stephen ryner jr. 🦉
@nuthatch@infosec.exchange
I watched Akira Kurosawa’s first movie for the first time, Sanjuro Sugata. It’s from 1943 and was censored by the Imperial government at the time.
stephen ryner jr. 🦉@nuthatch@infosec.exchange
Sanjuro Sugata is a very Akira Kurosawa film. It’s a coming of age film told with empathy and caring.
There’s long telephoto shots. There’s wind-whipped grass tossing on a mountainside. There’s melodramatic music. There’s static shots of clouds in the sky. There’s duels that start with men staring each other down, poised and locked in mortal combat between their eyes before bursting into action.
Takashi Shimura, one of my favorite actors who appeared in 21 of Akira Kurosawa's 30 films is here from the start. Unexpected delight!