The film masterfully examines the complexities of postwar Japan, as well as the duality of its protagonist's nature. Released: 1949 Directed by: Akira Kurosawa 8 Mad Dog and Glory Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Bill Murray 5 votes This offbeat crime comedy-drama revolves around the unlikely ...
The film, intended as a "Magnificent Seven in outer space", is based on The Magnificent Seven, the Western remake of Akira Kurosawa's film Seven Samurai. The screenplay was written by John Sayles, the score was composed by James Horner, and the special effects were directed by James ...
introduced Lucas to the work of Japanese directorKurosawa Akira, who would be an important influence on Lucas’s work. Lucas made several highly acclaimed student films, including the futuristicparableElectronic Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB, which took first prize at the National Student Film Festival in...
one of Kurosawa's greatest films, and certainly his most touching Tokyo Story Tokyo Story is a classic for any film buff to watch Late Spring Love Exposure 4 hours of insanity, love, comedy, sex, christianity, panty shots, mystery, thriller, horror, gore, and all of it is worth the ...
Japan has produced acclaimed movie directors likeAkira KurosawaandTakashi Miike. Over the years, Japanese film characters have also become pop culture icons. All around the world, viewers can recognize the mightyGodzilla, and long-haired Sadako of “The Ring”. ...
Sergei Eisenstein4 - Conspiracy - The Manchurian Candidate (1962) dir. John Frankenheimer3 - Cynicism - Medium Cool (1969) dir. Haskell Wexler2 - Hope - Ikiru (1952) dir. Akira Kurosawa1 - Allegorical - Night of the Living Dead (1968) dir. George A. Romero...
Burns, Waylon Smithers, Joey/Crusher & Lowblow, Lenny Leonard, Carl Carlson, Charlie, Akira Kurosawa, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Sanjay Nahasapeemapetilon, Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon, Nahasapeemapetilon Octuplets, Artie Ziff, Baby Gerald, Benjamin, Doug & Gary, Allison Taylor, Bill & Marty, ...
Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams[Yume; AKADreams] (1990)– The master filmmaker relates eight “dreams,” including one where he wanders through Vincent Van Gogh’s paintings Alice[Neco Z Alenky] (1988)– Ultra-creepy Czech stop-motion animated version of the Lewis Carroll classic, shot in eerie stop...
不同于黑泽明(Akira Kurosawa)拿手的武士或是历史题材,「天国与地狱」讲的是一则现代寓言。故事背景设立在战后的日本,讲的是一个制鞋公司遭遇的绑架故事,实际讽刺的是社会不同阶级间的矛盾。和今年的奥斯卡获奖影片「寄生虫」有点类似。 其实从电影名也听得出来——天堂与地狱,两个阶层相悖不相容。
Uehara Misa (上原美佐); Japanese; Uehara Misa appeared in a few Japanese films from the late 1950s, most notably starring as Princess Yuki in Kurosawa Akira's