion (1967)

Streaming: Criterion Channel

Another samurai classic from Harakiri director Masaki Kobayashi. Like its predecessor, this is a dark and serious story that focuses on a samurai questioning his values and place within the constraints of the feudal system. In this case, a once faithful samurai leads a rebellion against his former lord to protect his son, leading to an exciting and violent final 30 minutes. It's also stunningly directed, with beautiful black-and-white photography and stylish camerawork.

2. 13 Assassins (2011)

Streaming: Hulu

Takaski Miike's 13 Assassins is actually a remake of a 1963 movie of the same title, but it's even better than the original. The movie is set in 1844, and focuses on a group of samurai who come together to assassinate an evil lord. The gripping first hour, as the group are assembled, builds to an incredible final 45 minute battle sequence. What's so impressive about this final scene is that Miike continues to develop the plot and characters alongside the violent mayhem. It's a film that both honors the classics of Japanese samurai cinema and pushes the genre forward.

1. The Seven Samurai (1954)

Streaming: HBO Max, Criterion Channel

Kurosawa's The Seven Samurai isn't just one of the greatest samurai movies, it's one of the best action movies ever made. This epic tale of a group of ronin who team up to protect a village from bandits set a new standard for action filmmaking, with Kuraosawa's mastery of editing and choreography influencing filmmakers for decades to come. The action is matched by the compelling drama, with the three-hour running time allowing Kuraosawa to really explore all seven of his heroes, while the location photography gives it a realistic feel that still feels fresh.

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Teens Tamper with the Time-Line in New "Sagrada Reset" Trailer

A new trailer and five new cast members have been revealed for Sagrada Reset, an upcoming TV anime based on the "youth science fiction love story" light novel series by Yutaka Kōno and illustrated by You Shiina about a town where teenagers exhibit special powers.

    The new cast members revealed include:

  Kōtarō Nishiyama as Hitsuchi-kun, an information broker. Hitsuchi-kun hates meeting people and will only do business over the phone. He uses a voice scrambler to disguise his real voice.

    Rikako Aida as Sawako Sera, a 1st year high school student who is in the same grade as Kei and Misora. Sawako has a very serious personality and she can't abide people that break the rules.

    Yūichi Iguchi as Yousuke Sakagami, the former student council president of the middle school attended by Kei and Misora. Yousuke left the town of Sagrada after his third year in middle school and began attending high school elsewhere, but do to various circumstances, he has returned to Sagrada.

    Sayaka Ohara as Majo, an elderly woman in the upper echelons of the secret organization that protects the town of Sagrada. Majo is held captive by her position, such that her real name and her personality have been erased and she is kept in a room from which she cannot escape. Majo has the ability to see the future.

    And Yōji Ueda as Shintaro Tsushima, a high school teacher who works at the high school that Kei and Misora attend. Shintaro acts as the advisor to the public service club to which Kei and Misora belong, and he is also a member of the secret organization that oversees the town of Sagrada.

  Additionally, the ending theme for Sagrada Reset, entitled "Tonariau" ("Sitting Side by Side"), will be performed by THE ORAL CIGARETTES.

    The story of Sagrada Reset is set in Sagrada, a town where many people possess superhuman powers. Ken Asai has perfect memory, while Misora Haruki can reset time by 3 days. Together, they can travel back in time without losing their memories of the future. Ken and Misora wish to use their powers to save a classmate who died tragically 2 years ago, but a secretive organization that monitors the town of Sagrada wants to prevent them from tampering with the time-line.

    Sagrada Reset is also being adapted into a live-action film in two-parts directed by Yoshihiro Fukagawa. The first installment in the 2-part film is scheduled to hit Japanese theaters on March 25, 2017.

    The Sagrada Reset TV anime is directed by Shinya Kawatsura and features animation by David Production. The series will broadcast in Japan according to the following schedule:

  Tokyo MX: every Wednesday during the 23:30 time slot beginning on April 05, 2017.

Kansai TV: every Thursday during the 26:55 time slot beginning on April 06, 2017.

BS-11: every Friday during the 23:30 time slot beginning on April 07, 2017.

AT-X: every Saturday during the 24:00 time slot beginning on April 08, 2017, with repeat airings on Tuesdays at 16:00 and on Fridays at 08:00.

  Please note that some Japanese TV schedules count early-morning programming as late-night programming of the previous day, so the 26:55 time sot on Thursday evening is actually on Friday morning at 2:55 AM JST.

  Sources:

Ota-suke

MoCa

Official Sagrada Reset TV anime home page

  Paul Chapman is the host of The Greatest Movie EVER! Podcast and GME! Anime Fun Time.

By: news+feed@crunchyroll.com

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Sagrada Reset 

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Sagrada Reset Parte 2 (Sakurada Risetto Kouhen) (JM, 2017) (Sub. Esp.)

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Título: Sakurada Reset Parte 2 Título original: Sakurada Risetto Kouhen País: Japón Género: Adolescente, sobrenatural, fantasía Duración: 125 min. Fecha de estreno: 13 de mayo, 2017 Dirección: Fukagawa Yoshihiro Guion: Kono Yutaka (escritor), Shiina You (ilustrador), Fukagawa Yoshihiro Producción: Haruna Kei, Niki Daisuke, Aoki Yuko SINOPSIS En la ciudad de Sakurada, donde la mitad de los residentes tienen habilidades especiales, Asai Kei es un alumno de instituto y es capaz de recordarlo todo. Haruki Misora también es alumna de instituto y tiene el poder de restaurar (reset) el mundo hasta 3 días atrás. Si ambos usan juntos sus poderes, pueden volver atrás en el tiempo hasta 3 días y mantener sus recuerdos. Están vigilados por el departamento administrativo. CAST Nomura Shuhei como Asai Kei Kuroshima Yuina como Haruki Misora Taira Yuna como Soma Sumire Kentaro como Nakano Tomoki Tamashiro Tina como Murase Yoka Tsunematsu Yuri como Oka Eri Oishi Goro como Sasano Hiroyuki Kaga Mariko como La Bruja Okunaka Makoto como La Bruja (de joven) Yano Yuka como Minami Mirai Iwai Kenshiro como Sakagami Yosuke Okamoto Rei como Ukawa Sasane Yoshizawa Hisashi como Tsushima Shintaro Nakajima Arisa como Sakuin Murayama Tomomi como Kagaya

TRÁILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpKGEHI0Wuw