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What is your fav. Kurosawa flick... and why?!?!

jasoncalacanis — Wed, 08 Oct 2003 17:11:36 GMT

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Red Beard

jorga — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 23:13:06 GMT

I jsuu watched this last night, I gotta say, it was awesome. Toshiro Mifune's last role for Kurosawa, and as a practicioner of Asian Medicine, it was particularly interesting.

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Favorite unknown Kurosawa?

miketreder — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 12:07:28 GMT

We all know and love Seven Samurai, Ran, Ikiru, Roshomon, and the other biggies.

What's your favorite Kurosawa film that fewer people have seen?

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Dersu Uzala

knewkevlar — Fri, 27 May 2005 00:48:34 GMT

Film as poetry. In spite of being out of favor in Japan and suicide attempts (over the failure of Do des ka den), the genius of Kurosawa found it's way to Russia (the best thing communism ever did) to create yet another intimate epic.
Sublime.

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Kurosawa films on TIME's best films list.

captainbackfire — Fri, 27 May 2005 05:34:34 GMT

Hello all. TIME magazine has recently published their list of their top 100 films of all time- Two Kurosawa movies made the cut... "Ikiru" and "Yojimbo". I was kinda surprised that "Yojimbo" made it as opposed to, say... "Seven Samurai", "Ran", "Kagemusha" or "Rashomon". Thoughts?

Here's the address: http://www.time.com/time/2005/100movies/

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Acquiring The Quiet Duel

Blaine — Fri, 06 May 2005 03:45:59 GMT

does anyone know where I can get a subtitled version of The Quiet Duel? It is the only Kurosawa Movie that I have not seen.

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Kagemusha

kurt — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:42:43 GMT

The DVD finally comes out in March. Criterion Collection... interviews with Lucas and Coppola... I've had this on a terrible VHS dub for years... can't wait!

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Sanjuro

jorga — Mon, 28 Feb 2005 06:57:03 GMT

Just watched this the other day, it was great.

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Umi wa miteita / The sea is Watching

Sycophant — Fri, 21 May 2004 15:00:34 GMT

Of course this movie (2002) was not directed by AK but I think this is the last movie that he wrote.
Women often have an important part is several of his movies but here the prostitutes are with their gender and social status on center stage. It is hard for me to put see this movie as a Kurosawa creation. I would like to read what you think.
One humongous turn off for me was the horrible and anachronistic music.

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roshimon

1jeffrey — Thu, 20 May 2004 01:44:02 GMT

would someone please explain the last scene in Roshimon ...who's baby is it???I think i miss the meaning of the film if i don't get the ending...and i don't get the ending....

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Demon Pond

desdemona — Sun, 24 Oct 2004 15:30:20 GMT

Hi, I'm not necessarily a fan, or belong on this site, except that I have been trying to find the movie "Demon Pond" for several years. I saw this tribe listed and thought someone might be able to help me out. I'm really just looking to rent it, but all of the "normal" places don't have it: Blockbuster, Netflicks.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

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Kurosawa RULES! say werd...

Wed, 09 Jun 2004 01:42:23 GMT

"werd"

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Ikuru

Sycophant — Tue, 25 May 2004 14:42:02 GMT

Ikuru (1952) / to live.
20 years or so later I enjoy this movie at a very different level. This is definitely one of the best movie in the dying-movie Genre.
Only a few scenes are shot with tele and it is amazing to see the composition of some wide angle scenes (waiting at the doctor's office for example).

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Books about AK

Sycophant — Sun, 23 May 2004 22:49:14 GMT

Recommendations on books about AK?
Has anyone read The Warrior's Camera : The Cinema of Akira Kurosawa by Stephen Prince ?

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How many ?

Sycophant — Wed, 19 May 2004 22:05:29 GMT

How many Kurosawa have you seen ?

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Rhapsody

Footnote — Sat, 21 Feb 2004 05:53:00 GMT

I know this one divides Kurosawa's fans, but what did everyone think of "Rhapsody in August." I loved it, and would put it in that second tier of his movies with "High and Low," "Dreams," "Yojimbo," and "Sanjuro" - utterly brilliant in comparison with anything other than the 4 (generally) unquestioned masterpieces. I thought it was a kind of more mature "Dersu Uzala," I guess; philosophical ramblings from a fascinating, brilliant mind.

Thoughts?

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Ran

miketreder — Sun, 21 Dec 2003 13:57:27 GMT

Last night I saw "Ran" again, on screen at a rep theater in Manhattan. It's such an awesome piece of moviemaking, full of big ideas, grand scope, and small touches. Kurosawa's use of color and movement has probably never been matched.

Among the many great scenes in the film, there are two that stand out the most for me. The first is the powerfully moving battle scene with no ambient sound, just mournful symphonic music. It's breathtaking. The second is the seduction scene where Kaede threatens to kill Jiro, opens a cut on his neck with her dagger, then licks up his blood just before kissing him. It's chilling.

Of course the justly famous last scene also sticks in the mind, along with others. Anyone else here have favorite scenes from "Ran"?

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Dakota — Sat, 24 Jan 2004 16:30:17 GMT

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kurosawa

Wed, 22 Oct 2003 05:31:45 GMT

check ou the documentary on the man it's really good!! i didn't know he tried to commit suicide at one point...true fans should see the doc

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