Intricate, razor-sharp black-and-white cinematography by Kenji Mizoguchi’s Kazuo Miyagawa gives Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo—literally, The Bodyguard—only the appearance of being a great work of visual ar… more →
Dennis Grunesomarfariasdirector wrote 4 days ago: Al igual que “Rashomon”, la influyente película del maestro Akira Kurosawa, “En el punto de mira” n … more →
Sam wrote 5 days ago: Another night, another movie. This time Black Kiss. A 2006 Japanese movie with only one actor soundi … more →
unpluggedcrazy wrote 1 week ago: Stray Dog is pleasurable in the same way that David Fincher’s Zodiac is pleasurable; it takes … more →
rosannebane wrote 1 week ago: By Rosanne Bane The renowned Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa said “To be an artist means never … more →
Arunn wrote 1 week ago: Flaunting book-lists in our blogs doesn’t qualify us as scholars. Presenting a movie list does … more →
ZC wrote 1 week ago: A paragon of the formulaic comedy film and hilarious “remake” of Kurosawa’s Kagem … more →
ZC wrote 2 weeks ago: For being based on (and according to Akira Kurosawa, the same movie as) Yojimbo, A Fistful of Dolla … more →
phillipkay wrote 2 weeks ago: This is a survey of Asian cinema I have enjoyed. The emphasis is on drama, not on martial arts or sp … more →
Jonah wrote 3 weeks ago: With a big assist to the crew on my Google Reader rolls and the Twitter army (as well as some of my … more →
Jordan Richardson wrote 3 weeks ago: Akira Kurosawa’s 1962 film Sanjuro is a tremendously enjoyable action-comedy led by a terrific perf … more →
Espinoza wrote 3 weeks ago: The follow is an essay I wrote for a film class. How I scored 98/100 is beyond me. This is pretty … more →
Bill Thompson wrote 3 weeks ago: See where Sergio Leone drew inspiration for his Man With No Name trilogy! Screenplay By: Ryuzo Kiku … more →
Just Another Film Buff wrote 4 weeks ago: Something Like An Autobiography Akira Kurosawa (Translated by Audie E. Bock) Random House, 1983 … more →
grunes wrote 4 weeks ago: Intricate, razor-sharp black-and-white cinematography by Kenji Mizoguchi’s Kazuo Miyagawa gives Akir … more →
Patrick wrote 1 month ago: Part of a whole group of posts that occupy my time while I get back into jiu-jitsu shape. They have … more →
mistercomfypants wrote 1 month ago: Title: Per un pugno di dollari Year: 1964 Director: Sergio Leone Writers: Víctor Andrés Catena, Jai … more →
Brad Wrolstad wrote 1 month ago: Following a theme that originated at The Dancing Image, here are 10 books on film that continue to … more →
Nic wrote 1 month ago: Last night we slept in terrible fits. I awoke to find that I was alone in the bed, a frightening pro … more →
mistercomfypants wrote 1 month ago: Title: Yojimbo Year: 1961 Director: Akira Kurosawa Writers: Akira Kurosawa & Ryuzo Kikushima St … more →