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Overview
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Release Date:
1 October 2005 (Japan) morePlot Keywords:
Awards:
3 wins & 12 nominations moreUser Comments:
Beautifully shot love story in feudal Japan moreCast
(in credits order) | Somegoro Ichikawa | ... | Maki |
| Yoshino Kimura | ... | Fuku |
| Koji Imada | ... | Shimazaki Yonosuke |
| Ryô Fukawa | ... | Kowada Ippei |
| Mieko Harada | ... | Tose |
| Ken Ogata | ... | Maki Sukezaemon |
| Takuya Ishida | ||
| Aimi Satsukawa | ... | Fuku, childfood |
| Masahiro Hisano | ||
| Yukihiro Iwabuchi | ||
| Hisahiro Ogura | ... | Koyanagi Kanpei |
| Ritsuko Enomoto | ||
| Eriko Watanabe | ||
| Sachie Hara | ||
| Yasuo Daichi | ||
| Kanta Ogata | ... | Inukai Heima |
| Ryo Tamura | ... | Fujijiro |
| Noboru Mitani | ||
| Akira Emoto | ||
| Takeshi Katô | ||
| Hideji Otaki | ... | Sekiguchi |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Takako Fuji | ||
Directed by | |||
| Mitsuo Kurotsuchi | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Shûhei Fujisawa | (novel) | |
| Mitsuo Kurotsuchi | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Toshiaki Nakazawa | .... | producer | |
| Nobuyuki Tohya | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Tarô Iwashiro | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Hiroshi Okuda | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Akira Sakuragi | |||
Sound Department | |||
| Yasuo Hashimoto | .... | sound | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Sosuke Yoshikado | .... | gaffer | |
Production Companies
- Asahi National Broadcasting Company
- DENTSU Music And Entertainment
- Geneon Entertainment
- Nagoya Broadcasting Network (NBN)
- Sedic
- Semishigure Seisaku Iinkai
- TV Asahi
- Toho Company
- Toho Company (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
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Mitsuo Kurotsuchi's tender love story, "The Samurai I Loved" is a beautifully shot and crafted gem of a film. Rather than streams of words, Kurotsuchi gives us nuanced emotion conveyed through few words, the actors' eyes, and supported by superb camera work and a soft color palette.
Closeups of natural scenes and ever present healing water become metaphors for the deep emotions in the film. Kurotsuchi pays a high compliment to his audience by not using easy gimmicks to get his message across. A master of subtlety, he draws in his audience through the camera lens allowing viewers to feel and intuit the emotions and thoughts of his characters which swirl just below the surface.
Applause to The Egyptian Cinemateque in Los Angeles for screening this sensitive film of feudal Japan. It deserves to be released on DVD.