日本映画

I watch Japanese films and write about them. Spoilers ahead.

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Life in Japanese Film - Donald Richie

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I received Donald Richie's 100 Years of Japanese Film for Christmas and thought I should seek out more information about the author and ...
Thursday, December 6, 2012

Sisters of Gion - 祇園の姉妹, Gion no kyōdai - Mizoguchi 1936

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In Sisters of the Gion the unconventional shots by director Kenji Mizoguchi can feel somewhat jarring, almost uncomfortable. Compare...
Thursday, July 14, 2011

Ugetsu - Kenji Mizoguchi - 1953

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The film Ugetsu, directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, follows two couples during wartime in Edo-era Japan. Genjuro and Tobei have dreams of wealth ...
Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Sansho the Baliff - Kenji Mizoguchi -1954

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In Kenji Mizoguchi's film, Sansho the Bailiff , brother and sister Zushio and Anju (respectively) are kidnaped by slave traders and ...
Monday, April 5, 2010

Vibrator - 2003 -Ryuichi Hiroki

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I first watched this movie almost a year ago, and I have to say that it left a pretty big mark on me. I had probably picked it up off the sh...
Thursday, April 1, 2010

Tokyo Zombie 2005 Sakichi Sato

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I have to admit, I am not a big fan of horror films. This might stem from the fact that I wasn't really allowed to watch them while gr...
Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Stacy - 2001 - Naoyuki Tomomatsu

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  A friend lent me this goretastic film about young girls who die and come back as zombie's called 'Stacy's.' The girls firs...
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