Doug Daulton
13th November 2000, 21:13
I recently caught snippets of what looked like a beautifully filmed period piece on cable ... but my TV viewing partners were not interested in watching it and I forgot to get the name.
The portion I saw had one lone samurai (maybe played by Mifune) helping some villagers defend a high mountain pass from brigands or other such rogues. Here are the things that struck me about it ...
1. It was filmed in the winter and used the contrast of the snow to great effect
2. Part of the defense of the mountain pass seemed to involve the use of gunpowder bombs that looked quite a bit like the old "cannonball with a wick".
If anyone has seen this film and can give me any info on it (name, director, year) I hope to track it down and watch it all the way through.
Thanks,
The portion I saw had one lone samurai (maybe played by Mifune) helping some villagers defend a high mountain pass from brigands or other such rogues. Here are the things that struck me about it ...
1. It was filmed in the winter and used the contrast of the snow to great effect
2. Part of the defense of the mountain pass seemed to involve the use of gunpowder bombs that looked quite a bit like the old "cannonball with a wick".
If anyone has seen this film and can give me any info on it (name, director, year) I hope to track it down and watch it all the way through.
Thanks,