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Kubi (首, lit. 'Neck') is a 2023 Japanese historical samurai film written, directed and edited by Takeshi Kitano, who also stars as Hashiba Hideyoshi (Toyotomi Hideyoshi). The film is based on the novel of the same name, which was released in 2019 and written by Kitano.
Nov 23, 2023 · Kubi: Directed by Takeshi Kitano. With Takeaki Abe, Hawking Aoyama, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Tadanobu Asano. Lord Oda Nobunaga plans to control Japan where rival warlords battle by waging war against several clans. His vassal Araki Murashige stages a rebellion and promptly disappears.
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- Action, Drama, History
- Takeshi Kitano
- 2023-11-23
May 25, 2023 · Kubi. The Bottom Line Mainly for samurai movie fans. Venue: Cannes Film Festival (Cannes Premieres) Cast: Takeshi Kitano, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Ryo Kase, Kaoru Kobayashi, Shido Nakamura, Tadanobu...
Rated: C+ May 23, 2023 Full Review Damon Wise Deadline Hollywood Daily Kitano’s new movie Kubi promises to do the same for samurai movie [as he did for the yakuza genre], and the bad news is...
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- Action, Drama, History
- Takeshi Kitano
May 23, 2023 · Kubi is a historical drama about the love triangle between Oda Nobunaga, Murashige Araki, and Akechi Mitsuhide, and their quest for power in 16th century Japan. The film features stunning visuals, bloody battles, and queer imagery, but suffers from repetitive and flat storytelling.
- Siddhant Adlakha
This is the story of the Honno-ji Incident, the basis for the new Kitano Takeshi film “Kubi.”. It’s the Sengoku period in Japan, the era of warring states.
- 10 min
- 4.6K
- Samuel Hawley
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May 24, 2023 · Premiering at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, Kubi sees Japanese director Takeshi Kitano back to his best with his first film in six years – a historical epic about warring samurai.
