Post by manfromplanetx on Jul 10, 2018 22:13:42 GMT
Shōzō Makino (1878, 1929) was a Japanese film director, film producer and businessman widely regarded as a pioneering director the father of Japanese film, all four of his sons, including Masahiro Makino , went into the film business as either directors or producers. In addition to crafting & developing the unique period drama genre, Makino was an innovative pioneer who incorporated trick camera techniques and a host of other evolving cinematic methods to enhance the depth of expression in his films. Shōzō & Masahiro circa 1928
Masahiro Makino was one of the most prolific directors of all-time. In his forty-six year career as a director, he made over 260 films, rising to fame in the late 20s, with some popular, dark samurai spectacles eg. the Roningai series (1928-1929) and Beheading Place (Kubi no za, 1929). Makino emerged as a socially conscious filmmaker, his early films demystified the prevalent notion of the samurai as honourable heroes, instead he depicted them as ordinary human beings, who barely managed to survive in a cold & challenging world. He made some wonderful musical comedies in the 30s his wonderful film, Oshidori utagassen, Singing Lovebirds (1939) remains an enchanting much loved favourite.
After World War II, Makino began working for the emerging Toei Company, the highly regarded veteran immersed himself into his work, directing the usual studio product, countless period films throughout the 1950s and ninkyo eiga-type yakuza films in the 1960s.
He was a filmmaker who worked fast, detractors see no more than routine programmers. However rhythm and tempo are what makes his films so unique, his signature creative style. Makino crafted some of the most influential jidai-geki ever made, a director who seldom left familiar genre patterns, but whose experience, expert craftsmanship made every one of his minor works absorbing drama, highly entertaining, Classic Japanese Cinema.
Watched this week excellent films, Shôwa zankyô-den: Karajishi jingi The Man With The Dragon Tattoo (1969)
and the excellent melodrama , Irezumi Hantaro , Tattoo Of Love (1963) awaiting 5 votes at IMDb... uploaded this image for the data base and have a review pending...
Masahiro Makino was one of the most prolific directors of all-time. In his forty-six year career as a director, he made over 260 films, rising to fame in the late 20s, with some popular, dark samurai spectacles eg. the Roningai series (1928-1929) and Beheading Place (Kubi no za, 1929). Makino emerged as a socially conscious filmmaker, his early films demystified the prevalent notion of the samurai as honourable heroes, instead he depicted them as ordinary human beings, who barely managed to survive in a cold & challenging world. He made some wonderful musical comedies in the 30s his wonderful film, Oshidori utagassen, Singing Lovebirds (1939) remains an enchanting much loved favourite.
After World War II, Makino began working for the emerging Toei Company, the highly regarded veteran immersed himself into his work, directing the usual studio product, countless period films throughout the 1950s and ninkyo eiga-type yakuza films in the 1960s.
He was a filmmaker who worked fast, detractors see no more than routine programmers. However rhythm and tempo are what makes his films so unique, his signature creative style. Makino crafted some of the most influential jidai-geki ever made, a director who seldom left familiar genre patterns, but whose experience, expert craftsmanship made every one of his minor works absorbing drama, highly entertaining, Classic Japanese Cinema.
Watched this week excellent films, Shôwa zankyô-den: Karajishi jingi The Man With The Dragon Tattoo (1969)
and the excellent melodrama , Irezumi Hantaro , Tattoo Of Love (1963) awaiting 5 votes at IMDb... uploaded this image for the data base and have a review pending...