A samurai warrior is haunted by the spirit of his first wife.A samurai warrior is haunted by the spirit of his first wife.A samurai warrior is haunted by the spirit of his first wife.
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- Alternate versionsWestern version lacks much of the violence and almost all of the nudity in Japanese version.
- ConnectionsVersion of Yotsuya kaidan (1925)
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A solid samurai/horror picture that I would strongly recommend for fans of both genres
Illusions of Blood (1965) is a Samurai horror film that I recently watched on a random streaming service. The storyline follows a samurai who is about to get married until his soon to be father in law decides to sell his daughters off. The samurai conspires against his soon to be wife and eventually murders her. His fiancée comes back to haunt him and thwart any chance he has of future success until he faces her ghostly form and accounts for his actions...
This movie is directed by Shirô Toyoda (Madame White Snake) and stars Tatsuya Nakadai (Harakiri), Mariko Okada (Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island), Keiko Awaji (Downtown), Eitarô Ozawa (Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto) and Masao Mishima (Harakiri).
The depiction of the era was so well done - the settings, sets, attire and props were all a 10/10. Like all samurai movies, the pace is methodical with great character development and dialogue. I loved the face skinning concept and the depiction of the samurai lifestyle and how their culture caused stresses within their daily activity. The challenges prior to them westernizing was fascinating. The samurai fight sequences and sound effects were perfect. The creation of the ghosts were top notch as was the makeup used to show infection and create the primary "spirit." The acting was outstanding and the final scene and resolve was perfect for the storyline.
This was a solid samurai/horror picture that I would strongly recommend for fans of both genres. I would score this a 7/10 and recommend seeing it once.
This movie is directed by Shirô Toyoda (Madame White Snake) and stars Tatsuya Nakadai (Harakiri), Mariko Okada (Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island), Keiko Awaji (Downtown), Eitarô Ozawa (Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto) and Masao Mishima (Harakiri).
The depiction of the era was so well done - the settings, sets, attire and props were all a 10/10. Like all samurai movies, the pace is methodical with great character development and dialogue. I loved the face skinning concept and the depiction of the samurai lifestyle and how their culture caused stresses within their daily activity. The challenges prior to them westernizing was fascinating. The samurai fight sequences and sound effects were perfect. The creation of the ghosts were top notch as was the makeup used to show infection and create the primary "spirit." The acting was outstanding and the final scene and resolve was perfect for the storyline.
This was a solid samurai/horror picture that I would strongly recommend for fans of both genres. I would score this a 7/10 and recommend seeing it once.
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- kevin_robbins
- May 15, 2023
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- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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