Live and learn

Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure

Thanks to this nice little film I finally understand what made Kenji Misumi a near infallible director: It's the noodles!
Or, to be more exact, the fact that Misumi put as much thought, detail and visual style in scenes showing people eating noodles, walking, looking at each other as in the scenes of violence (in this case) or (in later films like his contributions to the beloved Lone Wolf & Cub series) ultra-violence.
Add to this an ability to make his inhumanly capable samurai human by the smallest of gestures and movements and you have my favorite chambara director.

Darling of the day:
" I laughed because I was just imagining how dirty the blood you'll soon be coughing out will be." (Our hero, nicest man alive)