Review by Kobayashi Miyuki

Is revenge tale, Bill (David Carridine) & Deadly Vipers try kill Beatrix Kiddo (Uma Thurman)at wedding, she awake of coma 4 years later, plan revenge, first she fight and kill African woman Vernita Green (Viveca Fox), then go Okinawa have Hatori Hanzo (Sonny Chiba) make good katana (sword), at big Tokyo restaurant face Yakuza boss Oren Ishii (Lucy Liu) and her army Crazy 88's, first fight Oren Ishii's bodyguard Gogo Yubari (Chiaki Kuriyama), exterminate army, leader is Johnny Mo (Gordon Liu = Liu Chia-Hui), final battle have Beatrix Kiddo versus Oren Ishii, fight at snow. Part 2 have her seek Darryl Hannah, Michael Madsen and David Carradine. Good movies, have much action, sword fights, etc.

In Chinese legends, Ma Lo Wong (Monkey King) was a monkey who studied under a wise man and became immortal. When he returned home, the monkeys land had been invaded by demons. He went to Lung Wong (Dragon King) to get a weapon. His magic transformed a 3 ton iron pillar into a staff, and that is the golden stick that Jason must return to Ma Lo Wong in the movie. Jet Li plays Ma Lo Wong in this movie, and Jackie Chan is one of the 8 Immortals. I think Chan Saang shold be Ma Lo Wong. Other than that, the movie is entertaining.

Cheung Kwok-Wing is a naive bill collector whose records are ruined by rain, so no one in a town he visits will pay him. He asks for free lodgings and is directed to a temple a few miles out of town. Wu Ma is a swordsman-wizard there who tells him the temple is haunted. He meets lovely Wang Tsu-Hsien who turns out to be a ghost who works for a tree demon and must marry the Lord of Hell soon. The heroes offer to save her and must go to Hell to fight Lord Haak and his infernal legions. There is an epic battle, and good prevails. The girl can be reincarnated, so the heroes ride off at the end seeking further adventures.

Wang Tsu-Hsien has an ethereal type of beauty. This one begins with her in Hell carrying her severed head. She refuses to drink the wine of forgetfulness and thus recalls much of her previous life when she is reborn in modern China. She is constantly having problems with neighbors. A rich but ugly Hong Kong man marries her and takes her home with him. She finds boks about Golden Lotus the worst harlot in China's history. She was once Golden Lotus. Her life repeats much of Golden Lotus' life and ends tragically as hers did.

3.66 hour 1954 classic have 40 bandits raid farm village after harvest, take most of crops, farmers know bandits return next harvest, patriarch say they must hire hungry samurai protect them, some go town try hire samurai, most find cheap offer insulting, old skillful samurai Kambei Shimada join them, his friends join him, soon have 5 skillful samurai, one novice, one peasant pretend is samurai, show stolen scroll, say he is Kikuchiyo 12 year old boy, Kambei Shimada laugh, at village is fierce fight, 7 samurai win, lose 4 men but kill all 40 bandits. USA movie "Magnificent 7" copy this classic.

Toshiro Mifune (1920-1997) star several movies play nameless man, invent silly names, this one have woman ask name, he see camellia, say name is Tsubaki Sanjuro (Camellia Age 30) is hardly proper name of samurai, he help some boys, uncle is abducted, pretender usurp his position, Sanjuro save him and boys, 7 man surround Sanjuro, he kill them all maybe 4.5 seconds, Tatsuya Nakadai is villain, at end he challenge Sanjuro who outdraw him of katana, blood spurt like fountain, Kumiko Takeda copy some of Toshiro's feats at "Manji Mai 2" as lady samurai kill 7 men 9 seconds, make villain's blood spurt like fountain at end too.

This is different of older Zatoichi movies star Shintaro Katsu, I like both however, is strange see Zatoichi have light hair close eyes too, but Takeshi Kanto is good of role, I recommend it at all Zatoichi fans.

Komatsu Miyuki make me proud my name is Miyuki too, she is so beautiful, have great figure, is very nice lady, have many talents, she is great actress, model, dancer and singer, I have several profiles of her, this is early one I see at VHS before DVD version is made, Komatsu Miyuki is my "Airodu Densetsu(Idol Legend)" indeed!

1951 classic movie combine 2 stories of Akutagawa Ryunosuke, actually has more of "Yabu no Naka" not so much of "Rashomon", 4 eyewitnesses tell quite different tales of what happen at grove, young samurai Takehiko dead, ronin Tajomaru rape his wife Misago, each person say he kill samurai, woodcutter see what happen, he have different tale as well, original story is Zen koan, movie make it funny, is samurai must see movie, Toshiro Mifune (1920-1997) play ronin.

Is shame this no longer sold, I have VHS copy, want DVD of it, Komatsu Miyuki is my idol, we have same given name, she is victim of selfish men at this movie, is maybe a tragedy, she never lose her spirit regardless what happen, have problems of money, love and life, at end she still hold head high and walk around cheerfully.

Is true Classic Movie of 1961, several copies of it at USA: "Fistful of Dollars" star Clint Eastwood, "Warrior & Sorceress" star David Carradine, "Last Man Standing" star Bruce Willis, original is best however, Toshiro Mifune play nameless man pretend is samurai several movies, he give nonsense names if anyone ask him, this one he see mulberry field say that his name, he come town have war of 2 gangs, he play them aginst one another, exterminate them, final showdown he face several men, one is giant, Tatsuya Nakadai have pistol, hero still win.

My idol is Komatsu Miyuki, she is main reason I buy this movie, she appear at 31:31, play Policewoman Sanami, police chief's son Yagami Raitu find Death Note Book Shinigami Ryuku drop, he write names at it, kill criminals, police ask detective Eru help, he deduce many facts of Kira the killer, FBI also come Tokyo find killer, killer must make big sacrifices win struggle.