The mention of Three String Samurai might instantly evoke the cult action/comedy Six-String Samurai (1998).  However, instead of a post-apocalyptic film set in an odd alternate reality and starring a Buddy Holly lookalike with sword and…er, axe in hand battling the forces of heavy metal led by none other than a Slash lookalike.  Three String Samurai, however, is less about battling with contemporary musical instruments than doing so with traditional ones.  Shamisens at ten paces anyone? …The film begins with Zero Decibel, a popular rock band in Japan, who is in the midst of a complete PR meltdown.  At a press conference, vocalist Miki (Suzuki Ranran) declares her distaste for the sound of the guitar, fueling speculation that the band may soon by fizzling out and, more shockingly, that her rumored relationship with guitarist and bandmate Gen (Kashiwabara Shuji) will fizzle out as well.  Despairing over the press conference and the fact that the band is contract-bound by their record label to produce at least one more single, Gen and third bandmate Jin (Kashu Toshiki) seek to put together one final guitarless song and end up on a drinking and snack binge instead.  That same night, Gen runs into the paparazzi and ends up fleeing from them, ducking into a nearby cab whose driver, Goro (’50s rocker and character actor Mickey Curtis) has one goal in mind for Gen: to train him to be the best shamisen player in the world.  Gen is initially hesitant.  After all, he’s a guitarist who shreds on his axe, Hendrix-style.  What is he going to do with three less strings?   His hesitancy is ultimately overridden by his desire to win the heart of Goro’s cute granddaughter, Akira (former bikini model Anzu Sayuri), which he can only do by beating everyone else at the local shamisen tournament.   via: Vcinema *Editor’s note: This sounds absolutely terrible, but I need to watch it.
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The mention of Three String Samurai might instantly evoke the cult action/comedy Six-String Samurai (1998).  However, instead of a post-apocalyptic film set in an odd alternate reality and starring a Buddy Holly lookalike with sword and…er, axe in hand battling the forces of heavy metal led by none other than a Slash lookalike.  Three String Samurai, however, is less about battling with contemporary musical instruments than doing so with traditional ones.  Shamisens at ten paces anyone?

…The film begins with Zero Decibel, a popular rock band in Japan, who is in the midst of a complete PR meltdown.  At a press conference, vocalist Miki (Suzuki Ranran) declares her distaste for the sound of the guitar, fueling speculation that the band may soon by fizzling out and, more shockingly, that her rumored relationship with guitarist and bandmate Gen (Kashiwabara Shuji) will fizzle out as well.  Despairing over the press conference and the fact that the band is contract-bound by their record label to produce at least one more single, Gen and third bandmate Jin (Kashu Toshiki) seek to put together one final guitarless song and end up on a drinking and snack binge instead.  That same night, Gen runs into the paparazzi and ends up fleeing from them, ducking into a nearby cab whose driver, Goro (’50s rocker and character actor Mickey Curtis) has one goal in mind for Gen: to train him to be the best shamisen player in the world.  Gen is initially hesitant.  After all, he’s a guitarist who shreds on his axe, Hendrix-style.  What is he going to do with three less strings?   His hesitancy is ultimately overridden by his desire to win the heart of Goro’s cute granddaughter, Akira (former bikini model Anzu Sayuri), which he can only do by beating everyone else at the local shamisen tournament.

 

via: Vcinema

*Editor’s note: This sounds absolutely terrible, but I need to watch it.

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