Black Rain's SATO in 1/6 by Medicom Toy
20 Years have since passed when Japanese-actor Yusaku Matsuda was seen on-screen opposite Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia in the movie; "Black Rain" - as "Sato" - the Oyabun-wannabe Yakuza. Come October 2009, Medicom Toy pays homage to the actor with the release of a 1/6th-scaled RAH figure of SATO! CLICK THRU for a closer-look at the product images :)
Priced @ 20,790YEN (US$213 / SGD$321) - the 12 inch tall figure comes with full-tailored clothes, an exceptional likeness to the actor, sunglasses (2 types), a short katana, 3 additional hands, and a prop essential to the movie's plot: Printing Plate for Counterfeit US-dollars!
Without a doubt, if anyone had asked me what my fav movie is/was, I would more likely say Ridley Scott's "Black Rain" [wiki]. This movie single-handedly shaped my perception of movie-making and craft - moreso than any other celluloid flicks of the past. I experienced this feature at the height and onset of my passion for filmmaking back then (with both it's positives and negatives). It had opened up a whole world of possibilities ... And I'll never tire of watching it over and over again on DVD (which I would've done laters, but unfortunately my current DVD-player does not play Region-1 discs *sob*). A "Sato" action figure will be teh coolness, IMHO!
Priced @ 20,790YEN (US$213 / SGD$321) - the 12 inch tall figure comes with full-tailored clothes, an exceptional likeness to the actor, sunglasses (2 types), a short katana, 3 additional hands, and a prop essential to the movie's plot: Printing Plate for Counterfeit US-dollars!
Without a doubt, if anyone had asked me what my fav movie is/was, I would more likely say Ridley Scott's "Black Rain" [wiki]. This movie single-handedly shaped my perception of movie-making and craft - moreso than any other celluloid flicks of the past. I experienced this feature at the height and onset of my passion for filmmaking back then (with both it's positives and negatives). It had opened up a whole world of possibilities ... And I'll never tire of watching it over and over again on DVD (which I would've done laters, but unfortunately my current DVD-player does not play Region-1 discs *sob*). A "Sato" action figure will be teh coolness, IMHO!
Yep. So many memorable characters there.
ReplyDeleteThis film might have been good in its time, but its horribly dated now. The character played by Douglas is utterly obnoxious, and most of the film is cliché action film stuff.
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