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Film Club: Rashomon (Kurosawa, 1950)lawless
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July 26
Do we continue with the film club?Stewart Kerr Brown
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July 24
Seven Samurai Kyuzo master swordsmanmandeldog
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July 7
New book from Bert Cardullo: Close Watching (includes Kurosawa essay)Vili Maunula
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June 20
Film Club: Vertigo (Hitchcock, 1958)Ugetsu
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May 27
Film Club: Kagemusha (Kurosawa, 1980)chomei
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May 26
Film Club: Persona (Bergman, 1966)Mugibuefan
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May 21
Machiko KyoMugibuefan
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May 7
Western actors in "Sanshiro Sugata part 2"Tsubaki Rokujuro
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May 6
Replay years later to the discussion Sanjuro – The CamelliasTsubaki Rokujuro
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April 20
Shadow (new film by Zhang Yimou) has echoes of Kurosawa's KagemushaUgetsu
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March 26
Film Club: Stray Dog (Kurosawa, 1949)Ugetsu
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March 24
Kurosawa autobiography rightsVili Maunula
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March 24
New Italian book: Dalla katana al revolver (Kurosawa + Leone)Vili Maunula
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March 16
Alternate Rashomon analysisUgetsu
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March 15
Kagemusha – Shorter or Longer Cut?C. Richard
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March 11
Shiro ToyodaMugibuefan
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March 1
Film Club: Coriolanus (Fiennes, 2011)Ugetsu
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February 16
The Glorious SevenVili Maunula
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February 15
San Juan’s new bookLewis Saul
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12 years a slave13 assassins35 shots of rhum3d4kAa fistful of dollarsa new hopea.k.abstractionabuseactingaction moviesadadaptationaestheticsafiai no corridaairtight carageak100akiraakira kurosawaalex coxalternative versionsamazon kindleamericanamerican cinemathequeanachronismandrei konchalovksyandrei tarkovskyanh hung trananimalsanimationanimeanniversaryantiheroapocalypseappropriationappsarchetypesarchitectureartart houseart theoryarticlearticlesartificial eyeartworkashes of timeasian cinemaassignmentaudie bockaudienceaudience reactionautobiographyavatarBbabybad sleep wellbagnallballad of narayamabank of englandbarnes & noblebarnes and noblebbpressbeautybeginningbert cardullobfibibliographybig screenbiographybirthbirthdayblogblog sharpshooter mystery music wikipediablu-raybollywoodbonoedge76bookbook reviewbook reviewsbooksbreaking badbritishbruce willisbuddhismbuy belgium drivers licensebuy or orderCcaching systemcamellia'scameracannescanoncapitalismcensorshipcentennialchad cortezchangechangelingcharacter namescharacterschekhovchintu jicinemacinematic expressioncivilcivilizationclaire denisclassic filmsclassicsclint eastwoodclockcloseupsclothingclub of four knightscollaborationcolourcolourised screenshotscomedycommercialcommissarcompetitioncomponent switchescompositionconfronting silencecongocontemporary japanese cinemacontemporary japanese filmcontemporary meaningcopyrightcorruptioncounterfeitcriterioncriterion collectioncriticismcriticscult filmcultureDddankandarth vadardashiell hammettdavid bodwelldavid bordwelldavid desserdeathdersu-uzaladesigndifferencesdirectiondirectordirectorsdissertationdistancedjango unchaineddjo tunda wa mungadocumentarydodes’ka-dendodesukadendora-heitadostoevskydoublesdoubtdowntimedr. strangelovedrawingsdreamsdredddressdrunken angeldublindvddvd box setdvd releasesdvdsdvds asian dvd boying mei ah no regrets forEearly kurosawaearly summerearthquakeeasy ridereddie-izzardeditingelectronicsemi wadaendingenglish subtitles neededenglish versionsessayseureka videoeuro 2008europeanexhibitionFfacefamilyfaneditfashionfatefavourite filmsfeedbackfemale bodyfemale gazefeminismfencingfeudalismfilmfilm clubfilm club schedulefilm criticismfilm festivalfilm forumfilm noirfilm restorationfilm reviewfilm studiesfilm techniquefilm theoryfilm titlefilmclubfilmingfilming techniquefilmmakerfilmographyfilmsflowingfolklorefootballforbidden colorsfortressforumforumsfoundationfour knightsframingfrancis ford coppolafrank caprafree willfrenchfriendshipfunfunnyGgagakugamegendergenresgeographygeorge lucasgermanghostsgiftsglobalgodzillagohattogondola no utagooglegorkygrave of the firefliesgreatest filmsgreetingsguiltHhamletharakiriharuki murakamihayao miyazakiheroeshidden fortresshideko takeminehideo ogunihigh and lowhigh and low; koreeda; rashomonhirokazu koreedahistorical accuracyhistoryhoaglandhojokihollywoodhorumohouse of flying daggershoustonhttps://harrypottermusicbox.comhugohuluhumanismhumanity and paper balloonsIi was born butideaidealismidentityif n' i was godikiruimagein the realm of the sensesindiana jonesinfluenceinfluencesinglorious basterdsingmar bergmaninspirationinternational cinemainterpretationintertextualityinterviewintroductionishiro hondaisle of dogsit happened one nightitalianitalian dvdsitoJjapanjapan disasterjapanesejapanese aestheticsjapanese authorsjapanese cinemajapanese economyjapanese film translationjapanese literaturejapanese mythologyjapanese short storiesjapanese silent filmjapanese televisionjoss whedonjournaljudge dreddjun ichikawajustin kurzelKkabukikagemushakajiro yamamotokamo no chomeikanjikanto earthquakekathryn bigalowkazuko kurosawakeiko mcdonaldkeisuke kinoshitakenji mizoguchikenzaburo oekidnappingkingokiyoshi kurosawakoji mitsuikokuten kodokon ichikawakoreedakurofankurosawakurosawa biographykurosawa film clubkurosawa indexkurosawa towelkurosawa websitekurosawa's intentionskurozukakyoko kagawakyuzoLlandscape paintinglanguagelaserdisclast man standinglate careerlate movieslate springlate workslaughterlawsuitleaking girllecturelegacylengthleninleonardo dicapriolife and artlightinglindalinklinkslistlocationslondonlord of the ringslotuslove gurulower depthsMma thesismacbethmadadayomadnessmale gazemangamanifestomartial artsmartin scorsesemax levchinmeaningmediummetaphormetaphorical identitymethod actingmichael fassbendermichael jacksonmidnight eyemifunemikio narusemilitarismmisa ueharamishimamizoguchimoderationmodernitymoebiusmoneymongolmoscowmotorcyclemotorolamoviemovie clubmoviesmuch ado about nothingmuralmurdermuseummusicmusic videoNnagisa oshimanamenarrative structurenarratornarusenationalismnetflixnew yorknew york timesnewbienewsnews articlenhknihongonikenike air jordan shoesnike freenikkatsunippon beerno regrets for our youthnohnoh theatrenoirnorikonorwegian woodnovelnuclear warnyffOobituaryobjectsoccupationoccupation eraoccupation japanold ageold manold womanone wonderful sundayonline film clubopening titlesorson wellesoshimaother filmsoverratedozuPpaintingpaintingspersonalpersonal traditionsphilosophyphotographyphotospicturespitplacespoetrypoliticspollpop culturepopularitypost war filmpost war kurosawapost-war japanposterpostwar japanpostwar kurosawapraintingpredeterminationpriestprincessprincess mononokeprogressive-rockprojectprojectspropagandapropspsychologypublic domainpubsQquentin tarantinoquiet duelquoteRracismraging bullranransom paymentraperashomonrealismreceptionrecommendationsrecord of a living beingredred beardred harvestreflectionsrelated directorsreleasereligionremakeremakesrepastreportersrepresentationrequestresearchrestaurantrestorationretrospectiverevengereviewrevisionist westernrhapsody in augustrialto picturesrichard m. shermanrobert b. shermanrolesroofsrouterrunaway trainrussianSsadao yamanakasakesalarysalesamuraisamurai 7samurai bannerssamurai filmssanadasanandasanjurosanshirosanshiro sugatasanshiro sugata iisanshiro sugata part twosansho the bailiffsatiresatyajit rayscandalsceneschedulescience fictionscreeningscreeningsscreenplayscreenplay runaway trainscreenwritingscriptsecurityseeingself sacrificeseminar papersenses of cinemaseptember 11 2001sergio leoneset designsetssetsuko harasevenseven samuraisexualityshadedpain4shadowshakespearesheet musicshi no haishinobu hashimotoshintoshiroshoesshohei imamurashootingshoppingsightssightseeingsilentsilent filmsilent filmssilent ozusleepsocial commentarysocietysolarissongsorensensoulsoundsoundtracksourcesspaghetti westernspike leespiritualismspiritualityspring in a small townstairsstalkerstar warsstaticsteam locomotivestereotypessteve mcqueensteven spielbergstill walkingstray dogstreamingstreaming servicesstreet of shamestrugglestuart galbraith ivstudio ghiblistudiosstudysubjectivitysubtitlessuesugatasuggestionsukaiwakasukaiwaka fortresssupportswedishsword playsyd fieldsymbolismsymbolsTtabootadao satotajomarutakashi koizumitakashi miiketakashi shimuratakeshi shimuratalking silentstampopotatsuya nakadaitcmtechnical issuestechniquetelevisionteruyo nogamitestthe bad sleep wellthe ballad of narayamathe glass keythe glorious seventhe hidden fortressthe hurt lockerthe japan foundationthe lower depthsthe mask of black deaththe mask of the black deaththe men who tread on the tiger's tailthe most beautifulthe outragethe quiet duelthe wellthe wind risesthe-idiotthe-richestheatretheatricalitythemestheorythepcclondonthose who make tomorrowthree act structurethrone of bloodtimetimelinetip of my tonguetitlestohotokonomatokyotokyo journaltokyo storytombstone rashomontony scotttony takitanitoru takemitsutoshiro mifunetourismtowel daytoyodatrailertrainstranslationtraveltrialtruthtspdttvtv schedulestwenty four eyestwo dimensionalityUuchidaugetsuugetsu monogatariultra-violenceumauma no utaunderratedunforgivenuniversity of michiganunstoppableupdateuseful linksVvangelisvantage pointvasevendetta for a samuraivideovideo gamevideo mashupviewing habitsviggo mortensenvilivillage of the watermillsvillainyviolencevisual backgroundsvisual poetryviva rivavocabularyvolunteersWwaiting on the weatherwalter hillwarwartimewebsitewebsite feedbackwebsite updatewerner herzogwes andersonwesternwestern directorwestern influenceswhat to watchwhen a woman ascends the stairswhy you like kurosawawikipediawilliam shakespearewipewipeswitchwomb theorywomenwomen in filmwomen of the nightwong kar-waiwoodcutterwritingXx-rayYyakuzayamanakayasujiro ozuyasunari kawabatayojimboyojimbo question cover gunsyoshiko yamaguchiyoshimitsu moritayoshiro murakiyoutubeyukatayukio mishimayuzo kayamaZzhang yimou