Samurai Marathon Review
Movie: Samurai Marathon Romaji: Samurai Marason Japanese: サムライマラソン Director: Bernard Rose Writer: Akihiro Dobashi (novel), Hiroshi Saito, Bernard Rose Actors: Takeru Satoh, Nana Komatsu, Mirai Moriyama, Shota Sometani, Munetaka Aoki, Naoto Takenaka, Etsushi Toyokawa, Hiroki Hasegawa, Mugi Kadowaki, Junko Abe, Taishi Nakagawa I could only imagine when they pitch this idea to the producers, the producers gave it a green light right away. That is how interesting this project is. Imagine Jidaigeki plus marathon? That combination would pique anyone's interest especially fans of samurai movies. Although the idea is fresh and brilliant, I feel the execution could have been a lot better. I feel pacing is the biggest problem. The beginning is a bit fast. It's not like a marathon, but a 100 meter dash. You can separate this movie into three acts. First act is the boring introduction, second is the marathon and third is when they clash their swords. The pace in the beginn...