Sorry, but I can't abide.
Even if this was not Kurosawa, I think I'd probably feel the same way.
This is just plain LAZINESS, folks. Kurosawa did all the work and this fan of the group (sorry, I know they're huge, don't know any of their stuff -- and this song SUCKS [imho]) just put the images to their lame music.
Forgive the unsolicited rant. Shit like this just burns me up.
What do you think, David?
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It's like reducing "Rhapsody in Blue" to three bars in a commercial for United Airlines. I'd rather ponder the marvelous fact that Takashi Shimura, the hero of "Ikiru," plays the leader of the Samurai in "The Seven Samurai": no two roles could be more different.
Posted by: DL | February 02, 2010 at 11:25 AM
And 19 other roles, too, all unique, fascinating characters! Although the above-mentioned two roles are his best known -- a few others I think worth mentioning are:
1) 'Poison Strawberry' -- the cop who beats up poor Yukie on December 8, 1941. (No Regrets)
2) Dr. Sanada (Drunken Angel)
3) Dr. Fujisaki (Quiet Duel)
4) Det. Sato (Stray Dog)
5) Lawyer Hiruta (Scandal)
6) Woodcutter (Rashômon)
7) Dr. Harada (I Live in Fear)
8) Moriyama (Bad Sleep Well) -- perhaps his last great Kurosawa role. After that, the parts are mostly minor ones...
I find it really interesting to see how Shimura dealt with basically playing second banana to Mifune for all those years! Ikiru proves that he could have been just as much a "lead" actor as a "character" actor!
But he never complained ~ just the opposite, his performances combined with Mifune's to create a dynamic in those films which is really something special to watch!
LS
Posted by: Lewis Saul | February 03, 2010 at 08:50 AM