Classic Japanese Cinema Discussion Thread

Classic Japanese Cinema Discussion Thread Jul 16, 2018 21:54:31 GMT spiderwort, petrolino, and 1 more like this

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Post by Aj_June on Jul 16, 2018 21:54:31 GMT

Jul 15, 2018 22:15:37 GMT manfromplanetx said:

Jul 15, 2018 10:33:48 GMT petrolino said:

Sounds like another feather in the cap of Kaneto Shindo, taking on real events like Ishiro Honda.

Do you like Shindo's film 'The Naked Island' (1960)? That one's available on dvd here in the U K.

Hi there petrolino, The Naked Island apparently saved the day for Shindo's own production company for it was a commercial and International hit which brought him much recognition. The film has an amazing setting, it is very different from his other films, especially for having minimal dialogue. A penetrating study of family and existence, it is well worth a watch . personally I rank it below a number of his other films eg, the ones I mentioned above..

Hi Planet,

I have seen The Naked Island and enjoyed it immensely. A few things have always surprised me about our ancestors. The life of hardship they led (irrespective of any particular culture on our planet). The Naked Island very beautifully captures the struggle for survival that our species has put up (against nature and not against any particular species) to make it possible for us to reach this stage of human development. The movie has a very simple but stunning imagery. Irrespective of employing so few actors and depicting repetitious actions the film was able to convey so much.

Though I am positively surprised from reading your post that the movie happened to be a commercial success. The reason for that is that The Naked Island is not a very mainstream commercial cinema. It didn't even have a dialogue. So as a cinema lover I am much indebted to the people who recognised its beauty and whose support made it possible for this film to be a commercial success.