Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Japanese	雲霧仁左衛門
Hepburn	Kumokiri Nizaemon
Directed by	Hideo Gosha
Written by	Kaneo Ikegami
Starring	Tatsuya Nakadai; Junko Miyashita
Production; company	Shochiku
Release date	July 1, 1978;
Running time	160 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (雲霧仁左衛門, Kumokiri Nizaemon) is a 1978 Japanese film directed by Hideo Gosha.

Cast

Reception

Jason Buchanan at AllMovie says that director Hideo Gosha makes a "triumphant return to the samurai genre with this plot twisting, nerve shredding tale",[1] but critic Alexander Jacoby calls it "a bland chanbara".[2]

Awards and nominations

21st Blue Ribbon Awards[3]

Won: Best Supporting Actress - Junko Miyashita

References

"Bandits Vs. Samurai Squadron (1978)". AllRovi. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
Jacoby, Alexander (2008). A Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors. Berkeley: Stone Bridge Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-933330-53-2.
ブルーリボン賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2010-01-20.

External links

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron at IMDb
雲霧仁左衛門 at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)

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[1] "Bandits Vs. Samurai Squadron (1978)". AllRovi. Retrieved 2012-11-26.

[2] Jacoby, Alexander (2008). A Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors. Berkeley: Stone Bridge Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-933330-53-2.

[3] ブルーリボン賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2010-01-20.