Tag: Shinichi Himori

Ikiru (生きる/To Live) – Akira Kurosawa (黒澤明) (Director and co-writer), Shinobu Hashimoto (橋本忍) (Co-writer), Hideo Oguni (小國英雄) (Co-writer), and Leon Tolstoy (original novella)

by Simon Omnes, posted in Actor, Art, artists, book, Films, History, Music, Reviews

"I don't know what I've been doing with my life all these years." - Kanji Watanabe Among Akira Kurosawa's filmography, his motion picture Ikiru is considered one of his masterpieces. It stars Takashi Shimura, one of his frequent cast participants, performing the role of a business man who lives his last months the best way … Continue reading Ikiru (生きる/To Live) – Akira Kurosawa (黒澤明) (Director and co-writer), Shinobu Hashimoto (橋本忍) (Co-writer), Hideo Oguni (小國英雄) (Co-writer), and Leon Tolstoy (original novella)

Scandal (醜聞 (スキャンダル)) – Akira Kurosawa (黒澤明) (Director and co-screenwriter) and Ryuzo Kikushima (菊島 隆三) (co-screenwriter)

by Simon Omnes, posted in Actor, Art, artists, Films, History, Music, Reviews

"Man is an extremely tragic creature. And so weak." - Otokichi Hiruta Before Akira Kurosawa obtained worldwide success thanks to Rashomon, he did several movies in the 1930s and 1940s. Among them Scandal, one of those stories that stay relevant today. For its main topic is tabloid rag culture & their lies affecting innocent people; … Continue reading Scandal (醜聞 (スキャンダル)) – Akira Kurosawa (黒澤明) (Director and co-screenwriter) and Ryuzo Kikushima (菊島 隆三) (co-screenwriter)