I watched Akira Kurosawa’s first movie for the first time, Sanjuro Sugata.
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I watched Akira Kurosawa’s first movie for the first time, Sanjuro Sugata. It’s from 1943 and was censored by the Imperial government at the time.
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stephen ryner jr. 🦉replied to stephen ryner jr. 🦉 on last edited by
Sanjuro Sugata is a very Akira Kurosawa film. It’s a coming of age film told with empathy and caring.
There’s long telephoto shots. There’s wind-whipped grass tossing on a mountainside. There’s melodramatic music. There’s static shots of clouds in the sky. There’s duels that start with men staring each other down, poised and locked in mortal combat between their eyes before bursting into action.
Takashi Shimura, one of my favorite actors who appeared in 21 of Akira Kurosawa's 30 films is here from the start. Unexpected delight!
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“I’ll just watch a few minutes”
. . .
Starts crying
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It’s that time of year again. I bought a 4K UHD player just to watch Criterion’s new release of Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai. The audio isn’t great, but the picture restoration is wonderful. I love this film so much. Takashi Shimura is so, so terrific here.
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CM Harringtonreplied to stephen ryner jr. 🦉 last edited by
@nuthatch it’s pretty great.
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stephen ryner jr. 🦉replied to CM Harrington last edited by
@octothorpe I wonder if there’s a modern symphony recording of the soundtrack
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CM Harringtonreplied to stephen ryner jr. 🦉 last edited by
@nuthatch good q!
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Jason Lefkowitzreplied to stephen ryner jr. 🦉 last edited by
@nuthatch What's wrong with the audio? I've been considering upgrading my Criterion DVD edition to the UHD...
