Samurai Spy (1965)
Directed by Masahiro
Shinoda this film based on a novel by Koji Nakada stars Koji
Takahashi, Mutsuhiro Toura and Tetsuro Tamba. A samurai working as a
spy for a neutral clan is drawn into the conflict between two rival
powers.
Made during the Cold
War the plot of this film could easily be a metaphor for the position
that Japan and many other countries found themselves in, caught in
the espionage war between East and West. Maybe it is because I do not
speak the language the film is made in but at times I did find the
plot hard to keep track of as it becomes increasingly convoluted with
characters and double crosses. In general the action sequences are
well made with some good samurai battles but the film could have done
with being a little clearer as to who is who at times.
3/5
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