| Title | The Great Killing DVD |
| Website Product Page | The Great Killing |
| Product Info |
A Shogunate Elder connives to rule Japan by making his puppet, the Shogun's brother Tsunashige, the next Shogun. The best strategist in Japan, Yamaga, leads a plot to stop the Elder, but his cabal is betrayed and most of the conspirators are captured and tortured.
Now Yamaga and his few remaining swordsmen must battle through hundreds of guards in order to kill Tsunashige. He will need all of his wits to devise a strategy that provides even a glimmer of hope! |
| Bullet Points |
Contains the #2-ranked Sword Fight Sequence in Japanese film history, as rated by Wildgrounds.com. 2nd film in Director KUDO's famed "Samurai Revolution Trilogy" (13 Assassins, The Great Killing, Eleven Samurai) Launched a new style of Samurai films focusing on realism, long hand-held camera sequences, and group battles. |
| UPC | 7-37187-01619-6 |
| ISBN | 1-56567-561-4 |
| SKU | ANM-DV-1619 |
| Internal SKU | AV012-007 |
| MSRP | $24.98 |
| Original Release Year | 1964 |
| Color | B&W |
| Rating | 18+ |
| Run Time | 118 min. |
| DVD Extras | Trailers, Program Notes, Cast & Crew Biographies, Image Gallery |
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| Reviews |
"One of the finest examples of how directly the chanbara spoke about what was going on in the streets of Tokyo during the 1960s" -- Midnight Eye "(contains a) jaw-dropping capper to a long bloody climax" -- WeirdWildRealm.com "There is an energy to the fights that is special. I mean I felt exhausted after watching it" -- Gutmunchers "[It] has an outstanding delayed ending that we didn’t see coming until a few seconds before it happened" -- Shogun-ki
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| Package Warning | Contains violence, strategy |
| Copyright | 1964 Toei Co., Ltd. |
| Aspect Ratio | 2.35:1 |
| Format | DVD-9 |
| Region | 1 - North America |
| Website Availability | 05/21/2012 - 12:48 |
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