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carpingobserver
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May 19, 2024
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Overall 8.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 8.0

A good adaption

Condensing a large body of work into a short runtime is never easy, but Golden Kamuy does a good job adapting the first five episodes of the anime into a cohesive story. This success is largely due to the strength of the original writing. As I mentioned in my review of "Teasing Master Takagi-San," a well-crafted story can work in any medium, and that's evident with Golden Kamuy. The characters and situations are well-written, and even during slower moments, the characters keep you engaged.

While the film presents a cohesive narrative, it sacrifices some emotional depth and character development. There is less time for characters to build rapport through casual interactions, as the story quickly moves from one set piece to the next. As a result, the relationships between characters may not resonate as strongly with first-time viewers compared to those familiar with the anime, which provides more background.

The film flies by even at a runtime of over two hours, and you're engaged the whole time. Overall, while this is a good film and adaptation, I would recommend experiencing the story through the manga or anime for a richer experience.

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WanderingCloud
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May 19, 2024
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Overall 9.0
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 9.0

If John Wick start a gory grindhouse (not for Dog but Gold) with Mononoke-hime

So we got a war veteran turned gold prospector with a vengeful tribe-hime partner. This literally calls for violence, gore, and comedy as a side dish - of course I'll dive in.

First for some important context, the manga this is based off of have some non-fiction aspect to it. Basically, ML is based on 2 real-life figures:
(1) The first is a man also named Saichi Sugimoto, the great-grandfather of the manga creator, Satoru Noda. He was a great soldier and was celebrated as a war hero.
(2)The other was soldier Hiroshi Funasaka, who had also received the title of "Immortal" after having survived many life threathening injuries.

Now Kento literally slays in any kind of suicidal but still dangerous character lol. ML is a one-man death squad who will swim through any kind of danger just to get what he want (while magically not dying in the process ha!).

'Immortal' Sugimoto is made more deadly with the company of no ordinary MC, Asirpa (Ainu). She is similar to Mononoke-Hime(Emishi tribe) in many ways. Both are fiesty girl bosses who can skin their enemies without even blinking, and is protected by an intelligent creature. Also 'cause Emishi is somewhat related to the Ainu population.

With their combined crazy, you know I aint lying when I said our MCs would start a gory grindhouse. Just know there is some xpoop cooking and head cracking on the side. ^•^


Acting:
I agree with Opickles' review about Kento. He indeed bagged a lot of ML roles in a span of 5 yrs. But IMHO, he did well in all of them. Maybe others could have done this role but he was amazing in this one. Playing a young war veteran just wishing for some solice after experiencing hell is no easy feat. That one scene where he was contemplating about leaving for the sake of others made me emotional. Atleast Kento deserve praises for that scene alone. I bet he was shooting AIB 3 while in this. I don't know about Japan but I hope they give him proper recognition for all his roles.

Next, the other actors was not bad in their overall acting, whether during comedic or action scenes. I honestly think the actress for Asiripa was great here. She was so cool with her bow and arrow. I also had a big smile when I saw her hilarious xpoop eating credit scene. Shiraishi was also a very funny character to me, especially when he's with Sugimoto hilarious scenes just comes naturally on screen. Although I cant help but compare some of them all to other actors who could have also slayed the roles, I had fun watching as an action aficionado.

I also agree how the comedic scenes can be off-putting. I do see how the director struggled in them. Still some of them were very fun to me actually. Now the deliriously gory ones like the rampage seen through the point of view of a man in a bear hideout? Definitely not RK-level action but these bloody action scenes still deserves a thumbs up.

P. S. I didn't read the manga to know if this was loyal as an adaptation but I still enjoyed this regardless. I can't wait for the sequel!

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OPickles
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Apr 2, 2024
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Overall 7.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 7.5

Good Adaptation, better than most of Japan's attempts

Very good adaptation of the source material, but it falls flat in the gag areas.
Golden Kamuy has been known for masterfully mixing a serious story with great gags inbetween to lighten the mood. Sadly while the director is very good for the serious side of the story, the gag scenes are almost flat and bland, they just dont land due to how the camera is positioned, or the timing of the cuts.

Another thing against the movie is casting Yamazaki as Sugimoto, im very tired of Yamada, he is the "safe" actor. He doesnt capture the essence of Sugimoto at all, a better choice would have been Nobuyuki Suzuki or Akito Kiriyama

but everyone elses casting was amazing. I really felt they worked the best. But some of the casting for the future characters seems iffy, such as Kiroranke

But if you are GK fan like me, you wont be disappointed!

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Digi-Cat
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May 26, 2024
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Overall 5.0
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 10
Rewatch Value 1.0

Hit or miss

Not a bad adaptation, less erratic than the anime in pace and tone, but still a bit of a flop for me

First 40ish minutes are very slow paced, although once it picks up it stays quite stable thruout the movie, but this improvement feels a bit of a too little too late situation

Casting especially was a hit or miss for me, some characters are cast to perfection, big bad Tokushiro, the hilarious Yoshitake, and psychotic twins Yohei and Kohei were the stand outs of this movie, i howevere wasn't so convinced about the two leads...
Sugimoto and Asirpa had near zero chemistry on screen, resulting in their scenes together coming off as quite lifeless.
Sugimoto does get a lot more animated when interacting with other characters though.
Asirpa on the other hand... unfortunately it seems her role is cursed for me, as i wasn't a fan of neither her live action nor her anime portrayal

On a more positive note, the action scenes are a feast for the eyes with their breathtaking fight choreography

And of course Retar is always adorable :3

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natsu desu
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Jun 28, 2024
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Overall 9.5
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 10

..EVERY MINUTE IS GOLD..

..at first, i am not a fan of manga or even the anime adaptation of this but still, i give a try on the live action..
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..the setting is so cool (obviously), from beginning to end i love how the story flows..
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..no dead air on entire film, yeah the drama and action are given but they effortlessly put funny scenes on it which i didn't expect that might also show on the manga and anime version..
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..i am looking forward on the next season, knowing if that is how they end the story since the manga is ongoing..
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lex_fsilva
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Jun 15, 2024
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Overall 8.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 8.5
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JAPAN RESPECTS THE QUALITY OF ITS PRODUCTIONS...

I didn't know the story and, consequently, not even the manga on which this film was based, but we have to praise that the screenwriters knew, in a simple and intelligent way, how to show us who the characters are and their characteristic profiles. In the post-credits scenes, they showed us the new characters that will come in future sequels.
One thing I miss in the vast majority of Chinese and Korean productions is the quality of CGI, costumes, and makeup that we find in almost all Japanese productions. I didn't feel embarrassed by any scene or dialogue, on the contrary, the quality of everything was great. I didn't know the "Golden Kamuy" universe, but I feel satisfied with what was presented here and I look forward to the continuation.

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Newezy
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Jun 19, 2024
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Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 5.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 3.0

Very good fighting scenes!

The action was easily the best part and it was so good, some of the fighting scenes were so creative and there weren't too many cuts and they felt mostly grounded to reality.
The cinematography felt really cheap to me, lot's of drone and handheld gimbal shots so they looked a bit janky to me whenever the camera was following something. Scene change continuity broke a few times but it wasn't that jarring and some of the scene locations looked like they were chosen for ease.

I think the acting was very generic japanese acting so nothing really amazing but the flashback scenes in comparison were really well done. Also the CGI and VFX were really good and the animals were convincing even though they would have to have been CGI.

Some of the costumes weren't the best quality, especially a certain wig that you can see a close up of a few times, but the clothing looked fine to me and the injuries and stuff looked really convincing as well.

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Kenseiden
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May 26, 2024
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Overall 9.5
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 9.5

Du travail d'orfièvre.... de l'or

On l'aura attendu ce Golden Kamuy(i?), version live action, depuis la parution du premier chapitre, en 2014. Malheureusement pour les fans de la série, ce film mainte fois annoncé sort dans un contexte propice aux comparaisons hors sujet, par des millions d'autoproclamés spécialistes de l'adaptation live de manga. Il faut dire que, depuis un an et le succès de One Piece on assiste à une mise en avant sur les réseaux des live actions, pourtant méprisés durant des décennies par l'occident. Ni meilleurs, ni plus nombreux qu'avant, ils profitent juste de la caisse de résonance de Netflix X Disney +, couplé aux influenceurs en couche culotte qui répètent à tue-tête au chef-d'œuvre. Forcément trop jeunes pour connaître si ce n'est que ceux sortis il y a 2 ans. Mais après le succès de City Hunter, ces charognes sans talent guettent la fausse note pour pouvoir crier à nouveau au massacre de leur shōnen adoré.
Mais avec Golden Kamuy, ils vont se casser les crocs, car bien des mois avant tout ce buzz, le fan, le vrai, savait qu'il aurait droit à un chef-d'œuvre d'adaptation, pour ce chef-d'œuvre du seinen d'aventure.

Bien évidemment, étant moins connu dans le monde occidental qu'un One Piece, cette chasse au trésor sur les terres glacées d'Hokkaido en est par bien des côtés bien plus adulte et, par conséquent, moins aseptisée. Les réseaux de toute sorte s'emparent alors de son côté seinen pour mettre en exergue les scènes violentes, pourtant pas si nombreuses pour une durée de 2h. On lira, par exemple, film interdit au moins de 16 ans dans le top 3 Netflix et d'autres conneries à "cliques". En réalité, le réalisme du film dérange. Encore plus quand un manga et un animé en a été l'inspiration. L'horreur de la guerre de tranchée (Russo-japonaise de l'ère Meiji) la brutalité de la chasse pour la survie du peuple Ainou, dans un grand nord hostile, choquent l'occidental habitué au lissage à la Disney, depuis Bambie.

Et là, on a notre première bonne nouvelle. On sent très peu la volonté de Netflix de lisser la série pour le marché internationale. Manque de temps surement, il faut battre le fer de la hype des live action tant qu'il est chaud. On est plongé dès les premières minutes dans le Japon du début du 20ᵉ siècle et on n'en sortira quasiment pas. Très peu d'anachronisme, pour un film à la fidélité exemplaire par rapport au manga et à l'histoire. Elle en est même flippante, car 10 ans bientôt après l'avoir découvert, chaque situation, décors, costume, dialogue et attitude des personnages me rappelle ce manga. Au point où je me suis dit pour la première fois depuis ma tendre enfance, à quoi bon adapter les mangas (seinen) encore en animes ? Le film est en tout point à la hauteur et je dirais même qu'il dépasse l'adaptation entamée en 2018., que j'ai abandonné depuis la 2ᵉ saison.

Alors bien sûr, c'est mon admiration pour les acteurs qui me fait dire cela et 99% des spectateurs du film ne feront pas attention à quel point ils ont réussis à incarner les personnages originaux. Que ce soit Yamazaki Kento en Sugimoto Saichi, sur lequel je n'aurais pas parié une pièce d'or ou Yamada Anna en Asirpa, en quelle, je croyais à peine plus. J'ai ressenti, pour la première fois, prendre réellement vie des personnages de fiction. Alors oui, je n'ai surement pas assez vu d'adaptations en live action de ma vie. Mais le jeu est si parfait, que pour moi ces personnages de papier sont devenus bien réels. On pourra regretter de-ci de-là une cicatrice maladroitement maquillée, mais tout dans la mise en scène, les décors, les costumes et les effets spéciaux participe à la vérité du propos. Des décors splendides, souvent tournés en extérieur ou des reconstitutions de village, Aïnou ou ces villes de pionniers. Mais quelle débauche de moyens et ...d'amour de la part de la production, dans la volonté de transmettre l'histoire et la beauté de son pays. Ce film transpire l'amour des traditions, de la nature, l'exacerbation des sentiments et des valeurs humaines, dans un monde baigné par une violence autant sauvage qu'humaine.

La matière première était évidemment d'une qualité sans pareil. Satoru Noda, l'auteur, a travaillé d'arrache-pied à faire connaître l'histoire du peuple Aïnous. Le réalisateur et toute l'équipe de production ont souhaité garder, malgré l'étiquette film à grand spectacle, ce côté pédagogique, mais surtout pas "donneur de leçons". Des voix off ou quelques annotations, ne coupent en rien un rythme infernal qui ne vous feront pas remarquer les deux heures passées. Au contraire, vous êtes impatient de connaitre la suite, même si pour les néophytes, la toute dernière seconde va vous gâcher un peu le suspense. Mais il me semble que les Netflixvores ne regardent jamais les postes génériques, persuadé que les 2 min restantes ne sont que la longue liste des doubleurs.

Bien sûr, sans avoir la durée et l'aura d'un One Piece, l'histoire de cette énième chasse aux trésors, même en live, ne révolutionne pas le genre. Mais la galerie de personnages, même secondaires, est au niveau du mètre étalon. Qui d'autre que Yamoto Yuma aurait pu interpréter le roi de l'évasion, par exemple. J'ai l'impression de le voir partout en ce moment. Comme on le pensait déjà beaucoup, à sa sortie, Golden Kamui aurait dû être un succès international en Manga ou animé. Mais phagocyté par son illustre aïeul et des tonnes de clones shonen initiatiques isekai, il a eu du mal à trouver d'écho à l'international et même dans son propre pays, toujours mal à l'aise avec son histoire récente. J'ose espérer qu'aux US (grand décideur du bon gout pour le reste de l'occident), il trouvera enfin écho avec la propre histoire du pays des pionniers, dont les similitudes sont troublantes. Encore une fois, je reste persuadé que toutes les qualités sont là pour en faire une grande série en live. L'humour est intact et c'est aussi sa grande force. Asirpa vous fera fondre ( de rire, de larmes) et l'histoire de Sugimoto vous prendra aux tripes. La violence et l'action peuvent être un peu trop présentes et vous feront détourner le regard quelques secondes. En fait, c'est simple, quand vous voyez un ours, fuyez ! tout du moins du regard. Un grand moment d'aventure et d'émotion, dont certains ne retiendront que ses passages. Et on se demande encore qui sont les sauvages.

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