Since the beginning of Febraury, Wagstaff and Jeffrey Hill have been writing up various samurai movies on their blog, Liverputty. This is in anticipation of The House Next Door’s publication, beginning today, of a three-day long appreciation (also written by this tireless duo) of Hiroshi Inagaki’s Samurai trilogy, featuring Toshirô Mifune. Here are individual links to the articles written for Liverputty: Introduction; Zatoichi; Incident at Blood Pass; Lady Snowblood; The Men Who Tread on the Tiger’s Tail; Samurai film thought for the day; Onibaba; Goyokin; Shogun Assassin, and Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice.
This article was originally published on The House Next Door.
Since 2001, we've brought you uncompromising, candid takes on the world of film, music, television, video games, theater, and more. Independently owned and operated publications like Slant have been hit hard in recent years, but we’re committed to keeping our content free and accessible—meaning no paywalls or fees.
If you like what we do, please consider subscribing to our Patreon or making a donation.