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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 ...  

Also plasma still looks better than all but the best OLED TV's.

...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... 

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.

. . . consider myself a film buff. What I can say is that '63 was a good year for cultural exchanges . . . . . . between East and West. ;-)

When I watched the trailer my first thought was that the blocking was excellent, then I found the following clip...

...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... 

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

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 : )

Such as actor Tsuomu Yamazaki thoughts on the film...

...four of the ten words I understood watching the film : ) Am deep in a murder mystery and will watch later tonight...thanks.