Posts Tagged ‘Japanese Cinema’

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    Stray Dog – Nora Inu
    It is hard to imagine that the greatest of directors have had humble beginnings. After watching Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, Akahige, The Bad Sleep Well (and so on) and the exquisite style in each and every movie, it never crossed my mind that even the great Mr. Kurosawa might have had a few ‘earlier’ movies. Last week, when I was window shopping for nothing...
    by Sarang at March 13th, 2009 at 07:03 pm
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    The Human Condition I – No Greater Love
    It is very rare that you come across a movie that is emotionally draining and uplifting at the same time. In my personal discovery of Japanese cinema, I haven’t seen any other movie that has left such a lasting impression on me. So, taking the risk of making the movie sound trivial, I have decided to share my thoughts on Masaki Kobayashi’s first part of his...
    by Sarang at February 19th, 2009 at 12:02 am
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    Suzuki Seijun’s – Story of a Prostitute
    This is the second article on my experience of Suzuki Seijun’s movies. The earlier article is here. Before, I could get my hands on the DVD of Tokyo Drifter, I roamed around a few DVD stores that I thought were Japanese to look for it. Some turned out to be Chinese and some Korean but I couldn’t figure out a Japanese movie rental place. Finally, one day I asked...
    by Sarang at December 8th, 2008 at 07:12 pm
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    Incomprehensible Movies – Tokyo Drifter
    Late one night when I was watching television during the recent Olympics, I got bored of the sporting events and started flipping channels. I wanted to watch something that would send me to a good night’s sleep. The lights were out and I was guessing the buttons on my remote and thus my channel surfing was to say the least, a little inconvenient. In this struggle...
    by Sarang at December 7th, 2008 at 03:12 pm
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