Self-Isolation Soundtrack: The Music of Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai, 1954) is one of those rich and complex films that one never tires of watching…
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Toshiro Mifune in Mexico: Ismael Rodriguez’s Ánimas Trujano
Ánimas Trujano (Mexico, 1962) starts as a documentary film with images of a festival which the villagers in the Mexican…
Fighting Social Ills: Akira Kurosawa’s Red Beard
In Akira Kurosawa’s Red Beard (Akahige, 1965), Dr. Niide (Toshiro Mifune), called “Red Beard”, offers medical treatment cheaply or for…
War as absurdity: Kihachi Okamoto’s Desperado Outpost
Desperado Outpost (Dokuritsu gurentai, Japan, 1959) starts with shots of a man on horseback in a landscape reminiscent of a…
Searching for salvation: Kei Kumai’s Deep River
Kei Kumai’s Deep River (Fukai Kawa, Japan, 1995) starts with images of a Hindu temple in ruins and shots of…
