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I mentioned in one of the representative works of Akira Kurosawa's "Sanjuro Tsubaki". Presence full of starring Toshiro Mifune, of wild taste, gushing like a sword fight of powerful, stands out even more fun of the story, is a work that is handed down as a masterpiece in the future. Beyond the time of about half a century, he challenged it Yoshimitsu Morita director to remake of this work, laid the Yuji Oda to starring, intact screenplay and cut split is, I finished all the work of a different impression. Reader Ohama 琥太Ro's stylish style featuring theater group that incorporates a sword fight and Kabuki style of "48BLUES (Yonpachi Bruce)" was originally Kurosawa fan of large. Such as different appeal of the two works, we were told to fully your impressions.

- Please let the impressions that I watched the movie.

I know the screening of this movie, first admiring courage to stand up to the strongest combination of Kurosawa-Mifune was. In addition, since the screenplay but also diversion "Please, please than" would like to say that. I was also watching from re watching Kurosawa works in DVD. The candid impressions, it does not hold a candle to the truly Mifune's play Sanjuro wild taste full impact of, compared to the previous work of pulling the Guigui and his companions, was able to sympathize a little coordinated Oda's appearance contemporary of. I It was also felt powerful or different taste and Mifune's. Originally, because the screenplay has been conceived firmly, to an interesting episode, there is a reality even in the dialogue. I think you're finished in the entertainment work that can be satisfied to watch the young people who do not know the Kurosawa work. In particular, watching the young people who do not know only familiar routine costume drama in the TV drama such as "Mito Komon", and me wake up and "whether there is also this era drama", as I have a performance that incorporates a swordfight I am happy also.

- Did you have particularly impressive scene?

Oda-san, the last scene each other sword and Muroto Hanbe rivals play Etsushi Toyokawa. That scene will not be removed. Then, amid tension drifts in the whole volume, occasionally, it will have a scene that invites laughter are interleaved. Naa its drop is good, I thought again. In particular, even in the work now "closet Samurai" was put out a pretty good taste (laughs). Then, it was also impressive lady of words with a strong presence was unusual. Among other things, "sword of the punching only the sharpness is good, but really good sword is seated in the sheath" is a word that, I think we also leading to the modern and there is quite connotation. And, scene of the last Sanjuro is break up with fellow. The last of the last to emit, that short words will comes down to word of the "cool".

- Acting of the vertical of the Oda-san, how did you see.

今作で時代劇に初挑戦した織田さんは、2〜3ヶ月で殺陣を身に付けたということでしたが、「かなり練習しているな」という印象を受けました。最大の見所の一つである“21人斬り”のシーンは相当の迫力ですよね。相手との間合いが近く、失敗したら怪我をしかねない立ち回りで、画面には緊張感がほとばしっていた。もっとも、殺陣の演技は一人ではできませんから、いくら織田さんが頑張っても、相手にも相応の技がなければ成り立たない。たとえば、相手が上段に構えた瞬間に素早く斬り込む。その息が合っているか否かで、迫力は全く異なります。織田さんだけではなく、斬られ役の表情や息遣い、立ち回りなどにも注目してください。最近の映画の中では、とくに殺陣へのこだわりが光る作品と言えることが分かるはずです。

- The last scene of both the work is I was very different.

Although it up had to faithfully reproduce the previous work, the last scene I was most original. Although not discussed in concrete because will come those who have not yet seen, the technique that was used in the remake, it was the first time the eye is in the movie and drama. But it is an interesting idea. That movement is because it seems has always been assumed in the world of ancient martial arts and Iaido, I think that it does not ignore reality.

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