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mvie mu-1009592: "I Am Not Interested In Self-Analysis" --High and Low.

Fri, 9 Oct 2009 21:22:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JiggyJay - I'm not as familiar with Kurosawa when it comes to his film noir pieces, but I heard that a great place to start would be his High and Low film from 1963. After I watched it I wouldn't really call it "film noir" as it didn't have enough...

mvie mu-1009592: Filmspotters Dictator Club #2: Kurosawa Meets McBain in Noir-Driven Drama

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:03:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thevoid99 - ***Very Special Thanks to matt the movie watcher for Selecting This Film for This Month's Filmspotters Dictator Club***After the dual samurai features of Yojimbo and Sanjuro that both starred Toshiro Mifune in the lead...

mvie mu-1009592: Justice Nipping at the Heels of a Moral Dilemma

Sun, 5 Jun 2005 03:17:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author metalluk - Although Akira Kurusawa is best known for his samurai films, he also made some fine crime films. If his epic films are his symphonies then the crime films are his chamber pieces. What they lack in grand panoramic vistas, they make up for with intimate...

mvie mu-1009592: The high costs of provoking resentment

Mon, 1 Nov 2004 17:55:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Stephen_Murray - In addition to the films set in historical times such as "Seven Samurai," "Rashomon," and "Ran" for which he is best known, Akira Kurosawa directed a number of excellent movies set in post-WWII Japan (movies about any present day become historical...

mvie mu-1009592: Akira Kurosawa's -Tengoku to jogoku -1963 "High and Low" (Heaven and Hell)

Thu, 8 Aug 2002 16:37:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author artbyjude - A modern thriller, this movie is yet another masterpiece of the late great Japanese Film Director, Akira Kurosawa. The story is Based on a pulp thriller “King’s Ransom” by Evan Hunter, who released it in Japan under the name of Ed McBain. The...

mvie mu-1009592: Criterion... you know what I'm gonna say...

Fri, 25 May 2001 00:53:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author davebert - Akira Kurosawa is a film god. When I first saw "Seven Samurai", I said "Hey look, it's Akira Kurosawa and he makes good movies!" After seeing several others I say "Hey look it's Akira Kurosawa... BUY IT! BUY IT! He's a genius!"

That's basically what...