OSAKA ELEGY | REVIEW & ANALYSIS
Mizoguchi’s First Critique of Japanese Gender Issues.
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Classic Japanese Films
Classic Japanese cinema is what it's all about. Our favorite decade is the 60's, but we welcome all film-ages with an open mind.
THE SWORD OF DOOM | REVIEW & ANALYSIS
Tatsuya Nakadai’s Sociopath Samurai Analysed. The Most Beautiful Chambara Ever Made.
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SAZEN TANGE AND THE POT WORTH A MILLION RYO | REVIEW & ANALYSIS
How Yamanaka’s Million Ryo Pot made Japanese film history!
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ONIBABA | FILM REVIEW & ANALYSIS
The Demon Women who echoed Kaneto Shindo's agony of war.
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PIGS AND BATTLESHIPS | REVIEW & ANALYSIS
Shohei Imamura's rebellious ways started with Pigs and Battleships!
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THE BALLAD OF NARAYAMA | REVIEW & ANALYSIS
The most brutal ballad in the history of Japanese cinema!
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YOJIMBO (1961) | REVIEW & ANALYSIS
Kurosawa's Yojimbo | The Tale of a Super-Samurai!
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YEARNING (1964) | FILM REVIEW & ANALYSIS
Mikio Naruse's Overlooked Masterpiece!
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WOMAN IN THE DUNES | REVIEW & ANALYSIS
Teshigahara’s Masterpiece Outlives the Sands of Time
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THE 47 RONIN (1941) | REVIEW & ANALYSIS
How Mizoguchi turned propaganda into a samurai masterpiece.
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THE BURMESE HARP (1956) | REVIEW & ANALYSIS
The Problematic Tune of Kon Ichikawa’s Burmese Harp
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TOKYO CHORUS | FILM REVIEW
Tokyo Chorus was silent, but made Yasujirô Ozu heard!
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HARAKIRI (SEPPUKU) 1962 | REVIEW & ANALYSIS
Masaki Kobayashi’s Anti-Samurai Masterpiece! (Starring Tatsuya Nakadai)
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TOKYO STORY | REVIEW & ANALYSIS
A Film Researcher’s Honest Review of Tokyo Story
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RASHOMON | FILM REVIEW
Against all Odds, Rashomon Changed Japanese Film Forever After!
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