A very funny Western about some roguish adventurers who attempt to rob a fortune of a rescue . Italian-Spanish co-production full of action , exaggerated characters, shootouts and lots of humor . This Spaghetti Western concerns about robbing a valuable Japanese pony from a train crossing American West and the Japan Ambassador had for gift to US . The thieves result to be some rebel Indians . Then a Japanese named Sakura (Tomas Milian), \u00a8the Yellow\u00a8 along with a rogue thief Swiss(Giuliano Gemma) \u00a8the White\u00a8 , and a sheriff (Eli Wallach) \u00a8the Black\u00a8 team up as three unlikely heroes . This is a surprisingly low-key Spaghetti Western in which three diverse characters joining forces to find the sacred horse and rob a rescue .<\/p>\n
This amusing picture contains an entertaining plot , action Western , shootouts and bits of campy and refreshing humor . It’s an improbable blending of standard Western, tongue-in-cheek and Chop-Socky . A bemusing premise , gunslingers against samurais , and interesting casting full of usual Spaghetti make this oater well worth the watching . Delightful Western satire in which the grifter Giuliano Gemma using his wits , breaking all the rules and kicking virtually every clich\u00e9 in the pants , as he relentlessly deceives, plunders and robs . Amiable but sometimes lumbering Western satire goes on and on about the same premise , as a lot of minutes are superfluous ,it has half hour of excess , as it packs overblown jokes and antics and some moments turns out to be dull and tiring . Tomas Milian steals the show as Sakura, he is very fine, he ravages the screen, he jumps, bounds and leaps, hit and run , besides receives violent punches, kicks and is ultimately buried . Furthermore, appears ordinary secondaries of Spaghetti\/Paella Western as Chris Huerta , Tito Garcia, Victor Israel ,Dan Van Husen, Rafael Albaicin, Lorenzo Robledo, and many others . The film mingles slapdash, pursuits, high body-count and it’s fast moving and quite entertaining. There is plenty of action in the movie , guaranteeing shootouts, fights or stunts every few minutes . The musicians Guido and Mauricio De Angelis, compose a jolly soundtrack with catching leitmotif and well conducted ; it’s full of guttural sounds and commercial songs. Striking cinematography by Luis Cuadrado in Eastmancolor with negative well processed . Interior filmed at Paolis Studios , Rome ,and Ballesteros studios ,Madrid and outdoor sequences filmed , of course , at Almeria, Spain. The film follows in the wake of \u00a8 Hallelujah trail (65) \u00a8 by John Sturges \u00a8 Support your local sheriff \u00a8 and \u00a8 Support your local gunfighter \u00a8 by Burt Kennedy and of course \u00a8 Blazing saddles (74) \u00a8 by Mel Brooks , all of them are engaging Western satire and very fun . The picture takes part of a sub-genre in which during the period of the 70s combined Spaghetti Western and art martial with original influence of \u00a8David Carradine’s Kung Fu \u00a8 series , for example \u00a8 Karate law in the west \u00a8(Tonino Ricci), \u00a8 My name is Shangai Joe\u00a8(Mario Caiano) and \u00a8 Return of Shangai Joe ( Bitto Albertini)\u00a8, in addition \u00a8 Red sun (Terence Young )\u00a8 that bears remarkable resemblance to this one .<\/p>\n
Sergio Corbucci’s direction is well crafted, here he’s more cynical and humorous and less inclined toward violence and packs too much action , but especially this slapstick Western contains broad comedy . The other Sergio made several Spaghetti classics as \u00a8 Django\u00a8, \u00a8The great silence\u00a8, \u00a8Hellbenders\u00a8, \u00a8The specialist\u00a8 , and Zapata Western as \u00a8The Mercenary\u00a8, \u00a8The Compa\u00f1eros\u00a8 and \u00a8What am I doing in middle of the revolution\u00a8 . In addition Sergio directed other inferior S.W. as \u00a8Far West story\u00a8 ,\u00a8Johnny Oro\u00a8, \u00a8The white the yellow an the black\u00a8 and \u00a8Minnesota Clay\u00a8. It’s an offbeat , muddle and uneven Western but will appeal to Corbucci aficionados .