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| name = A Samurai Chronicle |
| name = A Samurai Chronicle |
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| image = A Samurai Chronicle poster.jpg |
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| caption = Film poster |
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| director = [[Takashi Koizumi]] |
| director = [[Takashi Koizumi]] |
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| producer = |
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| writer = [[Takashi Koizumi]]<br/>Motomu Furuta |
| writer = [[Takashi Koizumi]]<br/>Motomu Furuta |
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| based_on = {{based on|''Higurashi no Ki''|Rin Hamuro}} |
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| starring = [[Kōji Yakusho]]<br>[[Junichi Okada]]<br>[[Maki Horikita]]<br>[[Mieko Harada]] |
| starring = [[Kōji Yakusho]]<br>[[Junichi Okada]]<br>[[Maki Horikita]]<br>[[Mieko Harada]] |
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| music = Takashi Kako |
| music = [[Takashi Kako]] |
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| released = {{Film date|2014|10|4|df=y}} |
| released = {{Film date|2014|10|4|df=y}} |
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| runtime = 129 minutes |
| runtime = 129 minutes |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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A retired samurai must redeem himself for a crime that he committed earlier in his life. A squire is sent by the prime minister of Japan to keep watch over him.<ref name=mcb>{{cite web|url=http://www.fccj.or.jp/events-calendar/film-screenings/movie-committee-blog/item/464-chronicle/464-chronicle.html|title=FCCJ -|author=Karen Severns|publisher=}}</ref> |
A retired samurai must redeem himself for a crime that he committed earlier in his life. A squire is sent by the prime minister of Japan to keep watch over him.<ref name=mcb>{{cite web|url=http://www.fccj.or.jp/events-calendar/film-screenings/movie-committee-blog/item/464-chronicle/464-chronicle.html|title=FCCJ -|author=Karen Severns|publisher=|access-date=2014-12-23|archive-date=2016-10-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025175210/http://www.fccj.or.jp/events-calendar/film-screenings/movie-committee-blog/item/464-chronicle/464-chronicle.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Development== |
==Development== |
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Teruyo Nogami, who was a longtime assistant of Akira Kurosawa, worked as a special adviser on the film, and |
[[Teruyo Nogami]], who was a longtime assistant of [[Akira Kurosawa]], worked as a special adviser on the film, and joined the director and star for a question and answer session about the film.<ref name=mcb/> |
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The film was based on an award |
The film was based on an award-winning novel by Rin Hamuro.<ref name=mcb/> |
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Koizumi claimed that he did not want to send any political messages with the film and instead intended to portray the real life events as accurately as possible.<ref name=mcb/> |
Koizumi claimed that he did not want to send any political messages with the film and instead intended to portray the real life events as accurately as possible.<ref name=mcb/> |
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The film debuted at number two in the Japanese box office<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/japan/?yr=2014&wk=40&p=.htm|title=Japan Box Office|publisher=}}</ref> and grossed a total of $8,804,424 in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?id=_fHIGURASHINOKIAS01&country=JP&wk=2014W40&id=_fHIGURASHINOKIAS01&p=.htm|title=Higurashi no ki (A Samurai Chronicle)|publisher=}}</ref> |
The film debuted at number two in the Japanese box office<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/japan/?yr=2014&wk=40&p=.htm|title=Japan Box Office|publisher=}}</ref> and grossed a total of $8,804,424 in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?id=_fHIGURASHINOKIAS01&country=JP&wk=2014W40&id=_fHIGURASHINOKIAS01&p=.htm|title=Higurashi no ki (A Samurai Chronicle)|publisher=}}</ref> |
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[[The Japan Times]] awarded the film a score of five out of ten, saying that the film failed to invoke the film of Akira Kurosawa that it was influenced by. [Though Koizumi and his veteran staff try to channel that sensibility, they are not Kurosawa, and though “A Samurai Chronicle” echoes the master’s work, it lacks his vivifying presence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2014/10/01/films/film-reviews/death-row-samurai-spills-ink-blood/|title=Death-row samurai spills ink, not blood|work=The Japan Times|date=October 2014}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External lists== |
==External lists== |
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*http://www.thefilmcatalogue.com/catalog/FilmDetail.php?id=17808 |
*http://www.thefilmcatalogue.com/catalog/FilmDetail.php?id=17808 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223205355/http://www.thefilmcatalogue.com/catalog/FilmDetail.php?id=17808 |date=2014-12-23 }} |
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* {{IMDb title|2770290}} |
* {{IMDb title|2770290}} |
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[[Category:Samurai films]] |
[[Category:Samurai films]] |
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[[Category:2010s Japanese films]] |
[[Category:2010s Japanese films]] |
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[[Category:Japanese-language films]] |
[[Category:2010s Japanese-language films]] |
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[[Category:Films about miscarriage of justice]] |
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[[Category:Films scored by Takashi Kako]] |
Latest revision as of 13:12, 20 November 2023
A Samurai Chronicle | |
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Directed by | Takashi Koizumi |
Written by | Takashi Koizumi Motomu Furuta |
Based on | Higurashi no Ki by Rin Hamuro |
Starring | Kōji Yakusho Junichi Okada Maki Horikita Mieko Harada |
Music by | Takashi Kako |
Release date |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
A Samurai Chronicle (蜩ノ記, Higurashi no Ki) is a 2014 Japanese film directed by Takashi Koizumi.
Cast[edit]
- Kōji Yakusho as Shūkoku Toda
- Junichi Okada as Shōzaburō Dan'no
- Maki Horikita as Kaoru Toda
- Mieko Harada as Orie Toda
- Shinobu Terajima
- Hisashi Igawa
- Kenichi Yajima
Plot[edit]
A retired samurai must redeem himself for a crime that he committed earlier in his life. A squire is sent by the prime minister of Japan to keep watch over him.[1]
Development[edit]
Teruyo Nogami, who was a longtime assistant of Akira Kurosawa, worked as a special adviser on the film, and joined the director and star for a question and answer session about the film.[1]
The film was based on an award-winning novel by Rin Hamuro.[1]
Koizumi claimed that he did not want to send any political messages with the film and instead intended to portray the real life events as accurately as possible.[1]
Reception[edit]
The film debuted at number two in the Japanese box office[2] and grossed a total of $8,804,424 in Japan.[3]
The Japan Times awarded the film a score of five out of ten, saying that the film failed to invoke the film of Akira Kurosawa that it was influenced by. [Though Koizumi and his veteran staff try to channel that sensibility, they are not Kurosawa, and though “A Samurai Chronicle” echoes the master’s work, it lacks his vivifying presence.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Karen Severns. "FCCJ -". Archived from the original on 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
- ^ "Japan Box Office".
- ^ "Higurashi no ki (A Samurai Chronicle)".
- ^ "Death-row samurai spills ink, not blood". The Japan Times. October 2014.