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Sword of the Stranger (2007)

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Posted on April 5, 2010 by Deni

Patrick Galloway’s excellent book Samurai films: Stray Dogs & Lone Wolves has this to say about the prerequisites of any self respecting Samurai film:

  • The hero is probably a swordsman
  • He’s a samurai, or an ex-samurai (or yakuza) and he’s usually motivated by either:
    • Revenge
    • Loyalty
    • Self-interest
    • The desire to protect innocents
    • A combination of 2 or more of the above
  • He has a mission
  • He has an enemy (who likely has a lot of sword-wielding henchmen)
  • There will be
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