I mean, sometimes you need an accident to create a thing of beauty.
Action movies, as they exist today, would not be the same without a mistake made by a special effects team in the 1960s in the samurai movie Sanjuro.
— Historic Vids (@historyinmemes) October 29, 2024
While it was meant to be a powerful scene, the blood geyser effect went awry during filming. Tatsuya Nakadai was equipped with a… pic.twitter.com/nO2Rl6hjgv
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Oh, yes. The moment that defined a whole new perception on what action should look like!
Hokoto no Ken, a.k.a. Fist of the North Star, was clearly heavily influenced by this.