After watch Kairo and Loft I thought I discovered a good director of j-horror and just that. Little by little I understood Kiyoshi Kurosawa was more than that, and actually he was never a horror movie director; he've always used this genre and suspense to analyze his society, cold and empty human beings, lack of emotions, family isolation, lack of ethics, identity crisis, depersonalization, existential void, key themes of films like the early Kandagawa Wars, Charisma, Barren Illusions, Eyes of the Spider, Lincense to Live, Tokyo Sonata or the famous Cure. But, although not making a horror film, all his movies are touched by creepy and disturbing atmospheres. Outstanding this man.
@@sleuthentertainment5872Bro I just watched Pulse of kiyoshi...I think you are right in the 90s Japanese economy downfall, people don't have kids, society was alone suicide rates were high ,old age problem,too much individualism leads to depression anxiety ghost like things death etc etc
Very nice summary of his works, my friend! Interesting that you made that Tarkovsky influence, because the first time I saw a Tarkovsky film I immediately felt a connection with Kurosawa's movies. It's nice to see someone else saw that. I think that Kurosawa's sense of humor is under-appreciated too. And of course, "Cure" is my favorite Japanese movie.
bless the algorithm - this channel looks right up my alley. have been slowly getting more into kiyoshi's work. i'm going to check out tokyo sonata and creepy next, thanks and you've got a subscriber!
I remember when I first watched Pulse, the way that thing moved REALLY REALLY creeped me out! You don’t really hear Before we vanish talked about, glad you mentioned it as I really dug that too. I haven’t watched The Cure for ages so really need to get on that again. I’ve decided to order your personal favourite , I watched it a long time ago but my taste has changed massively since then. Great delve into another great. I salute you Sir 👊
Kindly please check out Tetsuya Nakashima film works.althought he have small filmography he is a very interesting director with a very interesting films.Confessions is a must see and one of the best japanese film ever.I also recommend World of kanako ,Kamikaze Girls,,Memories of Matsuko, it comes and the rest goes on .
Hahah it was an obvious choice. I really wanted to add Serpent’s Path but it’s more difficult to get hold of. Outside the big movies all the rest are severely underrated for sure. Thanks for watching as always Saket.
Great video! The only Kiyoshi Kurosawa movie I've seen is Cure which I personally wasn't a fan of, but I am still interested in checking out more of his work and this video was very helpful.
great video! i just started watching Kurosawa films this year and i love his style. this was a great introduction and insight into his work. i'm glad i discovered your channel!
I didn't hear you mention Retribution and Sweet Home. One 'stamp' of Kurosawa is his choice of locations. Cure, Charisma, Before We Vanish are personal favorites and I had seen many of them. This is a really great analysis and description of his filmmaking. My all time favorite films are Dolce Vita, anything by Bunuel, Cure and Vertigo.
I watched Tokyo Sonata when it was first released and loved it but as usual didn’t rediscover this auteur until I saw Creepy a year or so ago -I need to continue his filmography for sure so thanks again for reminding me and doing it so eloquently sir
Great video! I think the casual movie fan could do with watching more of the movies that no one talks about of his as he’s quite an eclectic director. But obviously Cure is his masterpiece
Love your introduction! So far I saw Before we vanish, Journey to the shore and Tokyo Sonata.. and I want more :) I liked them all. I saw first "Before we vanish" I fall in love. It is Sci-Fi you need to believe in, no super duper technology and special effects. So refreshing :) I will try to find and watch your recommendations.
Nice video. This is a director where I have seen the famous ones (Pulse and Cure) but need to watch the rest. I have a few of the others from the last decade on bluray so I need to give them a watch. I can feel my to-buy list rising rapidly again after this video.
@@dionwynhughes Maybe Abbas Kiarostami, or Mizoguchi/Ozu, or even Edward Yang (although he doesn’t have the largest filmography) those would all be great to see, either way I’m sure whatever director you end up picking will be interesting!
@@cinemasprite I will be bluntly honest I’m avoiding directors like Ozu as I think they have enough coverage in the world. Abbas and Mizoguhi will happen eventually. Usually I make alternate east and west directors each month so we shall see. Any other suggestions feel free 😃
@@dionwynhughes Makes sense, what I’ve enjoyed most from the series in fact is how it focuses more on shedding some light on underknown directors. Not to flood you with suggestions, a majority of these are actually directors I’m not too familiar with but have been meaning to get into so your series would definitely help point alike in the right direction: Chantal Akerman, Jacques Rivette, Éric Rohmer, Jafar Panahi, Aki Kaurismäki, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Nobuhiko Ōbayashi, Takashi Miike, Takeshi Kitano, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Kim Ki-duk, Andrzej Żuławski, Andrzej Wajda, and Theo Angelopoulos (although the problem with a lot of these filmographies I’ve noticed tends to be varied availability of their early features or just in general, seriously Criterion add some Angelopoulos titles!! otherwise I honestly don’t know where to see them)
@@cinemasprite a lot of the directors you have mentioned are in the pipeline for the series indeed. I saw the new Pedro Almodovar recently so I will be focusing on him for the next episode.
After watch Kairo and Loft I thought I discovered a good director of j-horror and just that.
Little by little I understood Kiyoshi Kurosawa was more than that, and actually he was never a horror movie director; he've always used this genre and suspense to analyze his society, cold and empty human beings, lack of emotions, family isolation, lack of ethics, identity crisis, depersonalization, existential void, key themes of films like the early Kandagawa Wars, Charisma, Barren Illusions, Eyes of the Spider, Lincense to Live, Tokyo Sonata or the famous Cure.
But, although not making a horror film, all his movies are touched by creepy and disturbing atmospheres.
Outstanding this man.
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. Very well broken down!
@@dionwynhughes thanks👍🏻😄
@@sleuthentertainment5872Bro I just watched Pulse of kiyoshi...I think you are right in the 90s Japanese economy downfall, people don't have kids, society was alone suicide rates were high ,old age problem,too much individualism leads to depression anxiety ghost like things death etc etc
The idea of "So You Want To Get Into" is genius, and execution is brilliant. Thank you very much!
Glad you like them, will be back in 2023 with more.
Very nice summary of his works, my friend! Interesting that you made that Tarkovsky influence, because the first time I saw a Tarkovsky film I immediately felt a connection with Kurosawa's movies. It's nice to see someone else saw that. I think that Kurosawa's sense of humor is under-appreciated too. And of course, "Cure" is my favorite Japanese movie.
Thanks Erik! That’s the intriguing thing about our guy is that Western influence. He utilises it but makes it so original. Appreciate the kind words!
bless the algorithm - this channel looks right up my alley. have been slowly getting more into kiyoshi's work. i'm going to check out tokyo sonata and creepy next, thanks and you've got a subscriber!
Welcome aboard!
I remember when I first watched Pulse, the way that thing moved REALLY REALLY creeped me out! You don’t really hear Before we vanish talked about, glad you mentioned it as I really dug that too. I haven’t watched The Cure for ages so really need to get on that again. I’ve decided to order your personal favourite , I watched it a long time ago but my taste has changed massively since then. Great delve into another great. I salute you Sir 👊
So many good movies from a master! Thanks for watching mate.
Kindly please check out Tetsuya Nakashima film works.althought he have small filmography he is a very interesting director with a very interesting films.Confessions is a must see and one of the best japanese film ever.I also recommend World of kanako ,Kamikaze Girls,,Memories of Matsuko, it comes and the rest goes on .
Yes I have seen his work and I am a big fan. Memories of Matsuko is my personal favourite.
Oh Cure? I've heard of it somewhere ;) I'd throw in retribution and serpent's path. Those two are underrated and also good entry points.
Hahah it was an obvious choice. I really wanted to add Serpent’s Path but it’s more difficult to get hold of. Outside the big movies all the rest are severely underrated for sure. Thanks for watching as always Saket.
Retribution was very good as well.
Amen to that!
I'm surprised to know that Kiyoshi Kurosawa was Ryusuke Hamaguchi's supervisor at graduate school.
Two masters!
Great video! The only Kiyoshi Kurosawa movie I've seen is Cure which I personally wasn't a fan of, but I am still interested in checking out more of his work and this video was very helpful.
great video! i just started watching Kurosawa films this year and i love his style. this was a great introduction and insight into his work. i'm glad i discovered your channel!
YES welcome to club Kurosawa. Thank you for the kind words.
I didn't hear you mention Retribution and Sweet Home. One 'stamp' of Kurosawa is his choice of locations. Cure, Charisma, Before We Vanish are personal favorites and I had seen many of them. This is a really great analysis and description of his filmmaking. My all time favorite films are Dolce Vita, anything by Bunuel, Cure and Vertigo.
Appreciate it Mike.
I watched Tokyo Sonata when it was first released and loved it but as usual didn’t rediscover this auteur until I saw Creepy a year or so ago -I need to continue his filmography for sure so thanks again for reminding me and doing it so eloquently sir
Cheers Dave. There are so many films from Kurosawa that are worth checking out for sure. I’ll be keeping tabs.
Asano Tadanobu is amazing always under this director's commands
Great video! I think the casual movie fan could do with watching more of the movies that no one talks about of his as he’s quite an eclectic director. But obviously Cure is his masterpiece
The better of the Kurosawa’s for sure 😎
@@dionwynhughes yeah way better than his dad
@@ATouchOfFilm1 hehe
I don't think you mentioned Retribution - I love that film. Great ghost story.
Love your introduction! So far I saw Before we vanish, Journey to the shore and Tokyo Sonata.. and I want more :) I liked them all. I saw first "Before we vanish" I fall in love. It is Sci-Fi you need to believe in, no super duper technology and special effects. So refreshing :) I will try to find and watch your recommendations.
Thank you very much! Before We Vanish is a great modern Kurosawa.
Nice video. This is a director where I have seen the famous ones (Pulse and Cure) but need to watch the rest. I have a few of the others from the last decade on bluray so I need to give them a watch. I can feel my to-buy list rising rapidly again after this video.
Cheers Peter. I’ve tried to recommend the more available titles but you’d be surprised how many of them are on YT.
You should do a video on Takeshi Kitano too
You never know!
I liked Kurosawa's films but some of them are too strange😅 I liked Cure and Pulse.
Demonlover was awesome
Any hints as to who the next "So You Want To Get Into..." will be about?
Your guess is as good as mine! I’m very busy finalising a film festival but I’m sure a brainwave will hit me in the next few days. Any suggestions?
@@dionwynhughes Maybe Abbas Kiarostami, or Mizoguchi/Ozu, or even Edward Yang (although he doesn’t have the largest filmography) those would all be great to see, either way I’m sure whatever director you end up picking will be interesting!
@@cinemasprite I will be bluntly honest I’m avoiding directors like Ozu as I think they have enough coverage in the world. Abbas and Mizoguhi will happen eventually.
Usually I make alternate east and west directors each month so we shall see. Any other suggestions feel free 😃
@@dionwynhughes Makes sense, what I’ve enjoyed most from the series in fact is how it focuses more on shedding some light on underknown directors. Not to flood you with suggestions, a majority of these are actually directors I’m not too familiar with but have been meaning to get into so your series would definitely help point alike in the right direction:
Chantal Akerman, Jacques Rivette, Éric Rohmer, Jafar Panahi, Aki Kaurismäki, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Nobuhiko Ōbayashi, Takashi Miike, Takeshi Kitano, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Kim Ki-duk, Andrzej Żuławski, Andrzej Wajda, and Theo Angelopoulos
(although the problem with a lot of these filmographies I’ve noticed tends to be varied availability of their early features or just in general, seriously Criterion add some Angelopoulos titles!! otherwise I honestly don’t know where to see them)
@@cinemasprite a lot of the directors you have mentioned are in the pipeline for the series indeed. I saw the new Pedro Almodovar recently so I will be focusing on him for the next episode.