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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