FeistyUpper If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

BigElefant Three Outlaw Samurai is an incredibly accomplished debut feature from acclaimed director, Hideo Gosha. Dealing with familiar samurai themes of honour and loyalty the film distinguishes itself from the competition due to its unwavering cynicism.The film follow three different samurai warriors. Each who are different type of the loyal swordsman. But you could ask. Loyalty to whom? Loyalty to a system you in your heart believe is wrong? Is it your duty to fight for a cause that not many people are willing to risk their lives for? And who's lives are worth sacrificing for the sake of the greater cause? There's also a great deal of mistrust for authorities in the film. I suspect that is one of Hideo Gosha's trade marks, together with not being that interested in portraying the samurai as just a honorable code follower. This being more a film about class and empathy than anything else, and it's all quite interesting if you consider the small scale socialistic revolution that's going on here.The film is doesn't shy away from showing the violence. In modern action films they cut fast through the action. Here, you can follow the action without having too many unnecessary cuts. It feels like the characters is actually fighting, not that it is staged which makes it more realistic.The cinematography was excellent. I was also impressed by how well the film was shot. That the contrasts between black and white resemble the appearance of a clean chessboard. Everything is so marvelously framed, and the camera so exquisitely balanced. With intrepid camera stunts that range from panoramic landscapes to long horizontal tracking shots, that the action, tension, betrayal, terror and even the heartwarming moments are brought to their full audience-involvement capacity. It maximizes the potential for such a simple plot. Not a single second is wasted, as all events portrayed are of understandable importance to the evolution of the story, with a timing that never bores or irritates.It was also apparent that Three Outlaw Samurai has been a major influence on all of the samurai films that we see today. I also read that this is an inspiration for Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi. Hope the fight scenes in The Last Jedi are similar to the final fight scene in this movie.In the end this is a movie where not a single person is to be trusted. It is a bloody, deceitful, beautiful film. I highly recommended!

lastliberal Unlike the more familiar Seven Samurai, remade as The Magnificent Seven, this film only features three. Really, it is only one for most of the movie, then another joins in, and finally the third.The story is familiar. The Samurai feel sorry for the poor peasants and one even gives up his luxurious life in the Magistrate's service to fight the evil tax collector that is bleeding the peasants dry.It's the film debut for Hideo Gosha, and he does a great job of mixing samurai fighting and humor and concern for the poor into an enjoyable film that was beautifully shot.I am certainly going to look for more of his work.

Chung Mo Excellent black and white cinematography, solid acting, well done action and a reasonably good story make this a satisfying film. The story of wandering samurai coming to the aid of impoverished farmers is not new and the characters are stock but this isn't a real problem if you are looking for something to sit back and enjoy easily. The direction is very assured and it's remarkable that this is a first directorial effort. The actors are appealing and the film never gets bogged down in long exposition or beauty shots. The comparison to a spaghetti western is apt.The film seems like it was intended to start a series based on the three characters. Too bad that didn't happen.

abyss232002 after watching Gosha's other movies, my curiuosity for other samurai films made me buy this movie, first of all, I like the main character on this film the masterless samurai character, he was in Harakiri, and maybe goyokin nakadai's brother in law/ nemesis, anyway,the movie has some humor on it, has some great swordplay, I recomended this film because it is not all drama like samurai assassin and rebellion, there's alot of talking, until the last 5 minutes of the film