Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Japanese	雲霧仁左衛門
Hepburn	Kumokiri Nizaemon
Directed by	Hideo Gosha
Written by	Kaneo Ikegami
Starring	Tatsuya Nakadai; Junko Miyashita
Production; company	Shochiku
Release date	July 1, 1978;
Running time	160 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (雲霧仁左衛門, Kumokiri Nizaemon) is a 1978 Japanese film directed by Hideo Gosha.

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai as Kumokiri Nizaemon
Shima Iwashita as Chiyo
Kōshirō Matsumoto as Shikubu Abe
Takashi Yamaguchi as Tsugutomo Owari
Tetsurō Tamba as Kichibei
Keiko Matsuzaka as Shino
Junko Miyashita as Menbiki Okyo
Mitsuko Baishō as Omatsu

Reception

Jason Buchanan at AllMovie says that director Hideo Gosha makes a "triumphant return to the samurai genre with this plot twisting, nerve shredding tale",^[1] but critic Alexander Jacoby calls it "a bland chanbara".^[2]

Awards and nominations

21st Blue Ribbon Awards^[3]

Won: Best Supporting Actress - Junko Miyashita

References

↑ "Bandits Vs. Samurai Squadron (1978)". AllRovi. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
↑ Jacoby, Alexander (2008). A Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors. Berkeley: Stone Bridge Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-933330-53-2.
↑ ブルーリボン賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Retrieved 2010-01-20.

External links

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron on IMDb
雲霧仁左衛門 at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)

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[1] "Bandits Vs. Samurai Squadron (1978)". AllRovi. Retrieved 2012-11-26.

[2] Jacoby, Alexander (2008). A Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors. Berkeley: Stone Bridge Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-933330-53-2.

[3] ブルーリボン賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Retrieved 2010-01-20.