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Sukiyaki Western Django
Takashi Miike re-invents the spaghetti western, japanese style
I just saw an add for Sukiyaki Western Django in this month's LA Weekly, and based on the over the top trailer, I'm adding this to my movie watchlist. Named after the famous Japanese dish, Takashi Miike wants to do to the western what Sergio Leone did in the 60s. This time it's out with the spaghetti, and in with this strange blend of Samurai-slash-Cowboy, equal part Kurosawa and Leone in this re-imagining of Django.
After centuries of war, the rival Heike and Genji clans have been reduced to little more than scrappy gangs of ill-kempt stragglers. The Heike led by hot-tempered Kiyomori (Sato Koichi) and the Genji led by criminally cool Yoshitsune (Iseya Yusuke) both catch wind that there's gold to be found in the small, remote town of Yuta. Showdown in little Yuta is inevitable when both clans come rolling into town at the same time. Joining the fray is a mysterious, nameless cowboy (Ito Hideaki) with the fastest guns in the east. Both clans are eager to enlist the ronin into their ranks, but he will only offer his services to the highest bidder.
Sukiyaki is currently playing in LA at the Landmark, but if I miss it, I'll probably get a copy from my favorite source of Asian cinema, YesAsia.
Sukiyaki Western Django
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