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Jun 22, 2024 · Such conditions are ideally met by the works resulting from the collaboration of two filmmakers: director Masaki Kobayashi and screenwriter Shinobu Hashimoto. Together, they made only two films: Harakiri (1962) and Samurai Rebellion (1967).
Jun 18, 2024 · Teinosuke Kinugasa's Gate of Hell is the best samurai movie not directed by Akira Kurosawa or Masaki Kobayashi. Gate of Hell focuses on Moritō, a brave samurai who rescues a woman named Kesa during a violent uprising.
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Jun 25, 2024 · Directed by: Masaki Kobayashi. Cast: Rentarô Mikuni, Michiyo Aratama, Misako Watanabe. Runtime: 3 hours 3 minutes. Synopsis: Four different Japanese folk tales, each about a supernatural entity or event, take place in the late 19th century. Trivia: Kwaidan won the Special Jury Prize at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.
Jun 15, 2024 · Things explode by the climax, but Harakiri takes its time getting there without ever wasting the viewer’s time, and it’s easily one of the greatest films the legendary Masaki Kobayashi ever ...
Jun 15, 2024 · Back in 2013 Criterion put out a DVD boxed set as part of their Eclipse series called “Masaki Kobayashi Against the System” featuring four films which the famous director made for Shochiku Studios both before and after the release of Kobayashi’s magnum opus trilogy The Human Condition as a fan of Kobayashi I picked this….
Jun 21, 2024 · Another outstanding example, telling of the struggle between duty and feeling, is Masaki Kobayashi’s 1967 film Rebellion. In this story, we learn about the fate of the Sasahara family, whose head, proud samurai and master swordsman Isaburo, is forced to make an extremely difficult choice.
5 days ago · Directed by: Masaki Kobayashi. Cast: Rentarô Mikuni, Michiyo Aratama, Misako Watanabe. Runtime: 3 hours 3 minutes. Synopsis: Four different Japanese folk tales, each about a supernatural entity or event, take place in the late 19th century. Trivia: Kwaidan won the Special Jury Prize at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.
