Classic Japanese film fans - it's a good week
03-14-05, 11:38 PM
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Classic Japanese film fans - it's a good week
Today I received Kihachi Okamoto's The Sword of Doom (aka another Toshiro Mifune samurai film!) and Akira Kurosawa's Kagemusha. The Sword of Doom comes with a foldout insert that includes an essay and chapter listing. Kagemusha is in a double-alpha case and includes a 45-page color booklet with photos Kurosawa's paintings and interviews and essays. As a big Kurosawa & Mifune fans, today is like Christmas for me!
03-15-05, 06:36 AM
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I'm looking forward to them too - Sword of Doom interests me because I enjoyed the first film in the Lone Wolf and Cub series. Also I've never seen Kagemusha before (hear its' very good though), and Seven Samurai/Yojimbo/Throne of Blood and the like (my other Kurosawa experiences) have either been greatly enjoyable (Throne, Yojimbo) or masterpieces (Samurai).
03-15-05, 10:32 AM
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Can anyone confirm if Best Buy has Sword of Doom in stores today?I am skeptical about whether they will have it and i really don't feel like driving over there if they don't.
03-15-05, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by mdkdc
I want these both. How did you get Kagemusha so soon?
I haven't watched disc #1 yet (film + commentary), but I've spent a while with disc #2. This looks to be a fantastic set!
to Criterion.
03-15-05, 02:30 PM
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I would really like it if someone released some more Mizoguchi and Ichikawa on DVD.
03-15-05, 06:33 PM
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Tokyo Shock/Media Blaster's R1 release of Matango is today as well. Next week, The Mysterians (although people have reportedly been able to purchase it already).
