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This movie is amazing. Filmed in Japan with Japanese actors, the entire movie is spoken in English, a spaghetti western made by the Japanese director Miike Takashi. Other movies he’s done are Iichi the Killer, One Missed Call, Audition, and the short movie Box featured in 3…Extremes, among his long list of other movies. He is well known for his bloody and horrific scenes, and most of his movies feature some sort of disturbing sequence, if not the entire thing. I’ve seen a lot of his movies, and I recommend him to anyone who’s into that type of movie.

Sukiyaki Western Django, in a summary, is about a gunsman that upon entering a nearly deserted town, is quickly thrown into a giant fued between two clans- The Genjis, who dress in white, and the Heike, who wear red. As the movie progresses, we find out that the reason the two clans are rivaling is because both are after the town’s treasure. The gunman learns more about each of the main characters, mostly from an old woman who lives in the town who is identified as the mother of Akira, who was killed by the Heike leader. Akira’s wife has joined the side of the Genji in a way to get revenge. The movie overall is well done and very well made. The movie would seem to be serious, but there’s quite a few parts in it, from a sheriff with a multiple personality disorder to the leader of the Heike group changing his name from Kiyomori to Henry in honor of Shakespeare’s Henry the 8th, inspired by the war of the roses in a desperate attempt to win the fued.
I have to say my favorite character is BB, the mother of Akira. If you’ve seen Memoirs of a Geisha, the actress that plays her plays Mother, the owner of the geisha house Chiyo, the main character, is sold to. She’s my favorite because she’s Bloody Benten, a very famous gunman that the leader of the Genji refers to as a goddess.

I’ve noticed that the newer edition of the movie (which can be bought in a special edition tin) has all the extra scenes removed from the original movie and placed in a special features area. The movie is about 2 hours long if the extra scenes are included, and if you plan on watching it, I recommend this version over the one without the extras. It adds on a few things that I find make the movie flow a lot better. One of the scenes is Kiyomori reading lines from the play with his second in command, when the sheriff comes back and calls him by his real name instead of Henry, causing Kiyomori to threaten his life.
Although this movie seems like it’s just a big funny movie, there are a few parts of the movie where it gets a bit gory/disturbing. I’m not bothered by these scenes, so I still find this movie a good choice.

Are there any movies that you enjoy that you’d like to recommend? Then leave me a comment!

In the next couple of days I plan on making an entry about Jhorror, so check back soon!