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Setsuko Hara

Film Review: The Blue Mountains Pt. I and II (Tadashi Imai, 1949)

April 18, 2017 in Film Reviews

Liberal propaganda in two parts. Setsuko Hara as two character types. One of Akira Kurosawa's 100 favorite films.

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Tags: Japanese film, shakai mono, Tadashi Imai, Setsuko Hara, Ryo Ikebe, Setsuko Sugiyama, Yoko Sugi, The Blue Mountains, keiko egai, keiko eiga
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Film Review: Daughters, Wives, and a Mother (Mikio Naruse, 1960)

April 03, 2017 in Film Reviews

Hara, Takamine, Nakadai, and more in spectacular TohoScope.

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Tags: Mikio Naruse, Setsuko Hara, Tatsuya Nakadai, Hideko Takamine, Haruko Sugimura, Japanese film, TohoSchope, Toho, Daughters Wives and a Mother, Ken Uehara
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Eiga Joyū/Enigma: Setsuko Hara

March 24, 2017 in Essays/Features
Eiga Joyū/Enigma: Setsuko Hara

A B-movie video essay/appreciation of Setsuko Hara. 

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Tags: Setsuko Hara, Yasujiro Ozu, Mikio Naruse, Akira Kurosawa, Hiroshi Inagaki, Japanese film, Video Essay, Ornette Coleman
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