when the sword is drawn

[gypes37]

This movie takes place during the Meiji era and follows the last days of the Shinsengumi... a group who fought for the shogunate and the city of Kyoto during the Bakumatsu. It starts with a man and what appears to be his son walking into a clinic... the man sees a picture that brings up his past. This man is Hajime Saito captain of the third squad unit of the Shinsengumi. I dont want to give anymore away so i'll stop here. A truly moving movie that depicts the ethics of samurai.

[Brian Brazier]

A little correction I think you mean When the Last Sword is Drawn, this is one of my favorite movies, the acting is very good, it won a bunch of awards, great sets, and pretty correct historically

[gypes37]

lol looks like a missed a word. i really enjoyed this one. Im a Shinsengumi nerd so i can't help myself.

[Brian Brazier]

In that case you may want to avoid Taboo, it is all about Homosexuality in the Shinsengumi. The movie Shinsengumi with Toshiro Mifune is very good as well

[gypes37]

Isn't that a 70's porno lol.

[rayskin]

where do you find these movies i went to the store at my mall but all they had was a few old bruce lee films.

[gypes37]

Well i got into them by catching the old Zatoichi stuff and Kurasawa films on the ifc chanel years ago. You can download most of the with bittorrent. Heres some links.
http://www.bittorrent.com/
Dlownload that its free and you can get anything... movies, games, pics, music, applications. The way it works is that once you download the program you can go to sites that hold the files on other servers and just search or browse for what you want. heres some links.
http://isohunt.com/
http://www.torrentreactor.net/
http://www.btmon.com/
This is really the best way to see these films short of buying them from sites. There is the legality issue here though if that concerns you. Heres a link to a site that you can buy from.
http://www.budovideos.com/shop/customer/home.php?cat=368
hopes this helps.

[69NINJA]

Gypes:

you cant leave out these 2. these are the top two sites

http://www.mininova.org/

http://thepiratebay.org/


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[gypes37]

To be honest i dont use those too often. Sometimes the piratebay but almost never from mininova... not too sure why though. Torrentbox is good though and for anime buffs like myself boxtorrents is the be all to end all.

[Maynar]

Piratebay r0x0rs. I get lots of movies from them, mostly outdated ones you can't find at local or online retailers. I intend to try mininova soon. :evilbat:

[Brian Brazier]

I buy all of mine through Amazon, Overstock, Best Buy, and stores like these online (Amazon has the largest selection) If you look up any of my Samurai Movie reviews each one has a link of where to buy

[Kurubushi Kamu]

Just saw this film and find it an excellent double feature with 'Twilight Samurai'. A must see. KK

[Taygrd]

Going to have to find this one. Loved Twilight and the Hidden Blade.

[Brian Brazier]

Then you will also want Love and Honor which is the 3rd movie by the guy that did Twighlight Samurai and The Hidden Blade

[Taygrd]

Thanks Brian, I did not know that there were more. Got some more movies to watch:)

[Stephen Foster]

This movie takes place during the Meiji era and follows the last days of the Shinsengumi... a group who fought for the shogunate and the city of Kyoto during the Bakumatsu. It starts with a man and what appears to be his son walking into a clinic... the man sees a picture that brings up his past. This man is Hajime Saito captain of the third squad unit of the Shinsengumi. I dont want to give anymore away so i'll stop here. A truly moving movie that depicts the ethics of samurai.I love this film.I have a hard time watching the ending though...Great movie