Bohachi Bushido: The Villain

1974
6.8| 1h24m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 02 February 1974 Released
Producted By: Toei Company
Country: Japan
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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The Bohachi Clan, the most vile, corrupt organization with ties deep in the Shogunate, have controlled the flesh trade in Japan for generations. When threatened by a competitor, they employ Saburai, a nihilistic ronin on the verge of self destruction. Blood gushes and limbs fly for anyone who stands against Saburai as he instills the Way of the Bohachi.

Genre

Action

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Director

Takashi Harada

Production Companies

Toei Company

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Bohachi Bushido: The Villain Audience Reviews

Ensofter Overrated and overhyped
PodBill Just what I expected
BallWubba Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.
HottWwjdIam There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.
Eunus Takashi Harada's effort is neither a sequel nor a prequel to Teruo Ishii's but renders a nevertheless similar, sometimes parallel storyline. Although one may easily see this as an intrinsic disadvantage and possible turn-off, the film proves to be a major work since the outcome is remarkably different from Ishii's film. Goro Ibuki plays a nihilistic ronin who is bored of his life, Reiko Ike plays a Bohachi operative and nympho, Bin Amatsu plays a Bohachi boss who is ready to sacrifice everything and everyone for his own sake. Even though these main characters make the film sound more like a copy of Ishii's film, the depth characters are depicted proves just the opposite. Furthermore, whereas Ishii often resorts to 'sleaze' and gratuitous female nudity, Harada presents a coherent story without missing both simple and subtle aspects of cinema albeit it is certainly darker and bloodier. While Ishii's film may claim to be the 'porno jidaigeki' mentioned in its title, Harada's film well deserves to have the claim to being the 'film noir jidaigeki'.