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September 24th, 2014: The Twilight Samurai (Tasogare Seibei)

Sep24 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in "Foreign Film", Adaptation, Arthouse, Based on a Book, Drama, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Thriller Tagged "Old Person Looks Back", abusive relationship, Best Foreign Language Picture Nominee, character study, divorcee, father, feudal system, Hiroyuki Sanada, Japan, keeping up appearances, Meiji Restoration, narration, Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV), poverty, Rie Miyazawa, Samurai, senile parent, seppaku, Shochiku Company, widower, Yoji Yamada

August 26th, 2014: Seven Samurai (1954)

Aug26 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in "Foreign Film", Adventure, Arthouse, Black and White, Drama, Last Stand, Martial Arts, Movie of the Day, Period Film, The Original, War Movies Tagged Akira Kurosawa, bandits, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Costume Design Nominee, class issues, drag, forbidden love, homage, Japan, master swordsman, old timer, orphan, peasants, Ronin, Samurai, Takashi Shimura, Toho, Toshiro Mifune

October 25th, 2013: Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai (1999)

Oct25 by Max Roland Ekstrom

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Arthouse, Gangster, Hit Man, Movie of the Day, Uncategorized Tagged Forrest Whitaker, Jersey City, Jim Jarmusch, John Tormey, Samurai, Victor Argo.

January 1st, 2013: Kwaidan aka Kaidan (1964)

Jan1 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Foreign Film", Adaptation, Anthology, Arthouse, Based on a Folk Tale, Based on a Short Story(ies), Fantasy, From Beyond the Grave, Ghost, Horror, Jidaigeki, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Revenge, The Original Tagged Best Foreign Language Picture Nominee, blind, ghost story, Japan, Lafcadio Hearn, Masaki Kobayashi, meta, monks, musicians, Samurai, Takashi Shimura, Toho, vengeful ghost

May 25th, 2012: The Hidden Fortress (1958)

May25 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Foreign Film", Action, Adventure, Arthouse, Black and White, Chanbara, Event Film, Jidaigeki, Movie of the Day, Period Film, The Original Tagged Akira Kurosawa, comedic working class, Japan, peasants, Samurai, samurai swords, Takashi Shimura, Toho, Toshiro Mifune

January 1st, 2012: Kwaidan aka Kaidan (1964)

Jan1 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Foreign Film", Adaptation, Anthology, Arthouse, Based on a Folk Tale, Based on a Short Story(ies), Fantasy, From Beyond the Grave, Ghost, Horror, Jidaigeki, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Revenge, The Original Tagged Best Foreign Language Picture Nominee, blind, ghost story, Japan, Lafcadio Hearn, Masaki Kobayashi, meta, monks, musicians, Samurai, Takashi Shimura, Toho, vengeful ghost

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