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  • Ugetsu (1953)

    Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi In contrast to last week’s film Ugetsu needs no introduction: this is Criterion Collection content. Unlike Gorotsuki-bune I found Ugetsu a slog. I wanted to like it far more than I did. Perhaps my expectations were… Continue reading

    Ugetsu (1953)

  • Yotsuya kaidan (The Ghost of Yotsuya) (1959)

    Directed by Kenji Misumi Because the current is swift, even though the rapids blocked by a boulder are divided, like them, in the end, we will surely meet, I know. — Sutoku-in (1119 – 1164) Daiei’s gorgeous production of the… Continue reading

    Yotsuya kaidan (The Ghost of Yotsuya) (1959)