Golden Kamuy: Assault on Abashiri Prison is a fun ride!
I won't lie to you. The live-action adaptation of Golden Kamuy far exceeded my expectations. Expectations which admittedly, were extremely low considering adaptations we have gotten in the past. With the first movie and the subsequent drama series, everything was about as great as it could be heading into the inevitable third entry. Assault on Abashiri Prison is the second movie in the live-action franchise and was helmed by director Kenji Kitagiri, a man whom previously directed episodes of the drama. Tsutomu Kuroiwa also returned as screenwriter. All was set for a promising end product and well, they succeeded! The 'Immortal' Sugimoto, Aspira, Shiraishi, Inkarmat, Tanigaki, Kiroanke and Ogata close in on Abashiri Prison which holds the prisoner Noppera-Bo and with him, the location of the Ainu gold. However, getting to Noppera-Bo is no easy task as there are others hunting for him. One such faction is led by the fearsome samurai and former member of the Shinsengumi, To...
