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Post by petrolino on Dec 9, 2017 18:03:23 GMT
Great post, Petrolino. I regret to say that I have not seen this film that most consider to be Kurosawa's masterpiece. I've only seen a few of his films: Dursu Uzala, which I really loved, Yojimbo, The Lower Depths, and The Seven Samurai. I've meant for years to see Throne of Blood, Ikiru and Ran. But I probably won't. For some reason that I don't understand I seem to have trouble with the sound of the Japanese language, and I get distracted by that when trying to read subtitles. Consequently, there are so many great Japanese films I haven't seem, to my great regret and embarrassment. I think the last Japanese film I saw about twenty years ago was Ichikawa's, The Burmese Harp, which I loved! I really need to watch all of these great films I haven't seen, and I should start with this renowned masterpiece. Thanks for the reminder. Maybe it will inspire me to get busy watching the films of one of the world's great filmmaking countries. (Haven't even seen an Ozu film. How embarrassing.) Thanks spiderwort. I have major gaps in my film viewing I'm constantly meaning to address but keep putting off for one reason or another. Sometimes it's price and accessibility, but also me getting stuck in a comfort zone. I've not seen Kon Ichikawa's 'The Burmese Harp' (1956) but I feel I can relate very well to your comments on Japanese cinema as there are major filmmakers whose filmographies remain virtually unknown to me. You mention Yasijuro Ozu for example; I have had the pleasure of seeing a number of Ozu's films, but I believe I've only seen one film directed by Mikio Naruse who's another giant of Japanese cinema and whose work I've seen compared to that of Ozu online. I used to enjoy hearing about Japanese cinema from knowledgeable imdb user kerpan on the old imdb boards - I'm pretty sure he was a massive fan of Naruse. |
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