Plot: The film follows Mokunoshin, a ronin who settled down with a couple of farmers in order to protect their little commune. Things start to go awry when Sawamura, an older samurai, visits the town and plans to recruit Mokunoshin to join his squad in the Edo war. At the same time, a gang of hoodlums takes camp in the vicinity, upsetting the farmers' peaceful routines. Trying to prove the commune a favor, Sawamura pays the hoodlums a little visit, which inadvertently sets a series of lethal events in motion.
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November 03, 2019
Starts off a little restrained, especially for a Tsukamoto film, but once it gets going it becomes an unstoppable force. Well acted, beautifully scored and largely defined by Tsukamoto's trademark camera work, Killing is a film that may be short and light on plot, but leaves a big impression nonetheless. Great stuff.