I have a feeling like most remakes, they feel it most be done over-the-top to gain appeal. I know Sanjuro is more less a action film, but it maintained drama and intelligence. I fear the remake will be purely mind-numbing action with little regards to the actually story. Considering I know very little information about the film, or the people behind it, my worries dont have much merit. I also dont really know the mindset of Japanese production companies, but I know in America this film would most likely aim for the lower common denominator.

I just hope for a good movie, similar to Sanjuro. I dont think it would hold completely to the original as I think alot of elements would not work in a new film, unless copied scene to scene, like the remake of Hitchcock’s Psycho.

Does anyone know how this is currently or planning to be marketed? Are they stating its a remake of a Kurosawa classic, or they simply marketing it as a new film? Have to wait for the trailer I assume to get an idea but with most remakes today, unless you just know, there is nothing to tell the common movie goer it is a remake from a older film, perhaps for the best.

To be honest, all I know about the making of modern trailers comes from the recent feel-good comedy “The Holiday”, where Cameron Diaz played a trailer maker.

I may be naive, but I am actually hoping for a really good remake of Sanjuro. I will probably be disappointed, but we’ll see.

The remake could be fun. Who knows. Hopefully the trailer will be up soon.

I am certainly curious about the remake, cant say I hold much hope, but I do wish for something worthy. All I know it better have the line “Tsubaki Sanjuro, well going on forty”