Despite the abundance of samurai films, Japan is not exactly famous for its martial arts movies, since the genre is not particularly popular in the country. Occasionally, though, such films do come out, with “Re:Born” and “Crazy Samurai Musashi” being among the most notable. Action choreographer turned director Kensuke Shinomura, presents one of the latest.
After her father has disappeared mysteriously, Rina is left with running his bar, “Hydra”, with Kenta, a waiter whom the female customers seem to like particularly, and Takashi, a mysterious middle-aged chef, who very rarely even speaks. Soon, however, both his connection to Rina’s past and to an organization of assassins is revealed, as Takashi has to undertake one last mission. Inevitably, Rina also gets tangled in the case.
After a brutal introduction and an atmosphere filled with 80’s aesthetics, “Hydra” changes pace completely, with the bar and the everyday life...
After her father has disappeared mysteriously, Rina is left with running his bar, “Hydra”, with Kenta, a waiter whom the female customers seem to like particularly, and Takashi, a mysterious middle-aged chef, who very rarely even speaks. Soon, however, both his connection to Rina’s past and to an organization of assassins is revealed, as Takashi has to undertake one last mission. Inevitably, Rina also gets tangled in the case.
After a brutal introduction and an atmosphere filled with 80’s aesthetics, “Hydra” changes pace completely, with the bar and the everyday life...
- 6/26/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
A fairly popular video game in Japan, the first “Oneechanbara” game emerged in 2006 under the title Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad concerning the bikini-clad hero Aya and her friend Reiko searching a post-apocalyptic wasteland overrun by zombies. Keeping pretty close to the setup of the game for the feature-length μοωιε, this first effort in the series offers a fun introduction to the character before the follow-up emerged the next year with a different cast and creative crew.
In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, warrior Aya and her partner Katsuji meet up with Reiko who are both after the same person. Teaming up in the process, they soon realize the overwhelming amount of zombies are created by the mad doctor Sugita who happens to have corrupted Aya’s sister Saki, who they’re both looking for, into working on his side. Faced with the true reality of their situation, they have...
In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, warrior Aya and her partner Katsuji meet up with Reiko who are both after the same person. Teaming up in the process, they soon realize the overwhelming amount of zombies are created by the mad doctor Sugita who happens to have corrupted Aya’s sister Saki, who they’re both looking for, into working on his side. Faced with the true reality of their situation, they have...
- 3/4/2019
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
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