A ronin (Toshiro Mifune, often referred to as "yojimbo") is instructed to go to a mountain pass and await further instructions. On the way he rescues Okuni (Ruriko Asaoka), a woman abused by her husband. While at a roadside inn, the ronin meets several characters including the disgraced doctor, Gentetsu (Shintaro Katsu), a pompous police constable, and a criminal he has arrested. The ronin uncovers a plot for bandits to steal gold as it is being transported along the mountain pass. As Mifune's yojimbo had done in previous plots, he plays all sides and pretends to aid the bandits. At the end another layer to the scheme is uncovered, and the mastermind who dispatched the ronin and informed the bandits about the gold is the same person. There was never any gold, and it was all a ruse to have the bandits killed.
Release
Machibuse was produced by Toshiro Mifune's production company and released in Japan by Toho on April 29, 1970.[1] It was released by Toho International in the United States with English subtitles as The Ambush on December 18, 1970.[1] The film was re-issued in 1971 under the title Machibuse.[1] It is also known in English under the name, "Incident at Blood Pass."
Actors Toshiro Mifune and Shintaro Katsu performed in movies produced by each other. Earlier, in January of 1970, another film starring Mifune and Katsu was released, Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo. That film was produced by Katsu's own production company.
Reception
Despite its big budget and the appearance of four of the country's biggest stars, the film was not a success.[5]
machibuse, japanese, 待ち伏せ, 1970, japanese, drama, film, directed, hiroshi, inagaki, directed, byhiroshi, inagakiscreenplay, bykyu, fujiki, hideo, oguni, hajime, takaiwa, ichiro, miyakawa, starringtoshiro, mifune, yujiro, ishihara, ruriko, asaoka, shintaro, kat. Machibuse Japanese 待ち伏せ is a 1970 Japanese drama film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki 2 3 4 MachibuseDirected byHiroshi InagakiScreenplay byKyu Fujiki Hideo Oguni Hajime Takaiwa Ichiro Miyakawa 1 StarringToshiro Mifune Yujiro Ishihara Ruriko Asaoka Shintaro Katsu Kinnosuke NakamuraCinematographyKazuo Yamada 1 Music byMasaru Sato 1 ProductioncompanyMifune Productions 1 Distributed byTohoRelease date29 April 1970 1970 04 29 Japan Running time118 minutes 1 CountryJapan Contents 1 Cast 2 Plot 3 Release 4 Reception 5 References 5 1 Footnotes 5 2 Sources 6 External linksCast EditToshiro Mifune Yojimbo Yujiro Ishihara Yataro Ruriko Asaoka Okuni Shintaro Katsu Gentetsu Kinnosuke Nakamura Heima Ibuki Chusha Ichikawa Unknown SamuraiPlot EditA ronin Toshiro Mifune often referred to as yojimbo is instructed to go to a mountain pass and await further instructions On the way he rescues Okuni Ruriko Asaoka a woman abused by her husband While at a roadside inn the ronin meets several characters including the disgraced doctor Gentetsu Shintaro Katsu a pompous police constable and a criminal he has arrested The ronin uncovers a plot for bandits to steal gold as it is being transported along the mountain pass As Mifune s yojimbo had done in previous plots he plays all sides and pretends to aid the bandits At the end another layer to the scheme is uncovered and the mastermind who dispatched the ronin and informed the bandits about the gold is the same person There was never any gold and it was all a ruse to have the bandits killed Release EditMachibuse was produced by Toshiro Mifune s production company and released in Japan by Toho on April 29 1970 1 It was released by Toho International in the United States with English subtitles as The Ambush on December 18 1970 1 The film was re issued in 1971 under the title Machibuse 1 It is also known in English under the name Incident at Blood Pass Actors Toshiro Mifune and Shintaro Katsu performed in movies produced by each other Earlier in January of 1970 another film starring Mifune and Katsu was released Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo That film was produced by Katsu s own production company Reception EditDespite its big budget and the appearance of four of the country s biggest stars the film was not a success 5 References EditFootnotes Edit a b c d e f g h Galbraith IV 1996 p 103 待ち伏せとは kotobank Retrieved 28 October 2020 待ち伏せ Agency for Cultural Affairs Retrieved 28 October 2020 待ち伏せ Kinema Junpo Retrieved 28 October 2020 Henry Jim 2 December 1970 Japanese Film Industry Brands 70 As Poor Year amp 71 Seems Gloomier Variety p 27 Sources Edit Galbraith IV Stuart 1996 The Japanese Filmography 1900 through 1994 McFarland ISBN 0 7864 0032 3 External links EditMachibuse at IMDb This article related to a Japanese film of the 1970s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Machibuse amp oldid 1110554179, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
