Late Chrysanthemums (晩菊, Bangiku) Director: Naruse Mikio Country: Japan Year: 1954 Watch the film on Criterion Channel It’s always interesting to watch classic
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Black River (黑い河) Director: Masaki Kobayashi Country: Japan Year: 1956 In the wake of the catastrophic WWII that drastically turned Japan into land
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Late Spring (晩春) Director: Yasujirō Ozu Writer(s): Yasujirō Ozu, Kogo Noda Country: Japan Year: 1949 Late Spring (The Criterion Collection) on Amazon. There
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Harakiri (切腹) Director: Masaki Kobayashi Written: Shinobu Hashimoto, Yasuhiko Takiguchi Country: Japan Year: 1962 Harakiri (English Subtitled) on Amazon. Kobayashi was one of
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Kwaidan (怪談) Country: Japan Writer(s): Mizuki Yoko Director: Masaki Kobayashi Year: 1965 “Kwaidan” on Amazon. Kwaidan (pronounced Kaidan) is probably one of the most
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Rashomon (羅生門) Director: Akira Kurosawa Written: Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto Country: Japan Year: 1950 “Rashomon” (The Criterion Collection) on Amazon. I think it
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