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Archive.org’s Sanshiro Sugata

26 August, 2007 (1 comment)

The Internet Archive has added Sanshiro Sugata to their collection. Just like earlier on with Rashomon, the film is now downloadable in a few different formats, or can be watched in a browser. I have not yet had the time to check the quality of their release.

Further YouTube videos

1 January, 2007

There are two new (and unrelated) YouTube videos taking inspiration from Akira Kurosawa. The first one calls itself a horror version of Akira Kurosawa’s Ikiru, although I am not entirely sure why. Perhaps a more interesting entry, then, is this paper-cut animated Sanshiro video, where you can relive the final battle from Kurosawa’s Sanshiro Sugata. Well, sort of.

Public Domain Kurosawa Films Available at Google Video

7 October, 2006

Update: These films are now available with English subtitles. Some of you may remember my earlier post about pre-1953 Japanese films being in public domain. While I am still a More...