Samurai 2: Samurai Harder: 52-53, 280, 302
Episode description
Sword Saint Sean of the Tiger Knee Yozansen school holds court with the ronin Anthony, who swiftly disembowels himself due to the humiliation of mispronouncing every Japanese word he comes across. Thankfully, we’re able to get him patched up and we have a lovely discussion about four samurai classics!
Our fealty to lord Kurosawa doesn't stop us from feeling lukewarm about Yojimbo and Sanjuro. The Sword of Doom cleaves us right down the middle, with Sean maintaining it as a masterpiece and Anthony…thinking it's okay. Harakiri, though, leaves no room for doubt, and we unanimously induct it as the supreme shogun of this week, and possibly samurai cinema in general? This was a Sean Week, folks, and we love to see it.
Introduction - (00:00:00)
Yojimbo (1961) & Sanjuro (1962) dir. Akira Kurosawa - (00:15:13)
The Sword of Doom (1966) dir. Kihachi Okamoto - (00:48:30)
Harakiri (1962) dir. Kihachi Obayashi - (01:14:19)
Rankings - (01:54:35)
Anthony's Latest Ranking --------- Sean's Latest Ranking
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Edited by Tyler Frazier.
Original Artwork by Ana Habrych.