Tadashi Imai's "Revenge (Adauchi)" Blu-ray - Kinnosuke Nakamura @mastersofcinema @Eurekavideo (Patreon)

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Tadashi Imai's "Revenge (Adauchi)" Blu-ray - Kinnosuke Nakamura @mastersofcinema @Eurekavideo

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http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film11/blu-ray_review_174/revenge_blu-ray.htm

A cruel jidaigeki masterwork from director Tadashi Imai (Cruel Tale of Bushido) and screenwriter Shinobu Hashimoto, the writer of Masaki Kobayashi's great masterpiece Harakiri, Revenge is a lacerating attack on the absurdity and hypocrisy of feudal Japan.
An innocuous comment during a weapon inspection wounds the pride of low-ranking samurai Shinpachi (Kinnosuke Nakamura), leading to an argument with his superior. The situation snowballs out of control, leading to a deadly duel and political fallout which threatens the entire clan.

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Tadashi Imai's Revenge may fit into the director's style of "nakanai realism" - storytelling of "realism without tears" challenging the system. The film is less about the sentimentality of the character(s) - focusing more on the injustice of the flawed court-sanctioned system that seems antithetical to samurai honor. Shinpachi Ezaki (played with passionate verve by Kinnosuke Nakamura) is a victim whose attempt to overcome it becomes the stuff of legend. Revenge is an exceptional period drama distinguishing itself from the more typical caste of medieval and early-modern samurai Japanese tales. Revenge (Adauchi.) is somewhat of an outlying masterpiece of the genre. The Masters of Cinema Blu-ray has pleasing a/v and excellent extras. We can very strongly recommend.