Bunraku (2011)

A samurai without a sword. A cowboy without a gun. A lover without a woman. They all share one thing in common; personal vendetta against Nicola the Woodcutter, the most powerful man east of the Atlantic. But in order to defeat him, they must face nine highly skilled and deadly assassins, plus the deadly Red Gang. The title Bunraku is derived from a 400-year-old form of traditional Japanese puppet theater, a style of storytelling that uses puppets with highly detailed heads, each operated by several puppeteers who blend into the background wearing black robes and hoods. The movie follows the same concept, combine with Spaghetti Western and samurai story. The result is you’ll be entertained by its lavish and unique visual style. But I’m afraid that’s the only thing you will enjoy. The fight scenes are too long, the narrator’s voice is annoying, the pace is off-balance and the characters are like puppets.