It was not long ago that I indulged in watching a Japanese film mainly because I love Korean cinema, but accidentally I came to "The Abe clan".
I was impressed by this film, really well made and well acted, a film based on a folk tale which in turn was inspired by the real events, and to my mind was made a really good successful implementation. I must admit that the Bushidō code of those remote times was atypical, especially when it came to suicide. Forms of idolatry and respect the limits of the unthinkable, where everyone would give his life for his master .... just crazy and unthinkable in today's world. Bushidō code provided for the death or rather suicide freewheeling also for the rest of the family ... outbuildings children. Just terrible.
This film is considered a drama by the harsh tones, with good action elements, the blood can assure you that will not fail. Analyzing briefly the last twenty minutes, it is in fact witnessing a (memorable) brutal carnage. The thing that surprised even me was that I discovered (thanks to IMDb) that "The Abe Clan" had no theatrical distribution but a born product directly to the TV .... wow !!!! Qualitatively speaking not really notice. Also analyzing the settings and the characters and everything else, it does not seem even a film of the nineties ... in fact rather seems a samurai movie of the seventies. Really very good this film !!!!
I was impressed by this film, really well made and well acted, a film based on a folk tale which in turn was inspired by the real events, and to my mind was made a really good successful implementation. I must admit that the Bushidō code of those remote times was atypical, especially when it came to suicide. Forms of idolatry and respect the limits of the unthinkable, where everyone would give his life for his master .... just crazy and unthinkable in today's world. Bushidō code provided for the death or rather suicide freewheeling also for the rest of the family ... outbuildings children. Just terrible.
This film is considered a drama by the harsh tones, with good action elements, the blood can assure you that will not fail. Analyzing briefly the last twenty minutes, it is in fact witnessing a (memorable) brutal carnage. The thing that surprised even me was that I discovered (thanks to IMDb) that "The Abe Clan" had no theatrical distribution but a born product directly to the TV .... wow !!!! Qualitatively speaking not really notice. Also analyzing the settings and the characters and everything else, it does not seem even a film of the nineties ... in fact rather seems a samurai movie of the seventies. Really very good this film !!!!
