Sisters of the Gion

Released in the same year as Osaka Elegy , Sisters of the Gion presents itself as a companion piece to Kenji Mizoguchi's breakthrough t...

Osaka Elegy

Kenji Mizoguchi believed that Osaka Elegy , his 56th film,* marked his first serious work. "I was able finally to learn to show life as...

Yojimbo

Akira Kurosawa always admired Westerns, and his jidaigeki samurai pieces usually reflect a clear influence from Western directors such as J...

Throne of Blood

Akira Kurosawa's Ran , an adaptation of King Lear , was one of the best Shakespeare adaptations I've ever seen (second only to Chime...