Classic Japanese Cinema Discussion Thread

Classic Japanese Cinema Discussion Thread Jul 17, 2018 12:25:56 GMT petrolino, manfromplanetx, and 1 more like this

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Post by Fox in the Snow on Jul 17, 2018 12:25:56 GMT

Jul 16, 2018 21:54:31 GMT Aj_June said:

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

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.

The Naked Island is a wonderful film. I love the meditative pace and near complete absence of dialogue. Quite different to the other Shindo films I've seen (Onibaba and Kuroneko), but just as mesmerizing.