Film of the Day – The Pornographers (Shohei Imamura, 1966)
Now before we begin, I don’t want to hear any giggling from the back, and I certainly won’t entertain any demands to investigate my download history… But, in all serious, it does continue to surprise me that more films haven’t been made about the subject of pornography. As an industry it’s always struck [...]
Film of the Day – Branded to Kill (Seijun Suzuki, 1967)
When we last checked in on Seijun Suzuki, he had just landed himself in some serious trouble with his employers at the Nikkatsu Company film studio. Having already warned the director that his films were getting far too weird, Suzuki offered them Tokyo Drifter, a kaliedoscopic, madcap riot, but also the [...]
Film of the Day – Tokyo Drifter (Seijun Suzuki, 1966)
Seijun Suzuki is drinking in the Last Chance Saloon… Or rather, he is drinking in whatever the Japanese equivalent of the Last Chance Saloon is. The year is 1966, and Suzuki is the undisputed king of the B-movie in Japan. He is a contract director at the Nikkatsu Company’s studio in [...]
Film Of The Day – High and Low (Akira Kurosawa, 1963)
Blah, blah, blah… Seven Samurai was remade as The Magnificent Seven by John Sturges in 1960… Yackety smackety… Yojimbo served as the inspiration for Sergio Leone’s A Fistful of Dollars… Blah, blah, blah… George Lucas ripped off The Hidden Fortress for Star Wars… Yackety smackety… etc. No, I haven’t gone mad. I [...]