Asian Cinema Scene: ‘Seven Samurai’ Remade for Pachinko
July 25, 2008
Filed under: Action, Foreign Language, Fandom, Remakes and Sequels
Prepare to roll your eyes in disbelief. The remake of Akira Kurosawa’s venerated classic The Seven Samurai has been completed. But it’s not the one planned by The Weinstein Co. And it’s scored to The Rolling Stones?!!
Let’s clarify: Don Brown at ryugangi says that Hiroyuki Nakano, director of the excessively stylish Samurai Fiction and Red Shadow, has been busy creating a new version of Samurai for a pachinko machine. (Yes, you read that right.) The official site features a half-dozen clips. The ones I’ve watched look surprisingly good and faithful to the spirit of the original — except, er, for Mick Jagger singing “Paint It Black,” “Jumping Jack Flash,” and “Satisfaction.”
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