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I have not seen the full movie, just scenes and commentary...
Jul 11, 2020,18:34 PM
Such as actor Tsuomu Yamazaki thoughts on the film...
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Movie post but photo-related...
By: mdg : July 10th, 2020-15:31
TCM ran a bunch of Kurasawa movies a while ago. He is a very famous director but I've never really seen any of them. I didn't want to start with the Samurai stuff so I thought I'd ease in with a '63 film set in contemporary Japan. The title was 'High and ...
I recorded three or four others including some of his...
By: mdg : July 10th, 2020-15:55
...better-known films. I love my plasma, and even though it's fifteen years old the color is still beautiful. It's even better when watching a movie...very cinema-like if that's a thing. When it does die I will go with OLED (not a fan of LCD), or if I can...
“High and Low”
By: baufoam : July 10th, 2020-16:48
What an excellent movie! I am very happy that you enjoyed it. To my tastes, it is a very special and superbly crafted film. I hope to be able to see it on a big screen, projected in a proper movie theater someday.
Great find! I was very aware of where everyone was standing...
By: mdg : July 11th, 2020-09:06
...maybe that means Kurasawa did a good job. The scenes in the apartment reminded me very much of a stage set...these parts would have been perfect in a play. The actor who played the lead inspector was fantastic. He seemed very 'American' at times. He wo...
I appreciate good cinematography...
By: cshimokita : July 11th, 2020-14:02
and there is a fair amount of crossover with still photography, including lighting. When I lived in LA we use to go to the movies every week, very infrequently now... Casey
Yes, the lighting is beautiful...Have you watched the film recently?
By: mdg : July 11th, 2020-14:08
I made a comment to another Japanese speaker (whom you know) that the actors spoke incredibly fast, especially Mifune. Was that just the cinema style at the time (i.e. film noir-like rapid-fire dialog)? I could only understand ten words : )
So desu, arigato gozaimasu...
By: mdg : July 11th, 2020-19:37
...four of the ten words I understood watching the film : ) Am deep in a murder mystery and will watch later tonight...thanks.