Classic Japanese Cinema Discussion Thread

Classic Japanese Cinema Discussion Thread Jul 11, 2018 0:54:14 GMT petrolino likes this

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Post by Aj_June on Jul 11, 2018 0:54:14 GMT

Jul 11, 2018 0:36:43 GMT petrolino said:

Jul 8, 2018 7:29:44 GMT manfromplanetx said:

Hello down there in Victoria Aj_June , A few directors and films come to mind Yasuzo Masumura is one with A Wife Confesses , Man of the Biting Wind, Black Test Car (1962).
Nobuo Nakagawa was a great noir stylist, Onna shikeishû no datsugoku , Death Row Woman (1960) and Dokufu Takahashi Oden , Poisonous Woman Takahashi O-Den (1958) pictured below, are excellent dark crime tales, his films are well worth exploring,
Hideo Gosha a supreme stylist crafted some excellent crime films, Gohiki no shinshi (1966) is a noir knockout !
and of course mentioned above Yoshitarō Nomura, he is considered , one of the pioneers of Japanese film noir . Tomu Uchida Keisatsukan (1933) a wonderful expressionist early silent noir drama.

Happy Japanese Classic Viewing to you...

Hi planet / Aj June. May I add the work of a director whose work has drawn parallels in the U K with some of the pivotal film noir melodramas of Hollywood's classics era, films like 'Leave Her To Heaven' (1945), 'Mildred Pierce' (1945), 'The Reckless Moment' (1949) and 'Angel Face' (1952). It's director Noboru Tanaka who made the very dark films 'A Woman Called Sada Abe' (1975) and 'Watcher In The Attic', films that carry strong noir overtones and gothic horror stylings. Both of these movies star Junko Miyashita. I find them thoroughly depressing but can admire their artistry.

Hi Petrolino. Thanks for introducing me to Noboru Tanaka (funny thing is that this is second director called Tanaka that I came to know on the same day). I liked those English movies you listed (especially the one starring Gene Tierney) and would very much like to see Japanese films that have something in common with them. I guess I need to get in 70s of Japanese cinema. I think posters in this thread have inspired me enough by now to look beyond the more widely known Japanese directors. Many thanks once again!