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JAPAN · 1964
Three Outlaw Samurai
class struggle
social injustice
redemption through action
honor and loyalty
rebellion against tyranny
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Synopsis
Shiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their dictatorial magistrate, in hopes of coercing from him a reduction in taxes. Shiba takes up their fight, joined by two renegades from the magistrate's guard, Sakura and Kikyo. The three outlaws find themselves in a battle to the death.
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Tsui Hark himself has always acknowledged the influence of Japanese samurai films, particularly those of Kurosawa and Hideo Gosha (Three Outlaw Samurai, 1964; Sword of the Beast, 1965), on his earlier work.
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class struggle · social injustice · redemption through action · honor and loyalty · rebellion against tyranny
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