BUNRAKU (2010)

 

Cast:
Josh Hartnett ... The Drifter
Ron Perlman ... Nicola
Demi Moore ... Alexandra
Kevin McKidd ... Killer #2
Woody Harrelson ... The Bartender
Jordi Mollà ... Valentine
Gackt Camui ... Yoshi
Mark Ivanir ... Eddie
Emily Kaiho ... Momoko
Gabriel Spahiu ... Boris Patz
Shun Sugata ... Uncle

Written and Directed by Guy Moshe

Produced by: Keith Calder

Genre: Action | Drama

Filming Location:
MediaPro Studios, Bucharest, Romania

Production Companies:
Picturesque Films
Snoot Entertainment

Plot Synopsis
A mysterious drifter (Josh Hartnett) and an ardent young Japanese warrior Yoshi (Gackt) both arrive in a town that is terrorized by outrageous and virulent criminals. Each is obsessed with his separate mission, and guided by the wisdom of The Bartender (Woody Harrelson) at the Horseless Horseman Saloon, the two eventually join forces to bring down the corrupt and contemptuous reign of Nicola (Ron Perlman), the awesomely evil "woodcutter" and his lady Alexandra (Demi Moore), a femme fatale with a secret past. This classic tale is re-vitalized and re-imagined in an entirely fresh visual context, set in a unique world that mixes skewed reality with shadow-play fantasy, a place where even the landscape can betray you. Heroes triumph here only because the force of their will transforms and transcends both space and time.