URBAN SHOGUN

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CONTACT: urbanshogunmovie@gmail.com

ABOUT: URBAN SHOGUN was created in the spring of 2005 at Ithaca College by Eric Anderson, Artie Johann, and Tim Lee. It was made from shooting still photographs of key movements. The characters were photographed up against solid colors and cut out in Adobe Photoshop. The scenes were composited and animated together in Adobe After Effects. Final cutting, sound design, and other post production techniques were done in Final Cut Pro. The movie is fueled by a scratch movie soundtrack that emphasizes the "mixing" of a variety of genres and styles.

SYNOPSIS: In a decrepit metropolis, an evil plot is brewing. A new animated shogun has come into power by slaying all of his opponents. Only one threat remains to the evil shogun's power- his old sensei, Mitsurugi. To dispose of his former teacher, the new shogun sends his most skilled assassin, Tatsumi, a live-action, bad-ass assassin from the 70's with an even more bad-ass handlebar mustache. Meanwhile, in a parking garage across town, Mitsurugi (who looks like he was cut out of an old Kurosawa film) trains with his new student, a timid, small, poorly-drawn animated character, whose name can-not be mentioned due to licensing law-suit brought about by DC Comics (apparently the character too closely resembled a character created by Bob Kane). Tatsumi arrives with pistol loaded. A epic dual ensues between the old sensei and the assassin, resulting in the Mitsurugi's death. The new student witnesses all of this, frozen in shock as his teacher is brutally slain in front of him. He now must face his fears, and avenge his master's death.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• urban
• shogun
• kung-fu
• anime
• animation
• scratch
• karate
• samurai
• ricci
• still
• photography
• porn
• beer
• ithaca
• OKGO
• borat
• bush
• ass

[MopedRonin]

The Japanese does NOT match the subtitles. All you have done is faked the Japanese dialogue and thrown your own subtitles over it. Didn't you think someone would eventually call you out on this?

[urbanshogun]

Umm that's the point. Most of the film was assembled from other sources in honor of its HipHop driven soundtrack and style. The dialog was pulled out of Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, which was the main influence behind Mitsurugi. This goes back to the concept of assemblage, which is the lifeblood of URBAN SHOGUN and of HipHop culture. Assemblage Art, if you're unfamiliar with it, is a term used to describe and categorize art that is generated from the sampling of found sources.

[pixelsfalldown]

That is a horseshoe moustache, not a handlebar moustache (which would generally only from from the upper lip and would have graspable extremities.) And the cartoon guy has a Fu Manchu. Awesome animation technique though!!!

[TBoneUTube]

incredibly excellent!

[stupidcat9000]

i too like ass and would not mind seeing another urban shogun.

[jasonsgroovemachine]

If I would be an ass for saying... we need another Urban Shogun video... then I'd be happy to be an ass.

[simontarr]

So proud of this, every time I watch it.

[OniSushi]

thats not at all what the guy is saying <_<

[wayzhack69]

i favorited it jus cuz of the fight startin at 4:55

[stupidcat9000]

i agree!

[stupidcat9000]

This shit is the mad note. I have watched it so many freaking times and it NEVER gets old!

[consistentbass]

This is a work of art.

I liked the happy face master. He could have so beaten the assassin's ass.

bad ass mixing, photography, effects, editing, and story line.

This should win and academy award or something.

[neofaktion]

5:50 Naruto o.O

[Romans10Verse9]

That was maybe the best fight scene I've ever seen.