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Entries Tagged as 'Kikushima Ryuzo'

Scandal (1950, Kurosawa Akira)

March 28th, 2006 No Comments

Scandal presents an incredibly humane side of Kurosawa, one his historical pictures don’t convey. He shows the desperate sadness of people and offers little visible hope throughout. There’s one scene, when the protagonist (played by Mifune Toshirô) and the main character (Shimura Takashi) come across a pond reflecting the stars and Mifune comments about the […]

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The Bad Sleep Well (1960, Kurosawa Akira)

March 16th, 2006 2 Comments

“It’s a great film and a perfect example of why writing about great films isn’t any fun.”

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