Tag: Hasegawa Kazuo

Eiga Reviews (the ’50s): Jigokumon (Gate of Hell) (1953)

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A tragic film about unrequited love and ones believe in love and honor, “Gate of Hell” is in essence, wonderful Japanese cinema showcasing a love triangle during feudal Japan. One of the great Teinosuke Kinugasa films which also happens to be the first Japanese color Read More …

Eiga Reviews (the ’50s) A Story from Chikamatsu – The Criterion Collection #949 (a Neo-Tokyo 2099 Blu-ray Disc Review) (1954)

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One must be wondering by how this film is actually a love story and I don’t want to spoil the film, but one will see how love becomes a big part of storyline right to the end. Overall, “A Story from Chikamatsu” is another fantastic Mizoguchi Read More …