Shingen Takeda/Kagemusha
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5 days ago · Brian Eggert's essay about Kagemusha provides an in-depth critical analysis, exploring its production, history, and themes. Kagemusha opens with a six-minute shot, the longest of Japanese director Akira Kurosawa’s career.
2 days ago · Decades Ago, a Mad Cyberpunk Flick Saved Japanese Sci-Fi. The future is metal. In the late ‘80s, Japanese cinema was in the doldrums. The rising popularity of VHS rental stores and imported ...
1 day ago · For the 1983 Japanese television series, see Tokugawa Ieyasu (TV series). Among others... Tokugawa Ieyasu [a] [b] (born Matsudaira Takechiyo; [c] January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616) was the founder and first shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, which ruled from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.
2 days ago · 35 Years Ago, an Infamously Disturbing Cyberpunk Movie Saved Japanese Sci-Fi. In the late ‘80s, Japanese cinema was in the doldrums. The rising popularity of VHS rental stores and imported Hollywood blockbusters had left theater seats for native productions near-empty, and the major studios of the 1950s’ golden age — including Godzilla ...
4 days ago · Kurosawa Akira, first Japanese film director to win international acclaim, noted for such films as Rashomon (1950), Ikiru (1952), Seven Samurai (1954), Throne of Blood (1957), Kagemusha (1980), and Ran (1985). Learn more about Kurosawa’s life and career.
4 days ago · Seven Samurai, Japanese action film, released in 1954, that was cowritten and directed by Kurosawa Akira and is acclaimed as one of the greatest and most influential films ever made.
20 hours ago · Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! (このミステリーがすごい!, Kono Misuterī ga Sugoi!, lit. This Mystery is Excellent!) is an annual mystery fiction guide book published by Takarajimasha. The guide book publishes a list of the top ten mystery books published in Japan in the previous year.
