[Asianmedia] Last night's film

[John C. Watson]

Greetings and felicitations.  On the subject of last night's film, _The  
Sword
of Doom_ (spoilers):

      <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sword_of_Doom>

One of the settings:

      <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chichibu_Tama_Kai_National_Park>

Also, I confused Raizou Ichikawa

      <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichikawa_Raiz%C5%8D_VIII>

      <http://animeigo.com/products/samurai/sleepy-eyes-death>

with the film's actual star, Tatsuya Nakadai, though coincidentally  
enough
Ichikawa also starred in an earlier (and presumably more complete)  
adaptation
of the same novel.

<http://www.samuraidvd.com/servlet/the-120/DAIBOSATSU-PASS--dsh--BOX/ 
Detail>

Ciao,
      John C. Watson