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Something Like a Filmography: One Wonderful Sunday (1947)

Something Like a Filmography takes a (brief) look at the filmography of Akira Kurosawa. Twice a month, Chris and Jon share their impressions of each film, both on its own terms and in terms of Kurosawa’s legacy and its intersection in the Cinema Dual hosts’ lives. FROM THE BOX: This affectionate paean to young love is also a frank examination by Akira Kurosawa of the harsh realities … Continue reading Something Like a Filmography: One Wonderful Sunday (1947)

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Something Like a Filmography: No Regrets For Our Youth (1946)

Something Like a Filmography takes a (brief) look at the filmography of Akira Kurosawa. Twice a month, Chris and Jon share their impressions of each film, both on its own terms and in terms of Kurosawa’s legacy and its intersection in the Cinema Dual hosts’ lives. FROM THE BOX: In Akira Kurosawa’s first film after the end of World War II, future beloved Ozu regular Setsuko Hara … Continue reading Something Like a Filmography: No Regrets For Our Youth (1946)

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Something Like a Filmography: The Men Who Tread on the Tiger’s Tail (1945)

Something Like a Filmography takes a (brief) look at the filmography of Akira Kurosawa. Twice a month, Chris and Jon share their impressions of each film, both on its own terms and in terms of Kurosawa’s legacy and its intersection in the Cinema Dual hosts’ lives. FROM THE BOX: The fourth film from Akira Kurosawa is based on a legendary twelfth-century incident in which the lord Yoshitsune … Continue reading Something Like a Filmography: The Men Who Tread on the Tiger’s Tail (1945)

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Something Like a Filmography: Sanshiro Sugata Part II (1945)

Something Like a Filmography takes a (brief) look at the filmography of Akira Kurosawa. Twice a month, Chris and Jon share their impressions of each film, both on its own terms and in terms of Kurosawa’s legacy and its intersection in the Cinema Dual hosts’ lives. FROM THE BOX: Kurosawa’s first film was such a success that the studio leaned on the director to make a sequel. … Continue reading Something Like a Filmography: Sanshiro Sugata Part II (1945)

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Something Like a Filmography: The Most Beautiful (1944)

Something Like a Filmography takes a (brief) look at the filmography of Akira Kurosawa. Twice a month, Chris and Jon share their impressions of each film, both on its own terms and in terms of Kurosawa’s legacy and its intersection in the Cinema Dual hosts’ lives. FROM THE BOX: This portrait of female volunteer workers at an optics plant during World War II, shot on location at … Continue reading Something Like a Filmography: The Most Beautiful (1944)

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Something Like a Filmography: Sanshiro Sugata (1943)

Something Like a Filmography takes a (brief) look at the filmography of Akira Kurosawa. Twice a month, Chris and Jon share their impressions of each film, both on its own terms and in terms of Kurosawa’s legacy and its intersection in the Cinema Dual hosts’ lives. FROM THE BOX: Kurosawa’s effortless debut is based on a novel by Tsuneo Tomita about the rivalry between judo and jujitsu. … Continue reading Something Like a Filmography: Sanshiro Sugata (1943)

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