Welcome to the samurai action blog. The samurai films in Japan are like the Western film of the United States. Both were once very popular, but not as much now. Both themes pop up every so often bringing up the hopes for some sort of revival, but that has not yet happened. In 2010, I published a book, titled, Sword of the Undead, which re-told Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula, with a samurai twist. (Click here for excerpt)







Thursday, August 1, 2013

47 Ronin movie with Keanu Reeves

I just saw the trailer for 47 Ronin and this is worse than Frank Miller's 300. At least that movie had a connection to the Battle of Thermopylae (as fictionalized as that was). This movie has nothing to do with the revenge killing of Lord Kira for the forced seppuku of Lord Asano.

I'm sure it will be an enjoyable film, as I enjoy the movies of both stars, Keanu Reeves and Hiroyuki Sanada.  But really, did they have to title the movie, 47 Ronin?

Normally, in a post like this, I would link to the preview, but I'm not going to do it for this one - Unless they change the title.
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