Comments on: More Asian Film (Enough Already, Megan!) http://meganframpton.com/2010/04/20/more-asian-film-enough-already-megan/ Frampton Comes Alive! Mon, 21 May 2012 14:06:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Hatrack http://meganframpton.com/2010/04/20/more-asian-film-enough-already-megan/#comment-5764 Hatrack Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:58:46 +0000 http://meganframpton.com/?p=2629#comment-5764 Here are some Kurosowa films I ve seen. Hidden Fortress, b/w with Toshiro Mafune, a period advanture story said to have inspired the first Star Wars movie. No droids or spaceships, but does have kimonos and swords. High and Low, b/w sixties noirish kidnapping story, with Toshiro Mafune. I saw a real beat up print of it, with beat up sound, at a college movie event. I was not excited by it, but maybe a DVD on HDTV would improve my enjoyment of it. Kagemusha, feast of color from 1980 or so, long. Beautiful scenes and dress, military battles. It touches a bit on the Rashomon theme of what is reality. I think Megan might enjoy this one. Here are some Kurosowa films I ve seen.

Hidden Fortress, b/w with Toshiro Mafune, a period advanture story said to have inspired the first Star Wars movie. No droids or spaceships, but does have kimonos and swords.

High and Low, b/w sixties noirish kidnapping story, with Toshiro Mafune. I saw a real beat up print of it, with beat up sound, at a college movie event. I was not excited by it, but maybe a DVD on HDTV would improve my enjoyment of it.

Kagemusha, feast of color from 1980 or so, long. Beautiful scenes and dress, military battles. It touches a bit on the Rashomon theme of what is reality. I think Megan might enjoy this one.

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