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Demons

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Original title

Shuraaka

AKA

Pandemonium

Year

1971

Running time

135 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Toshio Matsumoto

Screenwriter

Toshio Matsumoto. Play: Nanboku Tsuruya

Cast

Cinematography

Tatsuo Suzuki (B&W)

Producer

Art Theatre Guild, Matsumoto Production Company

Genre

Drama. Horror | Samurai. Revenge. Psychological Drama

Synopsis

A stark, desperate tale of vengeance, Shura examines the plight of Gengobe (a Ronin), and his quest to right the wrongs done unto him. This is basically the whole plot in a nutshell, but this isn't any kind of action adventure story or pulp fiction Samurai epic, rather a philosophical and meditative examination of manipulation and a misguided affection which blinds a man from his duty and true quest. True this is a staple of Japanese cinema but it's one which has rarely been examined quite this painfully and as unflinchingly as it's in this film.

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Demons

1971

Toshio Matsumoto

7.4

(297)