tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post3948534778096072611..comments2023-10-28T11:09:18.671+05:30Comments on Cinemascope: Tokyo Drifter [1966]Shubhajithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-85525227068953761962013-02-22T10:08:30.384+05:302013-02-22T10:08:30.384+05:30Thanks Sam. I've rarely seen a filmmaker havin...Thanks Sam. I've rarely seen a filmmaker having so much fun with his medium. Suzuki was among the most popular of the Japanese New Wave filmmakers, and it sure is understandable why. I hope to see his Branded to Kill sometime, which possibly ranks as his most renowned work with Tokyo Drifter. Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-67092532129634197942013-02-22T07:21:00.500+05:302013-02-22T07:21:00.500+05:30"The film’s vibrant colour design, set-pieces..."The film’s vibrant colour design, set-pieces and madcap editing were particularly memorable. Yet, interestingly, it had an underlying streak of melancholia as well, marvelously emphasized by the absolutely beautiful title song that formed its principal motif."<br /><br />I completely agree on all three points here Shubhajit and this is absolutely a Tarantino kind of film through and through. Suzuki is a supreme stylist and TOKYO DRIFTER is one of his trademark works. Yes, YOUTH OF THE BEAST is another. Superb review!Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-6733237613551626442013-02-19T10:00:36.851+05:302013-02-19T10:00:36.851+05:30Thanks a lot.
Yeah, Japanese cinema, particularly...Thanks a lot.<br /><br />Yeah, Japanese cinema, particularly those belonging to the New Wave, I feel are largely explored outside the country. I'd begun my tryst with Japanese New Wave with the movies of Shohei Imamura, and slowly but surely I've realized that there are a plethora of gems waiting to be discovered. Seijun Suzuki is one of such irreverent filmmakers who were part of that fascinating movement.Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-84168317170400149332013-02-19T00:04:14.433+05:302013-02-19T00:04:14.433+05:30I've really been enjoying the idea of branchin...I've really been enjoying the idea of branching out and watching more Japanese films as of late. This one sounds absolutely amazing. Thanks for the fantastic recommendation.Breezyhttp://voyeurcinema.com/noreply@blogger.com