SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO
The Story:
Set "several hundred years after the Battle of Dannoura" -- the late 1880s, in the small, dust-blown town of Yuta, Nebada.
Yuta is ruled by both the Heike, led by mad, volatile Kiyomori (Koichi Sato), and the Genji, led by epicene, cool-headed Yoshitsune (Yusuke Iseya). Both clans have been lured by the promise of gold in them thar hills.
Into town rides a nameless gunslinger in black (Hideaki Ito), who takes a liking to a half-Heike, half-Genji kid, Heihachi (Ruka Uchida), whose father Akira (Shun Oguri) was killed by Kiyomori. Heihachi's grandmother, Ruriko (Kaori Momoi), runs the general store and hides a colorful past as a female gunslinger; his mother, Shizuka (Yoshino Kimura), is Yoshitsune's lover and a dancer in the Genji-run saloon. Both women vow vengeance against the Heike.
Two clans try to woo the lone gunman to their sides, but he has ulterior motives. Dirty tricks, betrayal, desire and love collide as the situation erupts into a final, explosive showdown.
Starring:
Hideaki Ito, Koichi Sato, Yusuke Iseya, Masanobu Ando, Takaaki Ishibashi , Quentin Tarantino, Kaori Momoi
Directed By:
Takashi Miike
Release:
2007
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