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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.

A young girl holding a crying old lady. (Taken from the movie Sansho the Bailiff by Kenji Mizoguchi.)

A young girl holding a crying old lady. (Taken from the movie Sansho the Bailiff by Kenji Mizoguchi.)

SANSHO THE BAILIFF ANALYSIS & REVIEW

An Often Overlooked Masterpiece of Japanese Cinema

HIGH AND LOW (1963) REVIEW & ANALYSIS

HIGH AND LOW (1963) REVIEW & ANALYSIS

HIGH AND LOW (1963) REVIEW & ANALYSIS

Deconstructing Kurosawa’s Overrated Film Noir Masterpiece

JIGOKU (1960) REVIEW & ANALYSIS

JIGOKU (1960) REVIEW & ANALYSIS

JIGOKU (1960) REVIEW & ANALYSIS

Exploring the Cultural Ties of Nakagawa’s Vision of Hell

OSAKA ELEGY | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

OSAKA ELEGY | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

OSAKA ELEGY | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

Mizoguchi’s First Critique of Japanese Gender Issues.

THE SWORD OF DOOM | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

THE SWORD OF DOOM | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

THE SWORD OF DOOM | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

Tatsuya Nakadai’s Sociopath Samurai Analysed. The Most Beautiful Chambara Ever Made.

SAZEN TANGE AND THE POT WORTH A MILLION RYO | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

SAZEN TANGE AND THE POT WORTH A MILLION RYO | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

SAZEN TANGE AND THE POT WORTH A MILLION RYO | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

How Yamanaka’s Million Ryo Pot made Japanese film history!

ONIBABA | FILM REVIEW & ANALYSIS

ONIBABA | FILM REVIEW & ANALYSIS

ONIBABA | FILM REVIEW & ANALYSIS

The Demon Women who echoed Kaneto Shindo's agony of war.

PIGS AND BATTLESHIPS | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

PIGS AND BATTLESHIPS | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

PIGS AND BATTLESHIPS | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

Shohei Imamura's rebellious ways started with Pigs and Battleships!

THE BALLAD OF NARAYAMA | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

THE BALLAD OF NARAYAMA | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

THE BALLAD OF NARAYAMA | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

The most brutal ballad in the history of Japanese cinema!

YOJIMBO (1961) | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

YOJIMBO (1961) | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

YOJIMBO (1961) | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

Kurosawa's Yojimbo | The Tale of a Super-Samurai!

YEARNING (1964) | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

YEARNING (1964) | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

YEARNING (1964) | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

Mikio Naruse's Overlooked Masterpiece!

WOMAN IN THE DUNES | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

WOMAN IN THE DUNES | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

WOMAN IN THE DUNES | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

Teshigahara’s Masterpiece Outlives the Sands of Time

THE 47 RONIN (1941) | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

THE 47 RONIN (1941) | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

THE 47 RONIN (1941) | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

How Mizoguchi turned propaganda into a samurai masterpiece.

THE BURMESE HARP (1956) | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

THE BURMESE HARP (1956) | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

THE BURMESE HARP (1956) | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

The Problematic Tune of Kon Ichikawa’s Burmese Harp

TOKYO CHORUS | FILM REVIEW

TOKYO CHORUS | FILM REVIEW

TOKYO CHORUS | FILM REVIEW

Tokyo Chorus was silent, but made Yasujirô Ozu heard!

HARAKIRI (SEPPUKU) 1962 | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

HARAKIRI (SEPPUKU) 1962 | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

HARAKIRI (SEPPUKU) 1962 | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

Masaki Kobayashi’s Anti-Samurai Masterpiece! (Starring Tatsuya Nakadai)

TOKYO STORY | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

TOKYO STORY | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

TOKYO STORY | REVIEW & ANALYSIS

A Film Researcher’s Honest Review of Tokyo Story

RASHOMON REVIEW & ANALYSIS

RASHOMON REVIEW & ANALYSIS

RASHOMON REVIEW & ANALYSIS

Against all Odds, Rashomon Changed Japanese Film Forever After!

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