Haguregumo

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Haguregumo (1982)

The year is 1866, the twilight of the Tokugawa era. As Japan boldly moves into a new age, one man couldn't possibly care less. That man is Kumosuke Haguregumo, a retired samurai who has sinc...Read allThe year is 1866, the twilight of the Tokugawa era. As Japan boldly moves into a new age, one man couldn't possibly care less. That man is Kumosuke Haguregumo, a retired samurai who has since become the town fool. Though he still carries his twin-bladed katana, Kumosuke spends hi...Read allThe year is 1866, the twilight of the Tokugawa era. As Japan boldly moves into a new age, one man couldn't possibly care less. That man is Kumosuke Haguregumo, a retired samurai who has since become the town fool. Though he still carries his twin-bladed katana, Kumosuke spends his days smoking, drinking, and womanizing, rarely coming home before dawn. At home, however...Read all

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    Set at the end of the Edo period, this film depicts an unusual Japanese family. The father is a notorious womaniser who has little interest in work or fatherhood, and the mother seems to share his laidback approach to life. In contrast, the children are smart and ambitious. This quirky dynamic is periodically interrupted by trouble with the local samurai, which the father occasionally engages with.

    The tone of this film shifts frequently, from cute family scenes, to violent sword fights, to mildly explicit sexual encounters. Overall though, the film is funny and certainly never boring. The animation is not as polished as contemporary anime features, much more akin to 80s television cartoons, but that never really detracts from the experience. Different and entertaining.

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 31m(91 min)
    • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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