Ginji - The Slasher (2003) [N/A]
Featuring:
Renji Ishibashi, Isao Natsuyagi, Riki Takeuchi
Directed by:
Takeshi Miyasaka
Release Date:
March 29, 2003
Original Title:
人斬り銀次
Alternate Titles:
人斬り銀次
Genres:
Action | Drama | Thriller
Production Companies:
KSS Films
MRP
Suplex
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16
Runtime: 121
In prison for 50 years after massacring his corrupt workmates with a samurai sword in 1945, Ginji Sonesaki (Riki Takeuchi) is given the nickname of Ginji the Slasher. On his release he finds himself on the streets living with the homeless hiding from a man whose life he tried to end. His former boss and the object of Ginji's hatred is now a highly-regarded figure in politics but Ginji plans to remind him of his past transgressions and make him pay for ruining his life.
i hadn't heard much about this movie, but it was surprisingly OK.Ginji is a kamikaze pilot who doesn't end up flying his last mission because the war ends. So he goes into business with a friend selling stuff on the black market. After being betrayed by this friend, he does 50 yrs in prison. When he gets out his old friend is now the Prime Minister of Japan and is tracking his movements. Of course, he's an old man himself now and seems to have no real desire for revenge, and just wants to be left alone. Some interesting people cross his path and it seems fate wants him to meet up with his old friend.At times, seriously bloody, supernaturally strange, but mostly rather slow and reflective, i liked it more as it went along. OK, but not great. Worth the watch if you like Japanese cinema, watching dudes wielding samurai swords and have time to kill.
