Tag Archives: Japanese Film history

mifune: 3 feet of film deep

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Dave

Jesse Marinoff Reyes: Happy Birthday Toshiro Mifune (1920-1997). Today, we look at Toshiro Mifune on what would have been his 92st birthday (with many films directed by Kurosawa). Well, they did 16 films together and they ranged from great, to … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Shake Your Hips | Tagged Akira Kurosawa, Japanese Cinema, Japanese Film history, jesse marinoff reyes, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Toshiro Mifune, toshiro mifune drunken angel, toshiro mifune rashomon, toshiro mifune scandal, toshiro mifune the seven samurai | Leave a comment

DOSTOEVSKY, KUROSAWA AND THE HEIJI WAR

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Dave

Akira Kurosawa ( 1910-1998 ) applied Western philosophy to Eastern themes in films that appealed to both worlds, but not always for the same reasons. Kurosawa used a narrative style to recount his stories, a form of cinematic deconstruction that … Continue reading →