Monday, August 12, 2013

A Different Twlight (the Twilight Samurai)

Ok, I have a weakness for samurai movies. This is a clip from The Twilight Samurai (Tasogare Seibei).

Seibei has accepted a challenge to a duel on behalf of a lesser skilled friend. His opponent is an abusive samurai of a higher social status who is known for his ability with the sword. Ever polite and self-effacing, Seibei apologizes for being late, but refuses to apologize for the incident that led to the duel.

Watch how well Seibei uses distance to his advantage.


3 comments:

  1. Great fight. And nice use of technique in a martial arts battle - cant tell you how much it annoys me when I watch a martial arts movie and see everybody throwing haymakers. >=(

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  2. I don't really care for the high wire stuff either.

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  3. I agree. Very few high wire MA flicks are watchable for me. I like my fighting realistic, and well researched and performed.

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