A Century of Japanese Cinema - Hunter in The Dark (Hong Kong Version) DVD Region 3
Nakadai Tatsuya
| Chiba Shinichi
| Tamba Tetsuro
| Kishi Keiko (Actor)
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Kevin Kennedy
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January 22, 2008
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January 22, 2008
Greed rules in a lawless world
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"Hunter in the Dark" is a dark, violent, lurid film set in an age in which the law of the jungle prevailed; it is every man for himself and no one can be trusted. The story at its heart is about a battle over the rights to control and develop the land of Ezo (what we now know as Hokkaido). Director Gosha Hideo deploys many of the same actors that he used in the previous year's film, "Bandits v. Samurai Squadron". He also employs a very similar story-telling technique; he slowly unfolds a complex plot and, just when you think the plot is reaching its culmination, you find that there is another plot hidden within it and the film continues on with the newly revealed plot. It requires careful viewing to follow this "wheels within wheels" approach to story-telling, particularly because the English subtitles sometimes are less than satisfactory. (The film also would have benefitted from being presented in letterbox format.) Director Gosha draws a finely nuanced performance from Nakadai Tatsuya, the clan leader at the heart of this film. Sonny Chiba delivers a riveting performance as Nakadai's chief rival; he commands every scene in which he appears. Also outstanding are the otherworldly Ishida Ayumi and the treacherous Kishi Keiko. While "Bandits v. Samurai Squadron" covers much the same landscape in a more involving fashion, fans of Gosha Hideo's complex movie-making magic will want to own and view (repeatedly) this amoral tale of greed unleashed. |
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