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Review: In Beat Takeshi’s Kubi, Samurai are Queer Yakuza

Nov 26 (Unseen Japan) - Internationally famed director Kitano Takeshi is back with his new samurai epic, Kubi. The violent, darkly funny film has some surprises in store for viewers.


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