About "Hannibal Rising"

I watched Hannibal Rising. I saw a curious Japanese woman(Gong Li acted), Murasaki, in the movie. I often feel strange against Hollywood movie dealing Japan. Murasaki is not person's name, it is just a name of color, which means purple. Mrs. Murasaki is an Dr. Lector's aunt by marriage. I like Gong Li though, she is not a Japanese. Her demeanor is not Japanese one. "Mrs. Murasaki". Hmm,, it is less of a reality.



Mrs. Murasaki enshrines a Japanese armor in her house. But I think we don't do such thing. And her Japanese sword is too new, obviously it is not her ancestor's sword.



Murasaki and Lector was practicing Kendo in the movie. They were not good. Lector killed a man at a lake. But their "ready(Kamae)" is bad. Although I haven't cut anything with Japanese sword, I think he can't kill a man with such poor technique. "This sword was not nicked(刃こぼれ）" Lector said after he killed the man. I got laughing. The sword must be nicked by his poor technique. Too cut one's neck is not easy, I heard.



The movie itself is very interesting and I enjoyed so much.





By the way, I saw a Obama girl's movie. I don't know how I should comment. :-) Anyway, I want to see Fukuda girl too. :-)







It is a photo of Kabuki-cyo in Shinjyuku. Several years ago, fire occurred at this street and many people has killed and become a big news.



Have a nice sunday.