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Originally Posted by Sam@Cult Labs  This whole strand of Japanese Cinema represents some of my favourite movies.
Of all the genre movies I love, these, and the Lady Snowblood, Hanzo the Razor and Female Prisoner Scorpion movies, are my favourite films of all time (Groundhog Day excepted of course...), because they combine artistry and trash in perfect balance. I love sleazy, low rent nasties, but the Lone Wolf and Cub movies are a cut above, classy, high quality 70s Adventure Cinema with a violent streak a mile wide. |
I agree Sam. The Japanese seemed to have a knack of combining the grindhouse with the arthouse and, as such, created a number of films that are at once beautiful but also sleazy and exploitative.
If you love the films mentioned you should also seek out Sex & Fury and Female Yakuza Tale amongst others.