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Tag Archives: Masaki Kobayashi
Three Movie Posters for “Harakiri”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Japanese: Italian: Cuban:
Posted in Commercial art, Movies
Tagged Film, Harakiri, Japan, Masaki Kobayashi, Movie Posters, movies, Tatsuya Nakadai
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Notes On Two Early Films by Masaki Kobayashi
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “A Sincere Heart,” from 1953, demonstrates that Masaki Kobayashi’s gift for staging was evident very early on. In particular, his ability to invest spaces with emotional meanings, and to link them to other spaces via subtle visual … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Performers
Tagged A Sincere Heart, Criterion Collection, Eclipse, Film, Hideko Takamine, Hulu+, Japan, Masaki Kobayashi, movies, Somewhere Under the Broad Sky
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“Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Hara-Kiri,” the latest from Takashi Miike, has met with tepid reviews, perhaps because it’s 1) a remake of a classic, and 2) defiantly short on action. But I thought it was largely riveting — aside from … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Performers
Tagged Film, Hara-Kiri, Harakiri, Koji Yakusho, Masaki Kobayashi, movies, Takashi Miike
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