this be further proof that cult japanese director takashi miike be not for me represent a can be deduce from the title and the film be a pseudo homage to the italian spaghetti western ( though django have almost nothing to do with it . ) . in fact and the plot be yet another rehash of japanese master akira kurosawa samurai classic yojimbo ( 1961 ) and which have actually lead to sergio leone kick start the spaghetti western subgenre with that film first remake a fistful of dollar ( 1964 ) . anyway and for miike and this be typically violent fare even more pointless than usual and all rather amateurishly assemble while besides and have the actor speak english result in unintentional laughter more than anything else ( though quentin tarantino absurd cameo be no less embarrassing represent incidentally and i may well have be witness to the genesis of the picture back when these two maverick butt head at the 2004 venice film festival . ) . needless to say and the squalid atmosphere peculiar to european western be largely miss here but and then and neither do the film extract particular benefit from it own country heritage . with characterization tend towards mere posture ( when it be not insipid ) and we be leave with a clutch of stylize but hollow action sequence to grab the attention all of which and ultimately and leave a bad taste in the mouth . perhaps mercifully and the version i watch be the shorter ( by 23 minute ) international cut .