Murder of the Inugami Clan (VCD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) VCD
Fukada Kyoko (Actor)
| Nakadai Tatsuya (Actor)
| Ishizaka Koji (Actor)
| Matsushima Nanako (Actor)
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Kevin Kennedy
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January 12, 2009
This customer review refers to Murder of the Inugami Clan (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)
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January 12, 2009
This customer review refers to Murder of the Inugami Clan (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)
Much better than the original!
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I'm not sure there is any precedent for a director doing what Ichikawa Kon has done here: Make a scene-by-scene copy of an old film. Almost nothing has been changed from the original ... and yet everything has changed! I suspect that only a filmmaker with the impeccable reputation of Ichikawa could find backers willing to foot the bill for such a production. Here's what I wrote about the original 1976 movie: "[T]he film has all of the elements of a classic murder mystery, including a vast family fortune, squabbles over the inheritance, a swiftly rising body count, severed heads, two masked men, an idiosyncratic detective, an incompetent police chief, and a host of characters each with his or her own motive for committing the homicides." (You can see my entire somewhat lukewarm review of he original film elsewhere on the YesAsia website.) All of those elements remain present in the new film. Indeed, all the original story and the original settings remain intact. The primary thing that has changed is the pace of the movie. To be blunt, the 1976 was too long and it just dragged. In the remake, Ichikawa has trimmed more than 10 minutes from the film and has done so not by cutting scenes, but simply by speeding up the action and dialogue. The effect of this faster pace is dramatic: Everything is energized. The dialogue is snappier, the acting is more intense, the story becomes seamless, and the film rivets the viewer from start to finish. The movie also benefits from improvements in filmmaking technology; it simply looks and sounds better than the original. If you liked the 1976 movie, then you almost certainly will love this remake. If you haven't yet seen the original, then I encourage you to dive into this thrillingly murderous mystery. You'll be glad you did! |
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