Crown of Life (Seimei no kanmuri, 生命の冠), 1936 Read More1930s, Capitalism, Cinema, Depression, Domestic drama, Drama, Japan, Silent Film, Silent Movie, Uncategorized
Hero of the Red-Light District (Yōtō monogatari: hana no Yoshiwara hyakunin-giri, 妖刀物語/花の吉原百人斬り), 1960 Read More18th Century, Capitalism, Cinema, Drama, Japan, Madness, masterpiece, Prostitution, Tokyo, Tragedy, Uncategorized, Yoshiwara
Unending Advance (Kagirinaki zenshin, 限りなき前進), 1937 Read More1930s, Capitalism, Cinema, Depression, Domestic drama, Japan, Madness, Satire, Surrealism, Uncategorized
The Eleventh Hour (Dotanba;どたんば), 1957 Read More1950s, Buddhism, Cinema, Class, Drama, Japan, Koreans, Mining, Race, Uncategorized
Moving Tales of Youth: The Pure Heart (Shonen bidan: Kiyoki kokoro; 少年美談清き心), 1925 Read More1920s, Children, Cinema, Feudalism, Folklore, Japan, Poverty, Silent Film, Slapstick, Uncategorized
The Master Spearman (Sake to onna to yari, 酒と女と槍) (1960) Read More16th Century, Feudalism, Japan, Madness, Samurai, Satire, Uncategorized, War
A Hole of My Own Making (Jibun no ana no nakade; 自分の穴の中で), 1955 Read More1950s, Cinema, Colonization, Domestic drama, Japan, Music, Politics
Six Lost Uchida Films That I Wish Were Found Read MoreCinema, Japan, Meiji, Music, Politics, Poverty, Silent Film, Uncategorized
Chikamatsu’s Love in Osaka (Naniwa no koi no monogatari; 浪花の恋の物語), 1959 Read MoreBunraku, Japan, Kabuki, Merchants, Osaka, Prostitution, Theater, Uncategorized