Review of The Sword of Doom (1966) by Andrew C — 04 Jul 2008
Shoulda been great. Bleak, existentialist samurai flick open to rich interpretation. Marvelous anti-heroic performance by Nakadai. Sharp editing and b&w cinematography. But regardless of whether it was supposed to be part of a trilogy, or Japanese auds knew the familiar story, there are huge gaps in the storytelling.
Psycho ending worked for me, though.
This review of The Sword of Doom (1966) was written by Andrew C on 04 Jul 2008.
The Sword of Doom has generally received very positive reviews.
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