Classic Japanese cinema recommendations sought!

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Classic Japanese cinema recommendations sought! Jul 22, 2021 7:04:31 GMT london777 and morrisondylanfan like this

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Post by timshelboy on Jul 22, 2021 7:04:31 GMT

I've finally been shamed by the thread discussions on above I can't participate in, the sum total of my Japanese viewing running to not much more than RASHOMON, KING KONG VS GODZILLA and ATTACK OF THE MUSHROOM PEOPLE

So last week I watched my first Naruse SUDDEN RAIN and thoroughly enjoyed the tale of a dull Sunday at home magnifying a married couples discontent... and what a lovely uplifting final scene. This week I took in REPAST - maybe less absorbing - but stilll fine - and next up Is Ozu's THE MUNIKATA SISTERS. Then maybe FLOATING WEEDS if I can get it online free!

There are quite a few free on this site

REPAST CAVE OF FORGOTTEN FILMS

I'm aiming to watch a pre 1970 Japanese film a week for the forseeable future so recommendations sought!

There are some more Kurosawa I want to try - some Noirish ones DRUNKEN something? and STRAY something? Where should I startAside from Ozu and Naruse, Mizoguchi is another name I'd like to put some celluloid under my belt.

I know I can get lots of lists online but some of you very kowledgable

Interested in silent era (Some Sessue Hayakawa recs please!)

And yes some more Setsuko Hara recs - from all stages of her career. The name is usually referred to in hushed tones of awe.. and I can totally see why!

Setsuko Hara in TOKYO STORY

Thanks in advance!

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Classic Japanese cinema recommendations sought! Jul 22, 2021 9:39:44 GMT london777 and timshelboy like this

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Post by phantomparticle on Jul 22, 2021 9:39:44 GMT

Onibaba (1964)

A woman and her widowed daughter in medieval Japan make their living by killing soldiers and selling their armor. Claustrophobic setting in a vast grassland, graphic sex and horror. Directed by Kaneto Shindo. It was on Youtube a while back, may still be. With English subtitles.

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Classic Japanese cinema recommendations sought! Jul 22, 2021 13:20:21 GMT timshelboy likes this

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Post by london777 on Jul 22, 2021 13:20:21 GMT

A few from my collection which I can recommend:

Seven Samurai 1954 Akira Kurosawa
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs 1960 Mikio Naruse
After the Storm 2016 Hirokazu Koreeda
Gate of Hell 1953 Teinosuke Kinugasa
Rashomon 1950 Akira Kurosawa
Sanjuro 1962 Akiro Kurosawa
Shoplifters 2018 Hirokazu Koreeda
Ugetsu Monogatari 1953 Kenji Mizoguchi
An Actor's Revenge 1963 Kon Ichikawa
High and Low 1963 Akira Kurosawa
Late Autumn 1960 Yasujirô Ozu
Pale Flower 1964 Masahiro Shinoda
The End of Summer 1961 Yasujirô Ozu
Double Suicide 1969 Masahiro Shinoda
Equinox Flower 1958 Yasujirô Ozu
Kagemusha 1980 Akira Kurosawa
The Outrage 2010 Takeshi Kitano
Early Spring 1956 Yasujirô Ozu

Plus a few more I lked on YouTube (hopefully still there, but quality variable):

Woman in the Dunes (1964) Hiroshi Teshigahara
Sansho the Bailiff (1954) Kenji Mizoguchi
Harakiri (1962) Masaki Kobayashi
Harikomi - Stakeout (1958) Yoshitarô Nomura
Fires on the Plain (1959) Kon Ichikawa
Shubun - Scandal (1950) Akira Kurosawa

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Classic Japanese cinema recommendations sought! Jul 22, 2021 17:05:29 GMT london777 and timshelboy like this

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Jul 22, 2021 7:04:31 GMT timshelboy said:

I've finally been shamed by the thread discussions on above I can't participate in, the sum total of my Japanese viewing running to not much more than RASHOMON, KING KONG VS GODZILLA and ATTACK OF THE MUSHROOM PEOPLE

So last week I watched my first Naruse SUDDEN RAIN and thoroughly enjoyed the tale of a dull Sunday at home magnifying a married couples discontent... and what a lovely uplifting final scene. This week I took in REPAST - maybe less absorbing - but stilll fine - and next up Is Ozu's THE MUNIKATA SISTERS. Then maybe FLOATING WEEDS if I can get it online free!

There are quite a few free on this site

REPAST CAVE OF FORGOTTEN FILMS

I'm aiming to watch a pre 1970 Japanese film a week for the forseeable future so recommendations sought!

There are some more Kurosawa I want to try - some Noirish ones DRUNKEN something? and STRAY something? Where should I startAside from Ozu and Naruse, Mizoguchi is another name I'd like to put some celluloid under my belt.

I know I can get lots of lists online but some of you very kowledgable

Interested in silent era (Some Sessue Hayakawa recs please!)

And yes some more Setsuko Hara recs - from all stages of her career. The name is usually referred to in hushed tones of awe.. and I can totally see why!

Setsuko Hara in TOKYO STORY

Thanks in advance!

Hi Tim,with an Arrow Blu sale taking place until the 26th of July,you have timed it well. Some of their most highly praised Japanese releases:

Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell Bastards! (1963)

A stylish, hard-nosed Neo-Noir from Seijun Suzuki

arrowfilms.com/product-detail/detective-bureau-2-3-go-to-hell-bastards--blu-ray/FCD1779

The Invisible Man Appears / The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly.

A pretty recent release from Arrow of a 40's/50's Sci-Fi duo (which I ordered a few days ago):

arrowfilms.com/product-detail/the-invisible-man-appears---the-invisible-man-vs--the-human-fly-blu-ray/FCD2110

Warning From Space.

The first Sci-Fi movie to be filmed in colour in Japan (which I've ordered along with the Invisible Man set.)

arrowfilms.com/product-detail/warning-from-space-blu-ray/FCD2059

And I know they are from the 70's,but with the set having been OOP for so long,I highly recommend the epic Battles Without Honor or Humanity film series,which Arrow has recently put out again.

arrowfilms.com/product-detail/battles-without-honor-and-humanity-blu-ray/FCD2164

Classic Japanese cinema recommendations sought!

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