Ranked as one of the greatest modern metal bands in Brazil, My Fair Lady br… Read Full Bio ↴Ranked as one of the greatest modern metal bands in Brazil, My Fair Lady brings a new musical proposal that englobes technique, quality and maturity in their compositions.

The achievements of the group should be, at first, encharged to the first two works of the band. The EP's independently managed an incredible visibility across the Internet.

This visibility has become more apparent through the various appearances of the group's print and audiovisual addition sites and the presence of its music in international web radio stations. Some members of the band made a visit to the United States where it was formed a public that today is responsible for the spread of My Fair Lady’s material overseas.

My Fair Lady aroused the interest of Fernando Quesada, Shaman’s bassist, EM&T's teacher and Ceunsp University's audio coordinator, who invited the group to record and produce their first full-length album at the Fusão VM&T Studios and Headstock Produtora in São Paulo/Brazil, which are two of the largests institutions of music and artistic production in the country.

The album was mastered at the Universal Mastering Studios in New York/United States by Vlado Meller, a leading mastering engineer in the world, whose carries in his resume such names as Frank Sinatra, Aerosmith, Metallica, Lamb of God, Slipknot, System of a Down, Slayer, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beyoncé and many others.

Formed in 2008 by Sam Alcantara on vocals, Artur Alcantara and Felipe Faco on guitars, Lucas Beam on bass, and Rodrigo End on drums and vocals, the MFL now prepares for the release of their debut-album "Mindwalk" with the forecast for 2011.

Free tracks can be downloaded at their offical website, www.myfairladymetal.com.

Katsushiro & Shino
My Fair Lady Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by My Fair Lady:

A Hymn To Him HIGGINS What in all of heaven could've promted her to…
Ascot Gavotte Every duke and earl and peer is here Everyone who should…
Get Me To The Church On Time A few more hours, that's all the time I got A…
I Could Have Danced All Night Bed, bed I couldn't go to bed My head's too light…
I'm an Ordinary Man Well after all, Pickering, I'm an ordinary man, Who desires…
I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face Grown accustomed to her looks Oh I, I've grown, grown accus…
just you wait Just you wait, 'enry 'iggins, just you wait! You'll be sorr…
On The Street Where You Live When she mentioned how her aunt Bit off the spoon, she…
Show Me Don't talk of stars, burning above If you're in love, show…

The Rain In Spain Poor Professor Higgins! Poor Professor Higgins! Night and …
Why Can't the English Henry Look at her, a prisoner of the gutter, Condemned…
Why Can't The English? Henry Look at her, a prisoner of the gutter, Condemned…
With a Little Bit of Luck Alfred The Lord above gave man an arm of iron…
Without You What a fool I was, what dominated fool To think that…
Wouldn't It Be Lovely It's rather dull in town, I think I'll take me…

You Did It Pickering Tonight, old man, you did it! You did it!…

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村田利仁

2y↑1

@Gerard Cote "Evil" Imperialism of Japan？

This is probably Roosevelt's view of history, which was cooperative with China. 😊

As you know, wartime propaganda is well known to have been done by every country in the world.

And when the war is over,

"only the propaganda of the victorious country remains"

and

"the promotion of the defeated country is temporarily erased from on the earth"

Therefore, it is said that it is extremely difficult for a defeated country to regain its history.

After the war, the memories of people's history were rewritten by the academia that ruled the world.

It is usual to have the defeated nation take all responsibility.

then

Evil" Imperialism of Japan

Either Imperialism was evil or Nationalism was evil can't be both at the same time and neither at the same time on the other side of the planet.

It becomes a common recognition of those who believe in propaganda on the American side.

Everyone knows that the army during the war cannot be evaluated by the "dual theory of good and evil".

But it can be said which was closer to justice from God's eyes?

We don't see it like "we are justice and our enemies are devils" like in America ...

However, we does not write a history of hypocrisy that claims American war crimes are justice.

Many people still misunderstand Japan,

and the American claim is just made for their convenience ...

For example…

Evil" Imperialism of Japan and Japanese army Invasion and Militarism and SHINTO too

It denies them with their own logic but…

Not from the Japanese perspective

So it's not a basis for denial

Because they don't understand Japan correctly

No matter how much disinformation is analyzed,

the conclusion is that the answer is only "fake".

However, the lie of the promotion of the Japanese devil in the United States

and the lie that many countries rewrote for their own benefit ...

When it was revealed, the new Japanese history

Rising sun again.

redcardinalist

I love your reactions ; always emotional and perspective.

I'd like to see you react to Kuroawa's "Redbeard"; an entirely different story to this one but really good.

OH and...I've just thought of this (completely unrelated to Kurosawa😄) but Clouzot's "Les Diaboliques" and also "The Wages of Fear" - both fabulous films. Oh, also John Boorman's "Hope and Glory" (I don't think there is a reation to that on Youtube and it's wonderful movie).

Re the Hays code, I'm a grat fan of 50s French and Italian movies and there's a lot in those you wouldn't see in the USA or the UK (where I live)

Oh and regarding the entire Katsushirō sex with the girl thing - if they did have sexual intercourse (and they may or may not - the film I think implies they did) - worth realising they don't have any means of preventing conception so...unless she's very lucky, that girl is now pregnant. It's so easy in our modern age of easy availability of conraception to remember than even pre-1950s it wasn't that easy to obtain and sexual intercourse probably = pregnancy. You reaction "weren't you young once" kinda gives that away

agenttheater5

2y↑1

I know you have a long list of movies to go through, but just in case you ever get three free spaces on that list (can't guarantee an epic score like in this movie though), there's:

Gentleman's Agreement from 1947 starring Gregory Peck,Dorothy McGuire, John Garfield, Celetste Holm, June Havoc, Anne Revere, and Dean Stockwell, directed by Eliia Kazan, produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, based on a book by the same name by Laura Z. Hobson about a reporter who decides to pretend to be Jewish for a few weeks to write about anti-semitism in New York - Laura Z Hobson herself was Jewish, got the idea when a Senator referred to a reporter through an anti-semitic slur and no one else in the Senate called him out or demanded that he take that comment back. John Garfield was also Jewish

Home of the Brave from 1949 directed by Mark Robson, starring Douglas Dick, Jeff Corey, Llyd Bridges, Frank Lovejoy,Steve Brodie and James Edwards as the lead role (one of Hollywood's first African-American heartthrobs), based on a play by Arthur Laurents (who wrote the book for the original Broadway production of 'West Side Story' and directed it's 2009 Broadway revival at age 91 before he died), except that instead it being about the one jewish man in an army unit it's about the one African-American man in an army unit. Basically nothing in common with the 2006 movie 'Home of the Brave' apart from the title and the fact that it focuses on the US army.

No Way Out from 1950 directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, starring Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell, Stephen McNally, Mildren Joanne Smith, Harry Bellaver, Stanely Ridges, Dots Johnson, and Sidney Poitier in the lead role though for some reason he was put on the 'with' title page of the opening credits, and also starring Ossie Davis and his wife Ruby Dee in some of their first roles though they got no credit for it even though they had speaking liens in all of their scenes. It was one of Poitier's first big roles. IT's about a young African-American doctor who has to treat two racist white small-time crook brothers and is accused of killing one out of revenge for the slurs the other was shouting at him when he was giving him a spinal tap.

Great movies and performances

Dreamfox 1701

2y↑6

Why were they so scared of the samurai? This was still the time when samurai could kill a peasant for the slightest provocation, real or imagined. Though it depended how the local lord reacted to that in terms of (if) a stranger samurai or ronin getting punished for it, the peasant would still be dead. And most of the time the punishment was minimal.

Why did the wife run back into the burning house? Shame of what had been done to her. She could exist with it, but not in face of her husband. Of course neither was at fault, this was all the bandits doing. Still, facing her husband was too much for her.

Fighting on horseback. Watch a video from the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, Austria. Watch their trick riding and then think on what happens if they do that on the battlefield.

The original 'Magnificent Seven' was a good adaption as adaptions go. Another was 'For a fistful of dollars' which was adapted from Akira Kurosawa's 'Yojimbo', which had been adapted again as 'Last Man standing' I've seen all three, but I can barely remember having seen 'Last Man standing'. It captured nothing of the original and is forgettable. While 'For a fistful of dollars' kept what it could, changed what was necessary and the main character was memorable. Nothing against Bruce Willis, but he had nothing to work with in 'Last Man standing'.
As for the latest remake of the 'Magnificent Seven'... I might have watched it despite the changes I heard about, but if the movie has to tell me in the outtro that they were magnificent? That sounds to me that they weren't that magnificent in the movie.
With 'Seven Samurai' and 'Yojimbo' we have two cases on how to adapt a movie and how not.
Mind that Akira Kurosawa is no stranger to adapting stories from the west. His movie 'Ran' is an samurai adaption of William Shakespeare's 'King Lear'.

I consider 'Seven Samurai' on of the essential Akira Kurosawa movies. The others are 'Rashomon', 'Yojimbo' and 'Hidden Fortress'.

Drew Dederer

Kurosawa knew just how good he was by the time this was made. The last time he had gotten in real trouble with a studio was back around 51' when he turned in a 4 hour version of Dostoevsky's "The Idiot", the studio wanted him to cut it in half, he suggested lengthwise and went fishing (figuring he's be on the shelf for several months). His pole broke almost immediately and he stumbled home where his wife met him at the door with "congratulations" (ok "Omedetto" but you get the idea), Rashomon had just won the golden Lion at the Venice film festival, he was not unemployed for long.

Toho was especially testy about overruns on this film because they were making "Godzilla" at the same time (Takeshi Shimura had staring roles in both), and that was also VERY expensive.

Spielberg (and Lucas and several others) were big fans of Kurosawa. Notice how the scene where the master swordsman is shot is very close to the sniper scene in "Saving Private Ryan", and the panning shot of the Samurai running through the barley, is duplicated by the hunters in the grass in "The Lost World".

Mifune was originally cast as the master swordsman, his bad riding is very much "acting" he was amazing on a horse, see his scene in "The Hidden Fortress". The actual master swordsman was built out of editing tricks, he had no fencing training at all.

For Samurai movies from Kurosawa.
Hidden Fortress: (straight action and a lot of things Lucas stole for Star Wars)
Yojimbo: (Beget "Fistful of Dollars" which beget the Spaghetti western).
Sanjuro: (a slightly comic sequel to Yojimbo)

Ran: (his last really great film, King Lear with Samurai)

From earlier.
Stray Dog: (Shimura and Mifune are Cops in Occupied Japan hunting down the man who stole Mifune's gun)
Ikiru: (Shimura alone this time, as a man determined to make up for wasting his life.)

All comments from YouTube:

Leonard Rehm

2y↑43

I attended the University of Illinois at the same time as Roger Ebert. He wrote reviews for the Daily Illini newspaper and I enjoyed reading them. One summer I had to stay in school so I decided to see every movie that came to town that summer. I would often see Roger at the same movies. Near the end of the summer I was walking on campus and Roger came up to me. He said something about knowing I liked movies and suggested there was a really good movie showing at one of the halls on campus. I thanked him and went to see "The Seven Samurai" and it is still my all time favorite movie.

Bleep Bloop

2y↑10

The reason why Shino and Katsushiro did not end up together and why Rikichi's wife did what she did are embodied by the mentality of Shino's father. He believes that women "must keep their purity and integrity intact"; but this standard of purity is established by men, and not by the women themselves. His actions of trying to maintain this "purity culture" (i.e. cutting off Shino's hair and sl*t-shaming her) are never glorified in the film. It is his type of mindset that has ruined completely healthy relationships and Akira Kurosawa does a masterful job of criticizing this type of culture that still affects Japan today.

Movies With Mia

2y↑2

Yes! So well put! I think that was one of my favorite parts of this film!

Feel the Bern

2y↑21

I also love Hidden Fortress which was inspiration for Star Wars. Toshiro Mifune is truly the wise master swordsman that inspired Obi Wan Kenobi. You view the story through the eyes of two peasants Tahei and Matashichi who are the inspiration for C3PO and R2D2. You have the princess leading the rebellion. The duel between the master and his nemesis. It opens with a battle raging which all Star Wars movies adopted. Love it.

Bjhex

You're being very kind with the term "inspiration".😉 A lot of centenary celebrations of Mifune's birth had to be cancelled or postponed in 2020 due to the pandemic. But there is a great documentary about his life, and sadly tragic last years.

Steve D

2y↑10

wow. Rare to see anyone react to a Kurosawa film, let alone someone of a younger generation. Bravo to you. I own all his films. Pure genius storytelling.

Feliks Gailitis

2y↑4

The Seven Samurai is one of the greatest movies of all time. I have seen it over 30 times, never get bored, and I always spot something I missed because Kurosawa filled his screen with little details easy to miss if you are not paying attention. Kurosawa treated each scene like an artist painting a canvas.

George Morley

2y↑64

The film is all the more extraordinary when you consider that Akira Kurosawa’s father was from a Samurai background. To make a warts and all, non-romanticised historical drama about samurai, some of whom have nothing but their honour to their name, against the backdrop of a culture where filial piety and obedience are of paramount importance, is comparable to a revolutionary act. No wonder Kurosawa was admired outside Japan but never truly considered a great artist by his own country. This film has it all.

George Morley

2y↑2

@Blue3 Well, one may take that approach. However, I wanted to leave no doubt as to my meaning.

Blue3

2y↑2

@George Morley You should ignore old Japanese people with extreme right-wing ideology. It's a waste of time.

George Morley

2y↑2

@村田利仁 I mean what I said. Kurosawa is not regarded with the same awe inside Japan as he is outside Japan and this is, in my opinion, because his narratives emphasise Western cultural tropes of individuality, rebellion and free expression more than they do Japanese cultural tropes of submission, obedience and repression. Cultures tend not to like people getting inside them and playing around with the values that they hold dear. Samurai who are depicted as venal, aggressive, weak in character and capricious (as many of the Samurai shown in the film here are) do not adhere to the Japanese cultural norm of Samurai as benevolent, brave, chivalrous, honourable, omnipotent overlords. Similarly, lowly peasants who show self-determination, courage and will to survive further subvert the traditional social mores of them as cowardly, weak and impotent. Look at Yohei, when he spears the bandit. His reaction is shocked disbelief that he could ever have done such a thing. Look at the peasants sowing the new rice harvest at the end of the film. Triumphant, collectively organised, jubilant. Look at Kikuchiyo. Able to prove himself, a lowly farmers son, the bravest of all the Samurai. Then look at the remaining Samurai, dejected, unwanted, marginalised and left to the extreme edge of the scene, near the graves of their dead comrades, comrades who were all shot by the coward’s weapon - the gun.

That is what I mean.

村田利仁

2y↑1

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victorsixtythree

2y↑32

OOOO! One of my favorites! Haven't seen anyone else react to it, either!
I love watching Toshiro Mifune's performance - he is so physical, acting with his whole body. It's even more amazing when you watch some of his other movies because he plays very different characters equally well! (like the very stoic, cool as a cucumber wandering samurai in 'Yojimbo' and 'Sanjuro' which were also directed by Kurosawa.)

Graham Travers

... and the inspiration for some of the spaghetti western movies with Clint Eastwood ...

Randy White

Brandon likes movies and few others reacted to it

Roy Phillips

2y↑5

Don't forget him in "The Hidden Fortress" as the samurai general.

Inkfish Pete

2y↑9

Thanks for doing this one... Kurosawa did his version "Macbeth", entitled "Throne of Blood". Would love to see you do a reaction to that and the latest Macbeth with Denzel Washington. BTW, your Japanese pronunciation is excellent (did you ever take a class?)

zaniq23

2y↑4

Don't forget "Ran" his version of King Lear.

Harry Rabbit

2y↑37

Love how perceptive you were to notice the use of motion in Kurosawa's direction. Kurosawa understood when to use motion and when not to. A perfect example is the use of rain in the background and the rustling of the leaves in the trees or along the ground or in the use of motion by groups of characters to direct the viewer to the object Kurosawa wants the viewer to see. Kudos to you for reacting to a movie most people would dismiss out of hand because it is a foreign film and not in color. If you decide to look at another film, I'd consider "Yojimbo" or "High and Low" as candidates, where Kurosawa displays his mastery of the film medium.

knightxd4

2y↑2

@Movies With Mia If you are ready for the Kurosawa rabbit hole, I'd add a couple masterpieces to your list: Ikiru (meaning of life investigation from terminally ill man), Roshomon (same tale from three perspectives and questioning the nature of truth), Ran (feudal Japanese loose adaptation of King Lear), Kagemusha (16th C semi historical drama involving an impersonator), I Live in Fear (a post war psychological masterpiece). The rabbit hole runs deep and I could easily list ten more "musts." Oh and since you saw both this and Sergio Leonne version you might want to check out their other pairing; Sanjuro vs For a Few Dollars More.

Alan Foster

2y↑4

@Movies With Mia Definitely "Yojimbo".

Movies With Mia

2y↑6

How fascinating! Yeah I would love to check out more Kurosawa!!! Thank you for recommending

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Dan Wells

2y↑7

My favorite film, I have watched at least twice a year for the last 20. The scenes have so many layers of context that even the minor characters are worth paying attention to and don't fade into the background like in western film. The movie is so alive because of the respect and presence given to each shot, nothing is there just because and everything is adding texture and meaning to the whole. This is a movie for everyone.

Warren Feagins

2y↑6

What can been said about this movie that hasn't been said. It's one of the greatest movies EVER made.

Ivan Suvorov

2y↑6

Fun fact: one of the bandits was played by Haruo Nakajima, who was also the first 'Godzilla' suit actor. The samurai leader was played by Takashi Shimura, who was also a lead actor in 'Godzilla'.

Sir Watchalot

2y↑12

You'll sometimes see Seven Samurai in critic's top 10-of-all-time lists, and understandably. Kurosawa innovated not only japanese but Western cinema forver and his movies are just super entertaining.

Movies With Mia

2y↑2

Oh yeah! Absolutely Agreed!

miorandmior

2y↑2

how can you not love mifune. his charisma and acting prowess are off the charts. you should watch the zatoichi and lone wolf and cub movies too.

saeger

2y↑56

Toshiro Mifune is what you'd call a true star, like Cary Grant. He brings as much charm and energy to every movie, even playing completely different characters. Another Kurosawa classic, Yojimbo, features Mifune as a far different character, and has also been remade by Western cinema time and again. Yojimbo is the template for Clint Eastwood's Man With No Name.

Oh! It also just occurs to me. Although Yojimbo is technically a smaller action movie, its soundtrack might actually be more epic than Seven Samurai's. SS is so serious that you almost don't need music, just the drums. But in Yojimbo, the score becomes more a character unto itself, strutting around and being flashy.

Another starring vehicle for Mifune was Hidden Fortress--where he's basically Han Solo in the movie that became Star Wars.

Baka Baka

Mifune is Japans Deniro, and in my humble opinion both actors are the best actors of their respective countries.

Bjhex

2y↑1

But with all these influences and derivations, let's not forget that Eastwood was not a patch on Mifune as an actor. Nor Star Wars on The Hidden Fortress.

Etienne Sauvé

yojimbo was adapted into "For a Fistfull of Dollars"

87godzilla

@Movies With Mia react them 1954

87godzilla

@Movies With Mia react Gojira1954(subtilles english)

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Jim Tiberius

2y↑2

yep, Kyuzo's a badass

oh and I'm personally pushing for Rashomon, I think you'll appreciate a lot of the way it tells the story (seeing your reaction to Citizen Kane made me think of it) and you get to see Mifune do more Mifune things

bbwng54

2y↑4

Thanks so much for the background history, which adds so much to your reaction. You certainly take these classic films seriously. Keep up the good work! Hope you get a lot of subscribers!

serapati

2y↑6

Excellent film I saw it in the 60s as a child and many times since, it is one of those timeless movies that will forever pass down generations, and still be thought of as not only a masterpiece, but also a classic.

Bill Verno

2y↑9

I was one of the people recommending this film. So very influential. The first film with the slow motion fight/death at the beginning. A lot of directors have made their careers based on slow motion fights. The part where you see the large force appear over the horizon - that’s been copied in many films. And just the concept: the gathering of talented people to perform a task. First film to do this. So many films follow this blueprint - from the remake ‘Magnificent Seven’ right through the ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ films.

Michael Sorenson

2y↑6

Thank you Mia!! This is all time favorite film. I believe that is one of greatest films in the entire history of cinema. Citizen Kane is considered the most outstanding film in history. In my personal opinion The Seven Samurai is an even better movie. Kurosawa was a genius. Look at the Hollywood movies inspired by this man. Two examples of this are the following: Yojimbo was remade as " A Fist Full Of Dollars and "The Hidden Fortress" was the inspiration for " Star Wars ". Enough said!

RetroClassic

2y↑5

What a wonderful reaction and review! You have a real winner with this one, Mia!

First off, as an American who has studied Japanese and was previously married to a Japanese woman, and has been complimented by Japanese people on my good Japanese pronunciation, I have to say that your pronunciation of all the Japanese names you rattled off like a pro was outstanding, especially for a newbie to Japanese pronunciation! So much better than 95% of most English speakers, who regularly mangle Japanese names. Yours wasn’t perfect or flawless, but for a first-timer you definitely get an A! If you haven’t studied Japanese, you should, because I think you have a real knack for it!

Also, since you mentioned that this film probably shouldn’t be part of your Epic Scores grouping, I would agree; it should, however, be the first of a new grouping — Classic Foreign Language Films! Not only should you see and react to other Japanese classics from Kurosawa, Yasujirō Ozu (perhaps THE most Japanese of all the great Japanese directors), Kenji Mizoguchi, Shōhei Imamura, Masaki Kobayashi, Keisuke Kinoshita, Mikio Naruse, Nagisa Ōshima, and others, but you can also see and react to other classic non-English language film directors like François Truffaut, Federico Fellini, Ingmar Bergman, Vittorio de Sica, Roberto Rossellini, Werner Herzog, Lina Wertmüller, Jean-Luc Godard, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Jacques Tati, and many others. Given that many foreign directors have influenced generations of American (and non-American) filmmakers, this would help to expand your personal film education as well as that of us, your subscribers!

Movies With Mia

2y↑1

Thank you so much, RetroExotica! I really wanted to make sure that I pronounced these incredible actors names correctly and give them the utmost respect! Also, yeah I think this film whet my appetite for classic international films! Someone recommended Cocteau's La Belle et la Bete!

Roger Morris

2y↑22

Another thing you could say the samurai were fighting was time . Their way of life and weapons were becoming less relevant with the use of guns. They won this battle but time would make them relics of the past.

Edd Hardy

@Gerard Cote ...👍😉

Gerard Cote

2y↑1

@Edd Hardy yes, I understand that. He saw that years of isolation left them technologically and culturally backwards compared to the west and wanted to catch up, even to the point of surprising anything that would allow them to be perceived as lower, like deess, art, literature and that included non democratic institution like the Samurai.

Edd Hardy

2y↑1

@Gerard Cote what you said is certainly true mate but the 'accurate' stuff is massively overshadowed by the film's portrail of the Samurai as the 'good guys' and the Emperor as the 'villain' In truth the Samurai were only acting out of self interest. They claimed they loved the Emperor but their rebellion was mostly about maintaining feudal privileges (such as being able to execute anyone on the spot because of a perceived slight to their 'honour'). Maybe the Emperor acted in a heavy handed way but he was doing what he considered to be in the best interests of the whole country.

Gerard Cote

@Edd Hardy not a Tom Cruise fan, but I did like Last Samurai. Had some historical truths in it. US did train their military and the Emperor did try to eliminate the Samurai, and move to a modern military with modern equipment.

Edd Hardy

But don't, whatever you do, watch The Last Samurai with Tom Cruise. OK so it looks great but scriptwise it's your typical Hollywood historical mishmash with American characters with modern viewpoints shoehorned in in a desperate attempt to make the movie 'more interesting' for US audiences...🙄

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Anita Migacheva

2y↑3

Thank you for your great reviews! ✨ It would be awesome if one day you will review something with Audrey Hepburn

Movies With Mia

2y↑1

Thank you so much! Stay tuned, we are doing an entire series on her next!!

Anthony Munn

2y↑30

Takashi Shimura is my favorite actor among the cast.Such quiet dignity he brings to the role,as well as other roles he played,whether in Kurosawa movies or Godzilla movies.The original 1954 Godzilla is a high recommend for your videos,as long as it's the original Japanese cut and not the American cut with Raymond Burr.It's far more serious and devastating compared to the later kiddie-friendly sequels.
And Mia,you do a hell of a reaction channel channel.

Joe Animalskull

2y↑1

When I get asked, who is my favourite actor, I usually answer: Takashi Shimura. He had such an "unreal" charisma (hard to explain for me with my poor English).

Gerard Cote

2y↑3

Seen both loved them both. Also got to see the Original Rodan, in Japanese with English subs, way better film, and it explains that bizzare couple on the hill getting attacked near the beginning of the film. In the Englished dubbed, you ask who are they and why is it important to see them killed without context, then you see the japanese version and oh wait these were major characters, connected to the other major characters.

william burnham

2y↑9

His performance in Ikiru is masterful

Elliot Nesterman

2y↑10

This has been one of my favorite films since I first saw it as a teen. I don't recall if it was the first Japanese film I'd seen, but it was among the first. One of my favorite moments is when Kikuchiyo is standing in the river with the baby in his arms. That always gets me.

Because the style of clothing and architecture changed relatively slowly in the pre-Modern Japan those cannot be used as clues to the period, as they can in Western films. Kurosawa often includes guns in his Samurai films, as one way of indicating the period. In Seven Samurai the guns are matchlocks, which puts the action in the 17th century. In Yojimbo there is a revolver, putting us in the 19th century.

The Magnificent Seven would've been good for Great Scores month, if you'd not done it for Westerns.

Elliot Nesterman

@Movies With Mia I'm happy that you found it useful as well as enjoyable. A month of "Debonairs" would be a nice idea. You've already done several Cary Grant films (though one can never get too much of Cary Grant, and Charade is coming up in Audrey month) and a couple with William Powell, but Ronald Colman, Robert Montgomery, David Niven, et alia, would make for interesting selections.

Movies With Mia

Elliot, super random, but I wanted to reach out to you and again thank you so much for The Debonairs book you sent over! It aided my research in The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, specifically with Rex Harrison! Thank you so very much :)

HannibalFan52

2y↑12

I love the way Kurosawa blends drama and comedy in a way that doesn't feel forced. There is a moment in 'Sanjuro' with a captured samurai that is definitely comedic but not comedy for comedy's sake.

I know you're probably getting more suggestions than you can ultimately address, but if you get a chance, you might look into 'Rashomon', even if you watch it for your own enjoyment without doing a reaction to it.

zaniq23

@Movies With Mia - I promise you that you will look at storytelling differently after watching Rashomon... :)

Movies With Mia

2y↑2

OMG!! I LITERALLY SAID THAT IN THE FULL LENGTH VERSION! His effortless blending of drama and comedy is amazing!! Oh I will definitely take a look at Rashomon! Thank you for recommending!!

Dennis Wheeler

2y↑5

So awesome seeing you react to this incredible and highly influential Japanese film!

Ewok Da Silva

2y↑3

This movie is a masterpiece. I'm watching your reaction to duck soup right now and then I'll watch this one. I just wanted to write in the last video you've done how great it is to find a channel that reacts to classic movies. I know they might not be the best if the goal is to be "popular", so that means you're a true film lover first, and I respect the crap out of that. You got a new sub.

FlimFlam

2y↑6

Just discovered your channel with this episode (so, that algorithm occasionally works!), had to subscribe, couldn't help myself. If you're interested in more classic World cinema I'd be more than happy to chuck some suggestions your way. In fact, here's one that I think you would genuinely love (and is regarded as one of the greatest films ever made in any language): Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story, it touches on many of the themes and ideas you discussed in this reaction such as the disintegration of Eastern collectivism in the face of growing Western influence, a heartbreakingly beautiful film.

Tic Toc Melody

2y↑1

Fantastic reaction, I can't believe I missed this! Yeah, definitely better than "Magnificent Seven"! The late 40s-60s was an incredible, incredible time for world cinema. Japan, Italy, France, Sweden, Poland, Czechoslovakia are countries that come to mind that had lots of great stuff come out of them during this period. The Italians are probably my favorite. On one hand, you've got Fellini, then you've got Visconti, and the neo-realists, and Antonioni, etc... so many great movies. Anyways, please feel free to hit these types of films anytime! They all had a huge effect on American movies, especially the ones of the 70s. The idea of Mia doing a Fellini movie is too much. PS: There are some epic scores for ya! All of Nino Rota's amazing scores for Fellini!

waterbeauty85

2y↑14

I highly recommend Akira Kurosawa's 1952 drama "Ikiru" starring Takashi Shimura. (who plays the samurai leader Kambei in "Seven Samurai"). I consider it one of Kuroswa's very best movies.

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@Rene Escala 1954 was definitely an extraordinary time for Japanese Cinema to explode on screen.

Rene Escala

2y↑3

Shimura was also in Godzilla (1954). He was great and the Japanese version of that film deserves a watch.

Anthro Wobbly

2y↑3

Daisuke would be pronounced as "dice kay." The vowels in between the consonants are often not where the emphasis is put, and are sometimes even completely silent. But you did a VERY good job. Better than most. You pronounced Akira Kurosawa's name perfectly, which most people do not.

I love how you always do your homework and try to contextualize the movies you watch. It really enriches one's appreciation during the viewing experience.

mdiem

2y↑1

More specifically, the vowel i between consonants is often silent and u is often very short or slurred over.
The other vowels tend to be more prominent.

Steve Gans

2y↑1

Takashi Shimura has a great year in 1954, playing prominent roles in two classic fiilms from Toho - Seven Samurai and Godzilla. Toshiro Mifune became the biggest movie star in Japan for the next 20+ years. You can't go wrong with Kurosawa. "Rashomon" is a classic, and other good ones include "Throne Of Blood", "Dodes Kaden", and "Ran".

Art Bagley

2y↑1

"Seven Samurai" was the basis for "The Magnificent Seven" in its two iterations (1960 & 2016). All very stirring, but the original is best! The captive woman ran back into the bandits' burning "fort" because she was SHAMED by being captured and, probably raped. Shame is an important yet negative aspect of Japanese social identity and character.

OronOfMontreal

2y↑3

I love "The Seven Samurai", but "The Hidden Fortress" blows my mind. It is my favourite Japanese movie and Toshiru Mifune is mesmerizing.
One thing that always bothered me about Japanese Cinema: the histrionic acting of so many of the actors. This applies to men and women, both.

Roy Phillips

2y↑1

It's about the extremes of being emotional and apathetic in an performance when it comes to that style of acting. There's no middle ground.

Sandro Algra Barradas

2y↑2

I love The Magnificent Seven, it's a classic in its own right. But you can tell you're watching a Hollywood film. Seven Samurai on the other hand feels so much more grounded. There's a lot more nuance in how the characters speak. It also contains messages about the difference in social classes, which doesn't fully translate to the American West. Sure, there's racism and seggregation in America, and The Magnificent Seven does adress it a little bit. But you can still see a little bit of a naive optimism throughout the entire film. Just compare the endings. In Seven Samurai Katsushiro gets outright rejected by the girl in the end, since they're not meant to be. In The Magnificent Seven Chico is allowed to join the farmers.

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I agree well ！

kh884488

2y↑1

So many Kurosawa films are excellent on so many levels. Mia, you astutely covered movement in his images. The "Every Frame a Painting" YT channel has a great video on how movement of people, nature, groups and the camera play into keeping the film dynamic and visually interesting.

Kurosawa often times also does a great job of blocking actors in the frame and so often his cinematography is amazing. The scene at 31:24 concentrates so much visual interest in the upper right-hand corner of the frame that the viewer is drawn in and is in as much anticipation as the farmers of what will come into the frame.

Many Kurosawa films can be watched repeatedly to notice more of these strokes of brilliance.

Gerard Cote

2y↑2

One of my top 10 films of all time starring my favorite actor of all time.
You should check out Throne of Blood (Shakespeare's MacBeth)
and if you like sublime films Madadayo (1993) one of his later films but absolutely beautiful.
Another favorite Toshiro Mifune film is Samurai Rebellion - if you like 7 Samurai, you will love this one.

Also good job on pronouncing the names. Also Hai ( means yes, not Hello 🙂)

You like the flute - check this band out - Wagakki Band live Homura - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ponTbDDMYjw think you would find it interested please do yourself a favor and take a listen.

Kuraga

2y↑6

Thank you so much for this awesome reaction! You also should watch "Dersu Uzala" by Kurosawa as well. It's a masterpiece.

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2y↑2

Thank you so much for watching :) ooh yes! I am so down for more Akira Kurosawa!!

Nicole

2y↑6

You would absolutely love ''Spellbound'' (1945). It's another of Hitchcock's masterpieces that stars Gregory Peck and Ingrid Bergman. The score, composed by Miklos Rozsa, is incredible and won the Academy Award for best original score that year. It's one of those classic films that just has a feeling about it. It's pretty hard to beat Ingrid + Gregory + Hitchcock + incredible score. I hope I've convinced you! Love your videos!

SierraSierraFoxtrot

2y↑1

Seconded.

longago igo

For 45 years, I’ve been calling Seven Samurai my favorite film of all time. For more Mifune / Kurosawa try Red Beard (1965). A close 2nd is Ozu’s Tokyo Story, which is a family drama and a masterclass in Ozu’s unique style.

Mateus Nuss

2y↑1

This is one of the most wholesome reactions to this film I've seen, I love how open you are to this classic cinema!

cleekmaker00

2y↑2

Props to you Mia, for reacting to this film; one of the greatest films ever made.
I wish more reactors would follow your lead and give this film a view.

Glad you enjoyed it! 👍😄

Yeldarb4

2y↑1

I stumbled onto this post and I have to say that this is a great video. I really enjoyed your comments as the movie went on. In the 1990s I discovered Kurosawa and became a big fan but haven't seen many of his films in years. One that really stands out in my memory is "High and Low" from 1963. It also stars Toshiro Mifune. Thanks for jogging my memory.

Grainne Mhaol

2y↑6

I love your commentary, it really adds to your reaction. This is one of the best movies of all time and definitely worth seeing on the big screen if you get the chance

Movies With Mia

2y↑2

Oh absolutely! It was EPIC! And thank you so much for watching!

Anthro Wobbly

2y↑2

YES! YES! YES! Foreign cinema reactions have begun!! This is a rich treasure trove that far too few have plundered. I'm pumped!

Michael Webster

2y↑3

Kurasawa's films, each and every one, are amongst the greatest films ever made. The guy was amazing, as is seen by how many of his films were copied into American cinema, either by taking the whole film as in Magnificent 7 and for a few dollars more, and by taking bits as for Star Wars.

Dacre1000

For a few dollars more has nothing to do with Kurosawa. It is A fistful of dollars that is essentially a copycat of Yojimbo.

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tarmaque

2y↑1

One of my favorite movies of all time, and you made an excellent analysis of it. You seem like the kind of person I'd like to have a weekly movie date with, just to discuss them! Better than so many other reactors. Cheers!

Pedro Castillo

2y↑1

Amazing masterpiece The Seven Samurai directed by Akira Kurosawa and starring by Toshiro Mifune. This is the original film and the remake was The Magnificent Seven with Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen. Thank you Mia great reaction excellent😊😊

sam369

2y↑11

In "The Empire Strikes Back" Yoda's face was modelled after Takashi Shimura's. George Lucas is a huge fan of Kuroswa and you see a lot of references in the Star Wars films even right down to replicating shots.

sam369

2y↑1

@Movies With Mia Oh wow, great find :D

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2y↑2

What!?! No way! Knowing that makes this 1990 honorary award moment so much more special! Check this out: https://youtu.be/MTs5AVcArMs

Dave Bryce

2y↑1

Thank you so much for reacting to this classic. Many of the filming techniques were so ahead of their time it isn't funny. And it all comes down to that last line and it gets me every time. Really enjoyed watching your reaction and I can see how much you appreciate all the challenges it takes to pull something like this off.

agenttheater5

2y↑1

Craig Stephen

2y↑1

This movie had a lot of 'firsts'. If you find a Criterian Collection version, they include a film historian commentary that's excellent. Same for Yojimbo and Sanjuro

Otokichi786

2y↑3

I find the backstory of "Seven Samurai" (1954) very interesting. I've heard/read that director Akira Kurosawa admired John Ford's vision in Westerns and used a large (movie) canvas. The irony is, Hollywood saluted Kurosawa with "The Magnificent Seven" (1960).

victorsixtythree

2y↑18

There is a great video essay "Akira Kurosawa - Composing Movement" from a YouTube channel called Every Frame a Painting. Really great analysis of how Kurosawa uses motion in all of his films: https://youtu.be/doaQC-S8de8

Judith Weiss

2y↑1

oh oh oh I was going to recommend that. That was the first EFAP I saw and I devoured the whole series and was desolate he guy stopped making them. So so good.

Wade Heaton

2y↑2

I 2nd that!

AQuietNight

2y↑7

I would suggest you see Kurosawa's least mentioned movie, One Wonderful Sunday,
a story about a couple struggling to enjoy their one day a week date in a recently
defeated in war Japan.
No men rolling around in the mud, but is an engaging look at Kurosawa's more intimate
side.

Movies With Mia

2y↑1

Sold! I am a sucker for the more tender sides of directors!

Rene Escala

2y↑1

What a journey you're on. From classic Hollywood to the wider world of cinema. Many of Kurosawa' films were re-made by Hollywood: Yojimbo (The Bodyguard) became A Fistful of Dollars, The Hidden Fortress became Star Wars. Mifune played Han Solo in that one. Kurosawa also adapted Macbeth and King Lear spectacularly. Love the journey you're on.

Herb Sparks

2y↑1

So awesome to seeing reactions to films that inspired filming making itself.

phrokprynz

2y↑4

Glad you enjoyed the movie as much as I do too! That 'swag' scene with Kyuzo going in to cut down the bandits by himself is one of my favorite scenes as well. There's a similar scene in Mad Max: Fury Road which I felt like a nod to the O.G. Fantabulistic reaction by the way Mia!

Movies With Mia

2y↑1

Thank you, phrokprynz! Kyuzo is the person I want to be when I grow up! Takes nothing from nobody! A true man's man!

brachiator1

2y↑1

You might also enjoy how Kurosawa uses Toshiro Mifune in more modern films, such as Stray Dog or High and Low. Thanks for the very perceptive and enjoyable reaction to Seven Samurai. Great observations on the use of choreographed motion. And nice comparisons to The Magnificent Seven.

Andrew Castillo

My favorite movie of all time. When I first bought this movie on VHS back in the early nineties, 2 VHS tapes. I watched the entire movie all the way through; rewound both tapes and watched it again. Seven hours watching the same movie, ha! 🙂

Glenn Wisniewski

2y↑9

Hey Mia. You already reacted to The Magnificent Seven so you must have had fun seeing the Japanese counterparts.

Glenn Wisniewski

2y↑1

@Anthro Wobbly Baloney. You say ripoff, I say remake. And, counterpart: "a person or thing holding a position or performing a function that corresponds to that of another person or thing in another place."

Anthro Wobbly

2y↑1

These aren't "counterparts." They are the originals. The American ripoffs don't even begin to compare.

Glenn Wisniewski

@Randy White Good to know. I'll have to check them out.

Randy White

Brandon likes movies and a few others reacted to it already

revgid

2y↑4

The Magnificent Seven redistributes the characteristics of the samurai from the Kurasawa film among the Westernized characters, so there are rough paralllels, but not direct transpositions.

Ken B

2y↑3

These stories are not Japanese, they are timeless and human stories. Look at Hamlet and King Lear. Kurosawa is more than a filmmaker.

Paul Peacock

2y↑2

Luckily I saw The Seven Samurai in a small theater at a local university for my first time. The cinematography was amazing, especially the scene of the flowers by the small river. I have seen The Magnificent Seven countless times growing up but The Seven Samuri just blew me away. My general rule of thumb is that the original is better even if you see the remake first. I enjoy The Sting more than Butch Cassidy(I love em both) “ya follow”.

terry hughes

2y↑5

Kurosawa inspired so many directors. A force of nature when behind the camera.

Tyrconnell

I've been lucky enought to work my way through everything Kurosawa made and although people will rightly praise and recommend his samurai movies my favourite is his modern day drama, 'Ikiru', staring Takashi Shimizu, the leader of the seven samurai. It's essentially a perfect film to me with emotional highs and lows, all about a little man trying to leave one good deed in the world at the end of his life.

Terry O'Toole

When comparing the two, I think a great difference between this & MAG7 is the treatment of the main villain. This one shows the big bad @ the beginning & end. He's treated like a monolithic force of nature. MAG7 has more interaction with the main villain, so you get a sense of his motivation.

Paul Steffens

2y↑1

If you would like to watch another movie from that period that didn't suffer from American cencorship I would highly recommend the French movie The Wages Of Fear, it is an astonishing film. (yep, I filled in the form)
As for Kurosawa, there are so many great movies to choose from but I personally would recommend Ran (his late masterpiece from the 80's), The Hidden Fortress and Yojimbo.

kh884488

2y↑11

Great pick Mia! This film is influential on so many levels. The whole "gathering of heroes" trope from films going from Oceans 11 to The Blues Brothers comes from this film. This film was also very influential to George Lucas for the Star Wars films - particularly Kurosawa's film "The Hidden Fortress".

Jj

@Movies With Mia This was my first kurosawa.. this and RAN are his best

james ohara

2y↑1

Not forgetting Yojimbo and a Fistful of dollars :)

Movies With Mia

2y↑1

Man Kurosawa was THE MAN!! so many of his works influenced our cinema! He is definitely one of the GREATS!!

Ken Battor

2y↑2

I love the different personalities of the Samurai. They blend together fairly well

victorsixtythree

2y↑7

7:06 - Ooo, that shot of people scattering away to reveal a man standing with a large weapon reminded me of that shot from Raiders of the Lost Ark when the crowd in Cairo scatters to reveal the guy holding the giant sword. Spielberg has definitely talked about being influenced by Kurosawa. I guess that was an intentional nod?

Ana Paula Fernandes

2y↑6

I will definitely love to see more of you fangirling over Toshiro Mifune!

Movies With Mia

2y↑1

Oh, he captured my heart! It was the confidence that he exuded on-screen! And, not to mention, his athletic physique 😍

Francisco Garza

2y↑2

Arguably one of Akira Kurosawas best masterpiece the seven samurai is an epic adventure classic with an engrossing story memorable characters and stunning action sequences that make it one of the most influential films ever made 100/100 certified approved ☑️ this is such an awesome experience can't wait for episode 70 the sting this film was released in 1973 another film starring both Paul Newman and Robert Redford the great duo last seen in butch Cassidy and Sundance kid the director who made this film was George roy hill in Thier second and last film together the music of the film will be Marvin hamlisch.

hitoshi saito

Thank you. This is my most favorite film. Every time I watch this movie, it makes me think about what justice is and what courage is. In addition, all the characters are attractive. Even after watching this movie, I still feel like they are there. That's the great thing about this movie.

貧乏独身おじさん

2y↑6

Thank you for watching a Japanese classic. For Japanese, the last words a surving samurai said sounds very meaningful. In the ends, the peasants took advantage of the seven samurai as disposable mercenary, which tells why a young lady took a distance from a young samurai . though the threat of the bandits still exists....
Kurosawa went deeply into the Soviet. It is said that he made this story influenced by samurai mercenary history and Aleksandr Fadeev' novel.

Carandini

2y↑1

I know a lot of people are going to recommend other Kurosawa films to see more of Toshiro Mifune, but I want to toss another movie into the recommendations: 'Samurai Assassin'. Mifune's character in that one... well, let's just say we get to see him make the worst decisions at every turning point in teh narrative. It's a powerful story and an amazing performance.

Dreamfox 1701

2y↑6

Dreamfox 1701

@Revario X Not yet.

Revario X

Adaptation, have you seen 13 Assassins from Takashi Miike?

George Morley

Don’t forget Ran, even though it is terribly depressing.

KumoKumo

If you'd like another great couple of films of his to react to, Akira Kurosawa's Rashômon, Yojimbo, and Kagemusha are all superb.

QueenFornis

One of my all time favorites. Splendid costumes, screenplay and music. To say nothing of the tremendous acting chops of Toshiro Mifune. Kurosawa was a friggin' genius. Every film of his that I have seen, I've thoroughly enjoyed. Ran was my introduction into his cinematic universe. The photography, choreography, acting and soundtrack are unparalleled in my view. I highly recommend it. Rashomon is another fantastic film. Also, Ikiru, Yojimbo, so many great tales to absorb. Just subscribed to your channel. It's so rare to see anyone react to movies like this one.

David Watson

2y↑1

so good to see someone give some older movies some respect . good review of a classic, you need to watch yo Jimbo or as you might know it as A fist full of Dollars.also look out for the Zatoichi meets Yo Jimbo which is a bit of a crossover

EIJI ARAI

I am very happy to hear your impression of watching the movie "Seven Samurai".
Because my brother was one of the first to project "Seven Samurai", and above all, I and my brother and sister are my favorite movies.
Today's young people in Japan are reluctant to watch old movies. It's very regrettable.
However, I was excited to see your excited impression video. I'm thrilled.
thank you!

John Moreno

Yes, please explore more Kurosawa, and you will discover the influence for a huge portion of 70s-90s Hollywood. 'Hidden Fortress' was remade as 'Star Wars - A New Hope,' 'Yojimbo' became 'A Fistful of Dollars,' 'Rashomon' evolved into 'The Usual Suspects'... the list goes on and on, yet Kurosawa's massive influence received so little recognition in the U.S. during his lifetime.

Rebecca's Sweet Music

2y↑7

I'm now watching The Sting since you recommended it. I've always been told about how iconic that Redford and Newman movie is along with Butch Cassidy (which I also plan to view at some point)

Rebecca's Sweet Music

@Marja Moyer IT WAS SO MUCH FUN!!!! I still can't get over Paul's awesome card tricks

Marja Moyer

2y↑1

Hope you enjoyed it!

sogawa7

The masterpieces of fantasy movies "Ugetsu" and "Daimajin" with the background of the samurai era are also wonderful.

JTT

2y↑6

RAN (1985) is in COLOR and probably has the most beautiful war scenes ever filmed (like impressionistic art in motion). Even the blood is beautiful. And the music…will send chills up your spine.
Now if you want one of the greatest film scores of all time, you have to do AMADEUS (1984). After all it’s almost entirely Mozart. It’s also as perfect a movie as you will ever find, especially the original theatrical cut (IMO superior to Director’s cut). Just sayin’ 🤓

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2y↑1

OOH! Okay I will definitely have to check those out!

Judith Weiss

The laconic expert swordsman was James Coburn in Mag7. I loved the Kurosawa character and when I saw Mag7 later I was looking for him. Coburn even replicates the swordsman going off by himself to have a rest, with his weapon.

Michael Wardle

There are SO many great samurai films from Zatoichi to Throne of Blood to Lone Wolf and Cub to countless, countless others. I adore the sub genre and of course they pair really well with Westerns.

Seele2015au

Mia Tiffany "The Magnificent Seven" was a straight Hollywood version of "Seven Samurai", and the general story has been adopted by numerous movies, including "The Three Amigos" and "A Bug's Life". To modern eyes, the pacing is quite slow, but it's not due to its age: the pre-war "The Adventure of Robin Hood" is fast even for today's audience, so it is more of a difference between the eastern and western styles of narration.

César

2y↑1

More than respect it was fear. There was the law, "Kiri-sute gomen", the Samurai (now a social class) had the right to kill peasants and merchants who have offended their honor. Of course there was some bureaucracy, they were mandated to inform any of this incidents in the nearer guard post available, but the other classes were very aware of the manners to observe to avoid this. Your Japanese pronunciation is very good, usually English speakers get them wrong. I'm from Chile, japanese vowels are easy to Spanish speakers, but you do it just right! Subscribed! 👍

bbwng54

2y↑1

This film is voted among the 10 best films of all time. The Magnificent Seven westerns (and all similar films subsequent is based on this epic film) .

Herby Ragan

2y↑2

My favorite Kurosawa film, and that’s saying a lot because I’ve loved every Kurosawa film I’ve seen.

Inkfish Pete

2y↑1

Like trying to name your favorite child.....

DanielOrme

When I first saw this, I went in expecting a great battle epic. Which it is. But what makes it truly great is the story and the characters. We don't even have a battle scene until the movie is more than half over. But I can never get enough of the samurai. You believe in them as old soldiers and great men. It's no wonder you feel every death. I remember seeing it with a friend in a theater and when the master swordsman was shot, she reacted exactly like you did, saying aloud "No! Not him!" One of my favorite moments (among many) is when the leader is recruiting his old comrade:
"Will you join us"
(unhesitatingly) "Yes."
"Maybe this time, we die."
(Says nothing, just smiles.)

kh884488

Compared to an epic battle in a film like Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - this one is, of course, on a much much smaller scale, but it is so much more personal than a film like that. In that film all we know is that there are a lot of people in the evil army and a lot of people in the good army and the good army wins. However, with this one, the film takes its time to let us get acquainted with the samurai, the farmers, the village and the topography so that the viewer is so much more invested in the battle when it does finally happen. Also, unlike so many Hollywood-style films, it's not an uncountable number of enemies that get defeated. We have a pretty clear idea of about how many bandits there are, which makes each bandit removed from the horde all that much more impactful.

I mean no disrespect to films with epic battle scenes, but I think there is so much that Hollywood can still learn from excellent classic films like this -- if nothing else, there are lessons that can be employed to make the film more personally impactful.

Lisa Thuban

2y↑2

I agree. This is a way better film than Mag. 7.

I remember seeing a documentary about Seven Samurai years ago where they mention this film was the first to use the now standard "Line of enemies silhouetted on a hill" shot used in tons of films.

Lisa Thuban

@Movies With Mia It is, but it's not too surprising when you think about this as one of the more influential films (among film makers) of the 1950's.

Movies With Mia

2y↑1

NO WAY?!? That is wild!!

Drew Dederer

Xagzan

Finally saw this film for the first time just yesterday. Toshiro Mifune has this energy like a wild monkey on screen, it was amazing to watch. And Takashi Shimura sure was busy that year--crazy to see Godzilla's Dr. Yamane as a samurai. Funny enough, this movie was last on the list after all the other takes, since I'd already seen both Magnificents, and the anime Samurai 7. I can definitely see how they combined Katsushiro and Kikuchiyo into one character in M7, as well as focused on the bandits as less of a nameless evil force through the humanizing figure of Calavera. Interesting changes.

But oh yeah, Samurai 7. Easily one of the best movies ever, I feel that after just one viewing.

Jerry K.

Before you watch Ran, please consider watching Kurosawa's, "Kagemusha." Released in the US: Kagemusha The Shadow Warrior. No spoilers except to say both Kagemusha and Ran are period films set during the ongoing civil wars in late Medieval Japan.

The film is widely regarded as a "warm up" for Ran, and it is simply stunning. It stars Tatsuya Nakadai, who also played primary antagonists in Kurosawa's Yojimbo and Sanjuro, but the actor additionally appears in The Seven Samurai and Kurosaw'a High and Low.

Just watch the trailers for Kagemusha and Ran and you will get a taste of Kurosawa the painter. Both are truly gorgeous. The Seven Samurai is a masterpiece of cinema but Kagemusha and Ran, while not as broadly accessible as Seven Samurai, are masterpieces of style on a grand and epic scale.

William Meyers

2y↑2

Your viewing of GREAT classic movies such as this and The man who shot Liberty Vallance led me to subscribe to your channel thank you.

Richard Jakubiszak

2y↑2

King Of Kings with Jeffrey Hunter has a great Miklos Rozsa score.
Was also partial to the score on Tarus Bulba, with Yul Brenner and Tony Curtis. Won academy award for best original score.

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