Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Japanese	雲霧仁左衛門
Hepburn	Kumokiri Nizaemon
Directed by	Hideo Gosha
Written by	Kaneo Ikegami
Starring	Tatsuya Nakadai Junko Miyashita
Production company	Shochiku
Release dates	July 1, 1978
Running time	160 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (雲霧仁左衛門 Kumokiri Nizaemon) is a 1978 Japanese film directed by Hideo Gosha.

Cast

• Tatsuya Nakadai as Kumokiri Nizaemon
• Shima Iwashita as Chiyo
• Kōshirō Matsumoto as Shikubu Abe
• Takashi Yamaguchi as Tsugutomo Owari
• Tetsurō Tamba as Kichibei
• Keiko Matsuzaka as Shino
• Junko Miyashita as Menbiki Okyo
• Mitsuko Baishō as Omatsu

Reception

Jason Buchanan at AllMovie says that director Hideo Gosha makes a "triumphant return to the samurai genre with this plot twisting, nerve shredding tale",^[1] but critic Alexander Jacoby calls it "a bland chanbara".^[2]

Awards and nominations

21st Blue Ribbon Awards^[3]

• Won: Best Supporting Actress - Junko Miyashita

References

1. "Bandits Vs. Samurai Squadron (1978)". AllRovi. Retrieved 2012-11-26. External link in |publisher= (help)
2. Jacoby, Alexander (2008). A Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors. Berkeley: Stone Bridge Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-933330-53-2.
3. ブルーリボン賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Retrieved 2010-01-20.

External links

• Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron at the Internet Movie Database
• 雲霧仁左衛門 at the Japanese Movie Database (Japanese)