SAMURAI SHIFTERS
IKKOSHI DAIMYO!
JAPAN CINEMA CONTINUOUS
DIRECTED BY ISSHIN INUDO
120 minutes| Fiction | screening tech | Colour | o.v. Japanese | sub. English
SCHEDULE
21 NOV | THU | 19:10 | Studio 4
SYNOPSIS
In the Edo period, it cost an absolute fortune for a lord to transfer from one fief to another, and if the shogunate reduced their stipend as well, numerous samurai had to be released from service and rendered masterless, making it a cruel fate for all involved.
The strain of these repeated relocations takes its toll on Matsudaira, and after he passes away, his mantle is inherited by the ineffectual, paralyzingly shy, and generally wet-behind-the-ears Shunnosuke Katagiri. To make matters worse, he has picked up a few derisive nicknames of his own, such as “snail” and “shut-in samurai.”
Shunnosuke is forced to take on a task that no one else wants, and makes a desperate attempt to survive his seemingly hopeless predicament with no manpower, no money, and no experience…
Di zaman Edo, adalah hal yang begitu sulit bagi seorang tuan tanah untuk bisa berpindah dari lahan satu ke yang lainnya, dan jika sang shogun juga mengurangi upah mereka, banyak samurai yang harus dilepas jabatannya dan kehilangan tuannya, sebuah takdir yang kejam bagi orang-orang yang terlibat.
Kumpulan dari relokasi yang terus berulang ini membahayakan Matsudaira, dan setelah ia meninggal, tugasnya diturunkan kepada Shunnosuke Katagiri yang tak berguna, luar biasa pemalu, dan naif. Seakan tidak cukup buruk, ia telah menerima banyak nama panggilan yang mengolok-olok dirinya, seperti “siput” dan “samurai bisu”.
Shunnosuke terpaksa harus mengerjakan sebuah tugas yang tak diinginkan orang lain, dan berusaha dengan putus asa untuk memperjuangkan keadaannya yang sulit tanpa kekuasaan, tanpa uang, dan tanpa pengalaman…
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DIRECTOR’S FILMOGRAPHY
ISSHIN INUDO
Japan, 2019
Director’s Filmography
Isshin Inudo
(Japan, 1960)
2019
Way to Find the Best Life (feature)
2018
The Cat in Their Arms (feature)
2014
Miracle: Devil Claus’ Love and Magic (feature)
2011
The Floating Castle (feature)
2009
Zero Focus (feature)
2008
Goo Goo, The Cat (feature)
2007
Bizan (feature)
Yellow Tears (feature)
Production Company
Shochiku Films
Contact:
Japan Foundation Jakarta: pkj@jpf.or.id