Tokyo Drifter: surreal pop-art gangster flick riffing on corporate loyalty and surviving in a corrupt world
Seijun Suzuki, “Tokyo Drifter / Tokyo nagaremono” (1966) A tale of larger-than-life characters grappling with
Reviews of Japanese-language films I find significant or interesting.
Seijun Suzuki, “Tokyo Drifter / Tokyo nagaremono” (1966) A tale of larger-than-life characters grappling with
Hayao Miyazaki, “Laputa, Castle in the Sky / Tenko no shiro Ryaputa” (1986) One of
Hayao Miyazaki, “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind / Kaze no tani no Naushika”
Hiroshi Inagaki, “The 47 Ronin / Chushingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki” (1962) The
Makoto Shinkai, “She and Her Cat” (1999) The debut animé film by Makoto Shinkai as
Kazuchika Kise, “Ghost in the Shell: Arise – 1: Ghost Pain” (2013) First of a
Makoto Shinkai, “Garden of Words / Koto no ha no niwa” (2013) Makoto Shinkai is
Kinji Fukasaku, “Battle Royale (Director’s Cut)” (2000) For all its extreme violence and other liberties
Akira Kurosawa, “The Hidden Fortress” (1958) Inspiration for George Lucas’ “Star Wars: A New Hope”,
Takashi Miike, “Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai” (2011) As this is a Takashi Miike film,