Some time ago, I watched "Blue-Eyed Samurai", and suddenly I felt a little familiar.
This cool Western samurai style seems to have been seen somewhere.
Yes, it is the anime "Exploding Head Samurai" that once swept the Internet.
It's a cool/violent work, and there's a rock 'n' roll feel to it, which I'd like to call "samurai punk".
The plot of "Explosive Head" Samurai is not complicated, a black samurai with an explosive head witnessed his father, who was the number one in the world, being killed by the second in the world when he was a child.
In order to avenge his father, he worked hard and became the new second samurai in the world.
But on the way to find the first in the world, countless people who covet the title of "second" chased and intercepted the explosive heads, and the explosive heads dealt with them one by one.
Compared to the story, in fact, what is more amazing about the explosion-headed samurai is the setting.
The samurai in the whole worldview not only use traditional katanas, but also use firearms and even bazookas; The various characters in it are also connected to each other using mobile phones.
Coupled with the close integration of cool characters and black cultural hip hop, the whole movie creates a unique style that is fascinating.
And, when I opened "Exploding Head Samurai" again after many years, this work still shocked me with its sharp and super avant-garde style, and it didn't feel outdated at all.
When the Exploding Head Samurai swings his sword around rhythmically to the sound of loud music, you even think:
Isn't it normal for a katana to cut off a howitzer or something?
The exaggerated movements, the wanton fluttering headbands, and the strange and rock-like costumes all reflect the unique romantic spirit of this punk world where Japanese martial arts and American style coexist.
It's hard to see a blend of cultures like this without any patchwork in other works.
If you want something that's cool to the extreme, then you can't go wrong with watching this Exploding Head Samurai.
However, this work was included in the "2015" online blacklist, and viewers who want to review this work may have to work hard.