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The Most Beautiful
Japan ,
1944.
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshiko Hatton, Takashi Shimura, Ichiro Sugai, Koyuri Tanima, Yoko Yaguchi
Cast: Toshiko Hatton, Takashi Shimura, Ichiro Sugai, Koyuri Tanima, Yoko Yaguchi
Kurosawa’s rarely-screened second feature tells the tale of a group of women volunteers labouring at a wartime optics factory. B&W, 16mm, in Japanese with English subtitles. 85 mins. [more...]
Drunken Angel
Japan ,
1948.
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Reisaburo Yamamoto, Chieko Nakakita, Michiyo Kogure
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Reisaburo Yamamoto, Chieko Nakakita, Michiyo Kogure
Kurosawa’s first mature and truly personal work, a powerful drama capturing the misery of postwar Japan. B&W, 35mm, in Japanese with English subtitles. 100 mins. [more...]
