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Re: The Intermission - 005 - The Classics

I love High and Low, but I think I'd go with Seven Samurai to represent Kurosawa.

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Re: The Intermission - 005 - The Classics

The Hidden Fortress is probably my favourite of the Kurosawa films I have seen (which admittedly, is not that many).

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Re: The Intermission - 005 - The Classics

I love both Seven Samurai and Hidden Fortress, as well as Sanjuro and Red Beard, and Ran and Kagemusha. To a certain extent though, I feel that High and Low might be more amenable to folks than the historical pictures which is why I always try to list it first when recommending Kurosawa. Some of the folks I run into (my parents regretably among them) tend to think samurai = chopsocky kung fu, so they don't really embrace the idea of watching Seven Samurai.

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Re: The Intermission - 005 - The Classics

Throne of Blood could be introduction to Kurosawa seeing as most people are familiar with the subject matter (it's based on Macbeth for those who don't know).

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Re: The Intermission - 005 - The Classics

Yeah but it's also weird as shit.

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Re: The Intermission - 005 - The Classics

Best intro Kurosawa I'd actually say is Rashomon.

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Re: The Intermission - 005 - The Classics

Yojimbo is so much of a Western, though, and has lots of humor. Naturally, it will depend on who you're introducing and why.

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Re: The Intermission - 005 - The Classics

Invid wrote:

Yojimbo is so much of a Western, though, and has lots of humor. Naturally, it will depend on who you're introducing and why.

That's a good point.  Know your audience.  For my Dad, who is a big Western guy, I'd start with Yojimbo or Sanjuro.  My Mom, who is NOT a Western fan, would probably prefer Madadyo or Ikiru...nothing with a samurai or a period piece.

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