Review of Branded to Kill (1967) by Joseph S — 14 Nov 2008
"Un Chien Adalou" inspired Yakuza film, with some of the finest editing Ive ever seen (that goes for the black and white cinematography too).
Butterflies, bullets, mirrors, again and again as death, action, and cinema, refracted around themselves and each other, in a whirl wind of jump cuts and shadows.
Fans of Lynch, Buneul, or Takashi Miike will enjoy. I can see how this inspired, alot of film makers, but it still doesn't look like anything else Ive ever seen. Much better than "Gate Of Flesh", my only previous Siejen Suzuki experience, though the plot is more intentionally confusing, the images and the experience on a whole, is inspired...and a very good, very strange time.
Like an miniature epic Spy Vs. Spy in Japan, in a dream you forget when you wake up in the mourning, but can't stop thinking about for the rest of the day. Funny too.
This review of Branded to Kill (1967) was written by Joseph S on 14 Nov 2008.
Branded to Kill has generally received very positive reviews.
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