Sukiyaki Western Django

First Look International | Release Date: August 29, 2008

6.7	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 27 Ratings

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JayH.Nov 5, 2008

I have never liked films like this and doubt I ever will. Anything Tarantino touches to me is garbage. It is well photographed, the acting is fair at best but the story is relentlessly boring.

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MikeHNov 6, 2008

This movie was hilarious and had me laughing the whole way through!

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[Anonymous]Apr 25, 2009

Hmm...miike should stick with horror/shock. i won't go as far as to say tarantino's movies are garbage, as that has nothing to do with this movie because he doesn't direct it. i suppose if i were japanese i would get a kick Hmm...miike should stick with horror/shock. i won't go as far as to say tarantino's movies are garbage, as that has nothing to do with this movie because he doesn't direct it. i suppose if i were japanese i would get a kick out of the actors speaking english...but as an american viewer it's a bit muddled. lot's of bits and pieces from other westerns and some awkward comedic relief drag it down. miike's got a flair for style, though.… Expand

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ScottJ.Jul 18, 2009

This movie is a hyperactive live action anime-manga twist on the Italian Western. Like Alex Cox's "Straight to Hell," this film blends two genres (here, Chanbara/Samurai and the Italian Western) to give us something surreal, shocking, This movie is a hyperactive live action anime-manga twist on the Italian Western. Like Alex Cox's "Straight to Hell," this film blends two genres (here, Chanbara/Samurai and the Italian Western) to give us something surreal, shocking, and ironic. The Japanese cast speak English in an almost stereotypical "ESL" way and it comes off like a riff on the crappy dubs Asian movies of the 70s got in the West. Quentin does his bit perfectly and even switches to a stereotypical "white man doing a Japanese accent" for some dialogue. Everything is knowingly artificial and it works - well. A saloon features a Japanese theater stage, where an interpretive dance based on a variety of Asian dance forms is performed; instead of the usual painted backdrop found in old westerns, here we have a painted Japanese screen as backing; katanas fly against six-shooters; the clothes are a hodgepodge of street gang, old west, and samurai; The War of the Roses meets Yojimbo meets Fistful of Dollars. All in all, I am extremely pleased and enjoy the film immensely. Gets more repeat viewing than Kill Bill at my house.… Expand

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aadityamudharApr 17, 2016

This movie is a hyperactive live action anime-manga twist on the Italian Western. Like Alex Cox's "Straight to Hell," this film blends two genres (here, Chanbara/Samurai and the Italian Western) to give us something surreal, shocking, andThis movie is a hyperactive live action anime-manga twist on the Italian Western. Like Alex Cox's "Straight to Hell," this film blends two genres (here, Chanbara/Samurai and the Italian Western) to give us something surreal, shocking, and ironic. The Japanese cast speak English in an almost stereotypical "ESL" way and it comes off like a riff on the crappy dubs Asian movies of the 70s got in the West. Quentin does his bit perfectly and even switches to a stereotypical "white man doing a Japanese accent" for some dialogue. Everything is knowingly artificial and it works - well. A saloon features a Japanese theater stage, where an interpretive dance based on a variety of Asian dance forms is performed; instead of the usual painted backdrop found in old westerns, here we have a painted Japanese screen as backing; katanas fly against six-shooters; the clothes are a hodgepodge of street gang, old west, and samurai; The War of the Roses meets Yojimbo meets Fistful of Dollars. All in all, I am extremely pleased and enjoy the film immensely. Gets more repeat viewing than Kill Bill at my house.… Expand

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dwoodJan 8, 2020

A gorgeous, handcrafted, Japanese masterpiece that lets itself do whatever it pleases. And it does so with, raw, cinematic beauty never before seen by the likes of me. It's raw, unapologetic, nature goes on in perfect synchrony with theA gorgeous, handcrafted, Japanese masterpiece that lets itself do whatever it pleases. And it does so with, raw, cinematic beauty never before seen by the likes of me. It's raw, unapologetic, nature goes on in perfect synchrony with the pace of life. The boundaries of reality are pushed while never actually leaving it. It's gritty, muddy, bloody and sexy all at the same time and any other time this film chooses. This flick never stops entertaining at any second. A well lit setting or location makes the whole production ultra real and life like. A special guest appearance adds to the already high excitement level for this production. Hang on tight while the Reds and the Whites have it out in the Wild West.… Expand

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BroyaxJan 10, 2017

Une sorte de prélude au western Django de Tarantino (avec une apparition de Tarantino dedans) mais à la manière japonaise sous la houlette du cinglé Takashi Miike dont la filmographie houleuse s'avère très souvent des plus douteuses. CouleursUne sorte de prélude au western Django de Tarantino (avec une apparition de Tarantino dedans) mais à la manière japonaise sous la houlette du cinglé Takashi Miike dont la filmographie houleuse s'avère très souvent des plus douteuses. Couleurs saturées, acteurs japonais saturés de saké, scénario de gogolito pour une poignée de yens, humour (?) outré tarantineux pas frais, ce Sukiyaki est immangeable. Une sombre et abyssale débilité.… Expand

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