I need help identifying a movie
06-03-12, 05:26 PM
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I need help identifying a movie
I saw a movie a few years ago that I cant remember the name of and it is really bugging me. It was an older Japanese movie dubbed in English on VHS. All I can remember is the main character is a samurai that gets followed around anywhere he goes by another samurai that owes him a debt. I think in the end, the guy following him turns out to be an assassin sent to kill him but Im really not sure if Im just confusing this with a different movie. Ring any bells? Sorry I dont have more details. This is all I can remember.
06-04-12, 04:10 PM
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I dunno. It could have been creative choice but the movie felt much older like maybe from the 70s or 80s. From what I have been able to find out, it doesnt seem like anyone follows Zatoichi around because they owe him a debt either.
06-04-12, 07:51 PM
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Re: I need help identifying a movie
It sounds like a story from the Lone Wolf & Cub comics, but I don't think it was adapted into any of the films. Of course, I could be mixing up different samurai films/comics myself. 
If you don't have any luck here, maybe try the more general Movie Talk forum.
If you don't have any luck here, maybe try the more general Movie Talk forum.
06-05-12, 01:57 PM
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Re: I need help identifying a movie
I saw a movie a few years ago that I cant remember the name of and it is really bugging me. It was an older Japanese movie dubbed in English on VHS. All I can remember is the main character is a samurai that gets followed around anywhere he goes by another samurai that owes him a debt. I think in the end, the guy following him turns out to be an assassin sent to kill him but Im really not sure if Im just confusing this with a different movie. Ring any bells? Sorry I dont have more details. This is all I can remember.
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06-28-12, 09:22 PM
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Re: I need help identifying a movie
It could be one of the films of the Samurai trilogy starring Toshiro Mifune. These movies were well-known internationally and I think one of them won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film. I know for a fact they were released on VHS in the US, which was a relative rarity for any foreign films back then. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_Trilogy Follow the link for the summary of the first film and see if that leads you anywhere.
