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Machibuse (1970)

Machibuse poster
Original title
待ち伏せ
Directed by
Hiroshi Inagaki
Genre
Jidaigeki
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 57m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 26 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A lone warrior waits in a rural village for a confrontation that will decide his fate. The locals are drawn into his vigil as tensions slowly mount around them.

tensebroodingslow-burnmelancholicatmosphericcontemplativegrittysubdued

What happens

Machibuse (Japanese: 待ち伏せ) is a 1970 Japanese drama film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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