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4 days ago · Harakiri (切腹, Seppuku [2]) is a 1962 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Masaki Kobayashi. The story takes place between 1619 and 1630 during the Edo period and the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate.
4 days ago · Kagemusha. Kagemusha (影武者, Shadow Warrior) is a 1980 epic jidaigeki film directed by Akira Kurosawa. It is set in the Sengoku period of Japanese history and tells the story of a lower-class criminal who is taught to impersonate the dying daimyō Takeda Shingen to dissuade opposing lords from attacking the newly vulnerable clan. Kagemusha ...
1 day ago · Grave of the Fireflies (Japanese: 火垂るの墓, Hepburn: Hotaru no Haka) is a 1988 Japanese animated war drama film written and directed by Isao Takahata, and produced by Studio Ghibli. It is based on the 1967 semi-autobiographical short story Grave of the Fireflies by Akiyuki Nosaka.
5 days ago · During a conversation from the 1990s with Maani Petgar that was published on Cinephilia & Beyond, Kurosawa revealed the heavy disappointment he felt when he watched contemporary American movies that failed to do anything meaningful with the genre frameworks of action and sci-fi. Kurosawa explained: “Regarding American cinema, I could say that ...
4 days ago · The samurai, Japan's iconic warrior caste, continue to captivate audiences worldwide. While Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai" (1954) remains a towering
4 days ago · Cure is a psychological thriller directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Set in Tokyo, the film follows Detective Takabe, played by Kōji Yakusho, as he investigates a series of bizarre murders where each culprit has no memory of committing the crime.
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9 hours ago · Hirokazu Kore-eda's Air Doll is an underrated gem of contemporary Japanese cinema that offers a painfully honest depiction of loneliness in the modern age. Ever since Kore-eda began directing feature films in 1995, his work has accumulated near-universal acclaim, both in Japan and internationally. Air Doll is one of the very few Kore-eda films ...
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