Classic Japanese Cinema Discussion Thread
Jul 10, 2018 22:47:55 GMT
Fox in the Snow and petrolino like this
Post by manfromplanetx on Jul 10, 2018 22:47:55 GMT
The son of Masahiro Makino is director Kazuo Kuroki his work as a filmmaker couldn’t be any further away from the conventional studio programmers in which his father was so prolific and specialized in.
Kuroki directed his first feature film in 1966, however Kazuo Kuroki’s imaginative and experimental works have been mostly ignored by Western critics, but in Japan, he established himself as one of the most fascinating new filmmakers of the era especially with his first film production, Tobenei chinmoku, Silence Has No Wings (1966).
Kuroki cultivated a lyrical and poetic film style while observing topical issues affecting the Japanese post-war society , his films Ashita, Tomorrow (1988) and Chichi to kuraseba, Face of Jizo (2004), as an example deal with the aftermath of the atomic bomb.
Turning to the independent ATG production company Kuroki produced an incredible jidai-geki film, Ryoma ansatsu , The Assassination of Ryoma, (1974). Masterly shot in grainy 35 mm, mirroring old black and white photos, the film portrays the historical figure Ryoma Sakamoto (1836-1867). His progressive ideas were integral in overthrowing the Tokugawa Shogunate, which would lead Japan into the modern era. Even though it is black and white I would describe the stunning film as a psychedelic jidai-geki .. Highly Recommended !
Kuroki directed his first feature film in 1966, however Kazuo Kuroki’s imaginative and experimental works have been mostly ignored by Western critics, but in Japan, he established himself as one of the most fascinating new filmmakers of the era especially with his first film production, Tobenei chinmoku, Silence Has No Wings (1966).
Kuroki cultivated a lyrical and poetic film style while observing topical issues affecting the Japanese post-war society , his films Ashita, Tomorrow (1988) and Chichi to kuraseba, Face of Jizo (2004), as an example deal with the aftermath of the atomic bomb.
Turning to the independent ATG production company Kuroki produced an incredible jidai-geki film, Ryoma ansatsu , The Assassination of Ryoma, (1974). Masterly shot in grainy 35 mm, mirroring old black and white photos, the film portrays the historical figure Ryoma Sakamoto (1836-1867). His progressive ideas were integral in overthrowing the Tokugawa Shogunate, which would lead Japan into the modern era. Even though it is black and white I would describe the stunning film as a psychedelic jidai-geki .. Highly Recommended !