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Goemon – A film by Kazuaki Kiriya

November 5th, 2009 | Author: andy | Filed under: Art, Culture | 4 Comments »
Goemon - A visual feast from Kazuaki Kiriya

Goemon - A visual feast from Kazuaki Kiriya

Whilst many people outside Japan are familiar with Anime (Japanese animation), Manga (Japanese graphic novels/comics) and Doramas (Televised Japanese dramas), Japanese films are often a hit and miss affair.

I stumbled upon Goemon whilst I was flying home from Tokyo last September. I was familiar with Kazuaki Kiriya’s earlier film, Casshern, which is about one hour too long and 50 plots too many.

Despite that, it was achingly stylish. Think Bleach or Naruto meets Final Fantasy (the game, not the awful one off movie). So with some reservation, but in the Australian spirit of mateship, I gave Goemon a… go.

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