Japanese Films – Page 10 – Under Southern Eyes

Profound themes of evolution, maturity, cycles of life and death, and Japan’s modern history in Katsuhiro Otomo’s “Akira”

Katsuhiro Otomo, “Akira” (1988) In an alternative but parallel universe in 1988, a scientific experiment

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Yasujiro Ozu, “Early Summer” (1951) Calm and serene with a thin plot, “Early Summer” looks

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Barbet Schroeder, “Inju, la bête dans l’ombre” (2008) Enjoyably silly movie about a literature academic

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Hayao Miyazaki, “Princess Mononoke” (1997) When I first saw this movie about a decade ago,

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Ten Shimoyama, “Shinobi – Heart under Blade” (2005) Based on a novel “The Kouga Ninja

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Takashi Miike, “One Missed Call” (2004) Coming from Takashi Miike (of “Ichi the Killer” fame),

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Akihiko Shiota, “Dororo” (2006) Based on the original manga by Astroboy creator, Osamu Tezuka, “Dororo”

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Nagisa Oshima, “Empire of Passions” (1978) By coincidence, when I saw this film the first

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Akira Kurosawa, “Throne of Blood” (1957) Often referred to as an adaptation of the Shakespearean

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Akira Kurosawa, “Ran” (1985) “Ran” (“Chaos” or “Revolt”) was Kurosawa’s last attempt at creating and filming

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