Bunraku (film)

Bunraku
Bunraku
	US theatrical poster
Directed by	Guy Moshe
Screenplay by	Guy Moshe
Story by	Boaz Davidson
Produced by	Keith Calder; Ram Bergman; Nava Levin; Jessica Wu
Starring	Josh Hartnett; Woody Harrelson; Gackt; Kevin McKidd; Ron Perlman; Demi Moore
Narrated by	Mike Patton
Cinematography	Juan Ruiz Anchía
Edited by	Zach Staenberg; Glenn Garland
Music by	Terence Blanchard
Production; companies	Snoot Entertainment; Bergman Productions; Picturesque Films
Distributed by	ARC Entertainment; XLrator Media
Release dates	September 11, 2010 (TIFF); September 30, 2011 (United States);
Running time	125 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English; Japanese
Budget	$25 million

Bunraku is a 2010 martial-arts action film written and directed by Guy Moshe based on a story by Boaz Davidson. The film stars Josh Hartnett, Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson, Ron Perlman, Kevin McKidd, and Gackt and follows a young drifter in his quest for revenge.

The title Bunraku is derived from a 400-year-old form of Japanese puppet theater, a style of storytelling that uses 4-foot (1.2 m)-tall puppets with highly detailed heads, each operated by several puppeteers who blend into the background wearing black robes and hoods.^[1] The classic tale is re-imagined in a world that mixes skewed reality with shadow-play fantasy. Its themes draw heavily on samurai and Western films.^[2]

Bunraku premiered as an official selection of the Midnight Madness section at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival in Canada,^[3]^[4] and a limited theatrical release was slated for September 2011.^[5]^[6]

The movie received negative reviews, although unanimously praised for visual style and ideas, its biggest criticism was poor screenplay which negatively influenced characterization, being considered as a bad movie "worth watching for those who know what they are getting into".^[7]

^ NIX (January 31, 2008). "Josh Hartnett to Star in Sin City-like Bunraku". Beyond Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
^ Theatrical Titles, Bunraku Archived March 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, IM Global LLC
^ Geddes, Colin (August 17, 2010). "When The Sun Goes Down, The Stars Come Out Festival's Midnight Madness Line-Up Packed With Big Names, Big Action And Big Thrills". Toronto International Film Festival 2010. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
^ Vlessing, Etan (August 9, 2010). "Will Ferrell's new dramedy heading to Toronto". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
^ Metriosity (November 30, 2010). "Bunraku Release Date". Greys Cabble. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
^ Fleming, Mike (April 26, 2011). "ARC Entertainment Acquires Josh Hartnett 2010 Toronto Action Film Bunraku". Deadline New York. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
^ Cite error: The named reference HuffScott was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] NIX (January 31, 2008). "Josh Hartnett to Star in Sin City-like Bunraku". Beyond Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-30.

[Theatrical_Titles,_Bunraku-2] Theatrical Titles, Bunraku Archived March 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, IM Global LLC

[3] Geddes, Colin (August 17, 2010). "When The Sun Goes Down, The Stars Come Out Festival's Midnight Madness Line-Up Packed With Big Names, Big Action And Big Thrills". Toronto International Film Festival 2010. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-18.

[4] Vlessing, Etan (August 9, 2010). "Will Ferrell's new dramedy heading to Toronto". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2010-08-09.

[5] Metriosity (November 30, 2010). "Bunraku Release Date". Greys Cabble. Retrieved 2010-11-30.

[6] Fleming, Mike (April 26, 2011). "ARC Entertainment Acquires Josh Hartnett 2010 Toronto Action Film Bunraku". Deadline New York. Retrieved 2011-04-26.

[HuffScott-7] Cite error: The named reference HuffScott was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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Bunraku (film)

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