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Posts tagged with 'akira kurosawa'

• • Throne Of Blood (1957).
  • by xusia
    

  • in xusiaofdelos.blog.co.uk

  • 120 days old
  • When I first saw "Throne Of Blood" as a teenager I was ill with a fever. I found the brooding atmosphere and the use of fog, very hypnotic and was never quite sure if this was down to my health or the way the film had been crafted. A recent viewing has established that this dream like quality of the film is down the the creative talents of it's... more
  • Tags: + film , + macbeth , + shakespeare , + toshiro mifune
• • Rashômon (1950) - Akira Kurosawa
  • by IronicFilmReference
    

  • in films.blog.co.uk

  • 156 days old
  • A huge influence on The Virgin Spring and Hero amongst many other films, i dont really think there's much to criticise in Kurosawa's great film. It's a bit slow in places, but it's a hell of a lot quicker than Seven Samurai; the acting and direction are just fantastic with Kurosawa really going to town with his cinematic depiction of rain. So,... more
  • Tags: + japanese , + rashomon