The opening title states that this film was made in honor of 125 years of diplomatic relations between Thailand and Japan. The rest of the film views as a propaganda piece showing how well these two peoples get along. A Japanese soldier is injured in battle and finds himself in a Thai village to recover from his injuries. They take care of him, his nurse is a nice looking young woman who finds him attractive, the nurses young niece is a charming and precocious helper. The village warriors help train the Japanese in the art of Muay Thai boxing and he takes on the mantle of guardian of the Emperor. Every 10 minutes, we are reminded "Look how well the Japanese and Thai can get along" in so many words. And then we proceed to "in an intercultural way" slaughter hundreds in hand-to-hand combat. I would stick with Ong Bak for Muay Thai viewing.
2 stars (out of 5)
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