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This is like Kurosawa watching King Lear and then deciding "but what if it was called Kingu Riiru" and make it all Japanese. I love the reinterpretation of the fool in this movie. Overall, it was amazing and looked stunning, though it felt convoluted at times. 4.5/5.
Oct 1, 2024
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I’m including this because it’s a vaguely unapproachable art film and I hope you’re impressed that I liked it. I saw it at Metrograph in January. Dreams consists of eight vignettes, each inspired by real recurring dreams from Kurosawa’s life. It was made late in his career and is described by Metrograph as “the work of a filmmaker with nothing left to prove but a great deal to say.” (I’ve been thinking about that phrasing ever since I read it.) I hate to sound like a frat boy but I was on mushrooms when I saw it and I am going to have to recommend that. I’ve never seen the uncanny nature of dreams captured so well.
Jun 6, 2023
If you're truly not sure what to do, I can imagine this film (w/ a protagonist in a similar position from the jump) could help work through some options
Jul 24, 2024
Samurai Week getting even better. as much as I enjoyed Seven Samurai, I enjoyed this one considerably more.
A masterless samurai arrives at the palace of a daimyo requesting use of the courtyard to commit harakiri, the rite of ritual disembowelment. suspecting that he is just looking for sympathy or employment, the samurai engage him in a deep exploration of the values, intentions, and code of himself and of the samurai as a way of life.
Genuinely some of the most beautiful and masterful storytelling I’ve ever seen put to film. I was captivated every single second. The writing is excellent and the story is so compelling. The structure is perfect. a beautiful exploration of the honor culture of feudal Japan and what it leads to. Such a deeply human story. Five stars
“Who can fathom the depths of another man’s heart?”
Samurai Week Film Three: Throne of Blood (1957)
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Issey Miyake collections are always so cool but this one stands out to me for demonstrating how much more fun clothes are with cool prints, which is not always seen on runways. Dries Nan Noten does this really well in his collections with flower prints appearing everywhere.
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Doing massive assignments last minute after work is not what we were made for as human beings.
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I watched both the menswear and womenswear runways and they were both cool but I loved this bug-eye visor thing with all of the little eyes. I think insect motifs in fashion are really cool and I want to see more insect-like pieces.
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