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Dreams (aka Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams)
Japan ,
1990.
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Akira Terao, Mitsuko Baisho, Martin Scorsese, Chishu Ryu, Mieko Harada
Cast: Akira Terao, Mitsuko Baisho, Martin Scorsese, Chishu Ryu, Mieko Harada
Eight dream vignettes, including a sequence featuring Ozu regular Chishu Ryu as a 103-year-old sage, and Martin Scorsese as Vincent Van Gogh. Colour, 35mm, in Japanese with English subtitles. 120 mins. [more...]
The Lower Depths
Japan ,
1957.
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Kyoko Kagawa, Ganjiro Nakamura, Bokuzen Hidari, Minoru Chiaki
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Kyoko Kagawa, Ganjiro Nakamura, Bokuzen Hidari, Minoru Chiaki
This adaptation of Gorky’s famous play softens the bleak milieu and dark social commentary with surprising black humour. B&W, 35mm, in Japanese with English subtitles. 125 mins. [more...]
