After a young shopkeeper steals the knife of one of his costumers, a samurai, a chain of increasingly complex events is set into motion..
Should you watch Priest of Darkness? If you dig old-school cinema that doesn't care about being polished and actually lets its characters be messy, then yes. If you need a fast-paced thriller where every plot point is wrapped up in a tidy bow, you’re probably gonna hate this. It’s got that specific, dusty charm that re...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Sadao Yamanaka
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"Should you watch Priest of Darkness? If you dig old-school cinema that doesn't care about being polished and actually lets its characters be messy, then yes. If you need a fast-paced thriller where every plot point is wrapped up in a tidy bow, you’re probably gonna hate this. It’s got that specific, dusty charm that reminds me of The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg in how it treats its characters like real, flawed people rather than plot devices. The whole thing kicks off because some shopkee..."
Senshô Ichikawa
Sadao Yamanaka, Shintarō Mimura, Mokuami Kawatake
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