Sukiyaki Western Django

2008
6.1| 2h1m| R| en| More Info
Released: 29 August 2008 Released
Producted By: Sony Music Entertainment
Country: Japan
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Official Website: http://www.sukiyakimovie.com/
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A nameless gunfighter arrives in a town ripped apart by rival gangs and, though courted by both to join, chooses his own path.

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Takashi Miike

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Sony Music Entertainment

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Sukiyaki Western Django Audience Reviews

Marketic It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.
Noutions Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .
Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.
Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.
montanakid87 I've read a couple reviews on this movie and I have to disagree with ALL the ones that claim this movie is a remake of the original Django. It isn't at all! I own the original. If anything, this is a tribute/prequel to the Italian classic.Look, if you're into spaghetti westerns then you can probably appreciate this movie... with a grain of salt. It's NOT a spaghetti, but it's done in a some-what, similar humorous way. It's not really a western, but not really a "kung-fu" movie, either. It is a fun action movie with some dark humor moments. Kinda like a Corbucci movie. There's also plenty of dialogue, just like a Tarantino movie.It's worth watching if you're into Corbucci and/or Tarantino movies. It isn't great, but it isn't bad. As for the language... I wouldn't worry about it. If you like watching old kung-fu movies with English voice over, it makes this even more entertaining, in my opinion. You have to keep in mind that this a tribute to both old Italian Westerns and Kung-fu movies, both of which were known to have English voice over. Even if they had English speaking people in them.
tedg Sometimes a film presents itself to you as a character, whole in definition, with whom you have to deal. This is possible either because the film has a soul that the artist has created, or because the filmmaker borrows one by hijacking a genre. That is what Miike has done here. Though some of his other experiments sit well with me, this does not.Dealing with such a character is not a simple emotional (and sometimes intellectual) transaction. Sometimes it is a struggle, a contest where each party wants to pull the other into their own world. Even these than be worthwhile, but the chances go way down; motives get questioned, selves get examined when you have to struggle.I saw this together with 'Rango.' Same strategy, and even many of the same references. But as thin as Rango was, it presented a worthy character. Whether you choose to argue or even try to win is up to you. But at least you should choose your encounters wisely.Ted's Evaluation -- 1 of 3: You can find something better to do with this part of your life.
Dominik Schlatter there is a chance that this movie is great and that i'm actually the idiot who just couldn't see all its good qualities. there is that chance.. well, i seriously doubt it.here's why: i get a movie, that wants to be funny and cruel at the same time. 'severance' and 'shaun of the dead' would be a good example. or 'very bad things'. (i'm really not squeamish, when it comes to pitch-black humor)but django? the scene when the mother gets raped and watches her son cry over the corpse of his dad? that's (sorry) too damn cruel to go with all those unbelievably stupid red-gang scenes. other scenes are just silly (but not in a funny way) and therefore unnecessary. the schizo, for example. or the sheriff: out of the blue he shoots the female gunfighter in the shootout. why is that in the movie? i could go on and on... but i won't.it is one of THE worst movies that i've seen. just writing about it pisses me off once again...i will tell you one strenght of the movie though: the cinematography (beautiful pictures), the camera-work (great shots) and the costumes. the perfect setup. what the crew should have done was get another director (a sane one, please. preferably one with an intact soul)and a new script and start over. OK, i'm done.
Gabriel Banks A strange movie, I must say. But before I go into the movie itself, I feel the need to talk about the case.That's why I actually bought this movie, originally. Because the case was so...pretty. And Quentin Tarantino's name on it sealed the deal for me. The cover design is so well done and beautiful and artistic and many other synonyms of those, which provides the perfect segue into the movie itself.It starts out with, of all people, Quentin Tarantino. The background is noticeably fake, a setting sun over the horizon painted onto a backdrop. I was a bit taken aback, at first, and I never really understood why, but I rolled with it. With the first words spoken, however, it became painfully apparent what this movies main problem would be.You see, despite the fact that almost all of the cast uses Japanese as their primary language (I haven't verified this, but it's pretty obvious), the filmmaker, Takashi Miike, shot the whole thing in English. Thankfully, there are subtitles, but the lack of understandable speech presents a great barrier. It's basically the story of two clans, the Heike, led by Kiyomori/Henry (Kōichi Satō), and the Genji, led by Yoshitsune (Yūsuke Iseya), that are battling over a town for a fabled treasure. A mysterious stranger (Hideaki Ito) rolls into town, much like Clint Eastwood in those old movies that we love oh-so-much. This is a beautifully done movie, with many breathtaking scenes, exciting, lovable characters (for the most part), and plenty of blood and gore. Oh, and a rape, so keep the kiddies away from this one.