Kenji Misumi + Raizo Ichikawa
Martin Beck
adrenafilm
Sat Feb 14 16:19:00 EST 1998
I'm looking for the title of a film directed by Kenji Misumi. It was produced in
1964, is in black and white and stars Raizo Ichikawa. The story is set in modern
day Japan and plays at a fencing school. The producer is Daei.
Anybody can help me? This film is part of a 3 LD box which also includes 2 other
Kenji Misumi and Raizo Ichikawa collaborations. I'm pretty sure that the other 2
films are "Destiny's son" from 1962 and a Kyoshiro Nemuri episode called
"Flaming sword" from 1965. True or not? Any info is most welcome.
In addition I want to recommend a film I have seen recently. It's called
"Kokkuri" and is about 3 girls who are somewhat fascinated with death. After
calling upon the spirit "Kokkuri" they are told that one of them will die very
soon. This incident causes a split between the girls, followed by a disturbing
descent towards madness and, well, death. It's a very slow moving film but
nevertheless very gripping and powerful. Definitely worth a look. The
director is Takahisa Zeze, the lead actress is Ayumi Yamatsu.
Martin Beck, Adrenafilm/ Germany
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