"Love is not a feeling, it's a verb" The MC is a good actor, i mainly watched it for him n i wasn't disappointed. This was more of a slice of life than romance, so don't expect much. Japan can make a very detailed, well written n precise drama in the shortest time span. However this seemed lacking n shallow , it still has a good plot with a very good message. I liked the ending n acting by MC so i recommend this.
Heartwarming n sweet movie about night school teacher n his students n their stories. The second half dragged on with Inou San's story n that forced kiss scene was unnecessary.I wish the writer kept the story like it was in the first half throughout the movie where we get to know the students from different background , age n how the MC established relationship with them selflessly.I still enjoyed it.
Few sceneries were nostalgic but many scenes n acting were cringey n romance was full of cliches, i like narration in movies but even that got me bored. I don't mind cliches but the plot n characters were not well written. It was like some badly written bollywood movie with shallow characters trying to be cool riding bikes.I didn't feel their passion towards bike let alone romance. This movie is an insult to Kawasaki. I won't recommend this if someone is looking for passionate story of a biker or good romance.
Avant-garde, surrealistic film with heavy usage of symbolism n metaphors about the MC who is losing his sense of reality n wants to help his crazy wife escape the asylum. Beautifully shot and acted.We are lucky that they added music to it later on.Still can't believe it is this old. A must watch film for any movie lover.
Ji hyun woo looked damn hot in this drama n ost was amazing.I watched it few yrs ago , It's a good melodrama but I wanted some smut scenes,this drama needed it.
Very interesting n engaging.Some shots in this movie are very beautiful n aesthetic. The quality made me think that it was made in 80s, it was that good. A must watch.
It's Based on true incident. It was more of a religious movie than anything.It was way too long,should have been one n a half hour max to cover all the details n psychological elements. Good for a religious movie viewer though.
It's surprising how China even allowed this movie to be shown , they practice very strict censorship on media n control everything.
Very well directed character driven anti-war movie with good cinematography. This movie does not show much larger humanistic perspective n psychological impact of war , it's not much insightful n touched only the surface but the characters n events get really interesting with few dark moments . Very good acting by MC.
I'd like to add Black Comedy tag as well,few scenes were really humourous.
It's a gripping, slow paced, black comedy,mystery movie about the village where everyone seems to be having a secret. Not as edgy as Wrath of Silence but suspenseful plot filled with flashback n how the director ,who was only 30 year old at that time, reveals the secrets layer by layer with such ease n simplicity is amazing. Interesting to see how the series of events improved the strainous relationship between the father n son.
A good message on Solidarity and Group work but that's it. A movie about seven Ronin who decides to help poor villagers,who are not even nice ,act vulnerable n their character is morally grey.The first question occurs here is Why do they accept to help them so easily when they know they aren't going to achieve anything?No good explanation other than "they don't have food" n have their own reasons or doing good deed.These samurai looked like pushover to me few times who decides to help them with good heart,maybe people were just nice in those days .This scene of finding samurai took more than an hour so it should have been properly explored n should have been able to answer the reason which would have made story interesting. The last dialogue really hit me "the victory belongs to these farmers not us"
There was absolutely no action in this,the battle scenes were gorilla war (ambush , sabotage etc)as bandits have upper hand n random killing.The battle scenes n strategies should have been properly executed n shown.I can't complain bcz it's a very old movie to be this technical n proper that's another reason why this dint need this much time length.
The plot is very good but writing n execution r so messy with few sub plots which touched social n moral issues, in a realistic manner i must add bcz i dint feel empathy for any character.I would have liked it if the length was shorter.This wasn't worth my 3 and a half hour.
(The length of the movie is around 3hr 42min ,not what's mentioned here)
At first glance 47 Ronin seems to be very idealistic but it's based on true story of "pure n perfect"revenge.
I couldn't help but compare this movie with Harakiri. There is a very sharp contrast between these two. Harakiri is an anti samurai film where Samurai honor is just a facade but in 47 Ronin ,Samurai Code is the most important n the MC remains true to it.
Masaki San's MC is impulsive, the scenes are explicit, intense ,gripping,dramatic , filled with passionate n loud acting. Whereas Mizoguchi San's MC Oichi is a man of honor n virtue, an idealist type of guy who lives by rules for him n his followers to achieve greatest victory n to gain sympathy from the people but he can take brave action if situation demands, he maintains a good balance.Unlike Harakiri this movie needs patience. Although the characters in both movies dint show how they planned their revenge, despite their nature whether it's impulsive or patient,they both achieved their aim successfully.
Harakiri is too good to be true but plot in 47 Ronin is realistic with all its flaws n shortcomings of situation n people which makes it even more beautiful n relatable. Another difference is i felt deep compassion n empathy for the characters in Harakiri, it is more on humanistic side whereas in 47 Ronin these features are very mild.
Director doesnt show many scenes (m not spoiling) which are generally shown in the movies to gain viewer's attention, it sometimes felt like a documentary where we don't witness anything in reality but only could imagine the incidents through storytelling n gain the perspective as if we are there.
One scene is a repeat, i dont know how they dint notice it during editing. I'd like to add Psychological n Political in its genre . Don't miss out on both the movies.
Story with redemption as objective about a bunch of criminals, who don't hesitate to kill innocent, helping a young guy to save his lover. A bit slow in the beginning n rushed in the second half with few touching incidents. Not as impactful,deep n humanistic as Kobayashi San's other movies.Still it's watchable.
The strength of communication holds the whole movie without much drama in these three simple well crafted stories. Loved the last story,how middle aged women can be mature n playful at the same time regardless of age.
Inspirational, quirky, humorous n heartfelt movie on food especially noodles. This movie consists of a main story along with a series of many short stories which are completely unrelated to each other with food as a main theme. I would categorize this as Omnibus.
Not for everyone, some may find few scenes absurd n gross but if u want a good, something different from the mainstream food movies this is for u.
Plot is an overview of Buddhist funeral rites in Japan by a middle class family. Combined with occasional dark humour n slapstick elements ,this movie takes a quirky, humorous n realistic approach to funeral related events with all tiny details.
Very interesting to see the couple organising funeral for the first time, conflicted n confused about rituals n arrangements . It also portrayed the conflict between traditional n modern practice. Amazing direction n good acting. Must watch movie.
The MC is a good actor, i mainly watched it for him n i wasn't disappointed.
This was more of a slice of life than romance, so don't expect much.
Japan can make a very detailed, well written n precise drama in the shortest time span. However this seemed lacking n shallow , it still has a good plot with a very good message. I liked the ending n acting by MC so i recommend this.
The second half dragged on with Inou San's story n that forced kiss scene was unnecessary.I wish the writer kept the story like it was in the first half throughout the movie where we get to know the students from different background , age n how the MC established relationship with them selflessly.I still enjoyed it.
It was like some badly written bollywood movie with shallow characters trying to be cool riding bikes.I didn't feel their passion towards bike let alone romance. This movie is an insult to Kawasaki.
I won't recommend this if someone is looking for passionate story of a biker or good romance.
Beautifully shot and acted.We are lucky that they added music to it later on.Still can't believe it is this old.
A must watch film for any movie lover.
Decent watch but I wanted some comedy which was so little in this movie,m disappointed.
A must watch.
It was more of a religious movie than anything.It was way too long,should have been one n a half hour max to cover all the details n psychological elements.
Good for a religious movie viewer though.
It's surprising how China even allowed this movie to be shown , they practice very strict censorship on media n control everything.
This movie does not show much larger humanistic perspective n psychological impact of war , it's not much insightful n touched only the surface but the characters n events get really interesting with few dark moments .
Very good acting by MC.
I'd like to add Black Comedy tag as well,few scenes were really humourous.
Not as edgy as Wrath of Silence but suspenseful plot filled with flashback n how the director ,who was only 30 year old at that time, reveals the secrets layer by layer with such ease n simplicity is amazing.
Interesting to see how the series of events improved the strainous relationship between the father n son.
A movie about seven Ronin who decides to help poor villagers,who are not even nice ,act vulnerable n their character is morally grey.The first question occurs here is Why do they accept to help them so easily when they know they aren't going to achieve anything?No good explanation other than "they don't have food" n have their own reasons or doing good deed.These samurai looked like pushover to me few times who decides to help them with good heart,maybe people were just nice in those days .This scene of finding samurai took more than an hour so it should have been properly explored n should have been able to answer the reason which would have made story interesting.
The last dialogue really hit me "the victory belongs to these farmers not us"
There was absolutely no action in this,the battle scenes were gorilla war (ambush , sabotage etc)as bandits have upper hand n random killing.The battle scenes n strategies should have been properly executed n shown.I can't complain bcz it's a very old movie to be this technical n proper that's another reason why this dint need this much time length.
The plot is very good but writing n execution r so messy with few sub plots which touched social n moral issues, in a realistic manner i must add bcz i dint feel empathy for any character.I would have liked it if the length was shorter.This wasn't worth my 3 and a half hour.
At first glance 47 Ronin seems to be very idealistic but it's based on true story of "pure n perfect"revenge.
I couldn't help but compare this movie with Harakiri. There is a very sharp contrast between these two.
Harakiri is an anti samurai film where Samurai honor is just a facade but in 47 Ronin ,Samurai Code is the most important n the MC remains true to it.
Masaki San's MC is impulsive, the scenes are explicit, intense ,gripping,dramatic , filled with passionate n loud acting. Whereas Mizoguchi San's MC Oichi is a man of honor n virtue, an idealist type of guy who lives by rules for him n his followers to achieve greatest victory n to gain sympathy from the people but he can take brave action if situation demands, he maintains a good balance.Unlike Harakiri this movie needs patience.
Although the characters in both movies dint show how they planned their revenge, despite their nature whether it's impulsive or patient,they both achieved their aim successfully.
Harakiri is too good to be true but plot in 47 Ronin is realistic with all its flaws n shortcomings of situation n people which makes it even more beautiful n relatable.
Another difference is i felt deep compassion n empathy for the characters in Harakiri, it is more on humanistic side whereas in 47 Ronin these features are very mild.
Director doesnt show many scenes (m not spoiling) which are generally shown in the movies to gain viewer's attention, it sometimes felt like a documentary where we don't witness anything in reality but only could imagine the incidents through storytelling n gain the perspective as if we are there.
One scene is a repeat, i dont know how they dint notice it during editing.
I'd like to add Psychological n Political in its genre .
Don't miss out on both the movies.
A bit slow in the beginning n rushed in the second half with few touching incidents.
Not as impactful,deep n humanistic as Kobayashi San's other movies.Still it's watchable.
Loved the last story,how middle aged women can be mature n playful at the same time regardless of age.
This movie consists of a main story along with a series of many short stories which are completely unrelated to each other with food as a main theme. I would categorize this as Omnibus.
Not for everyone, some may find few scenes absurd n gross but if u want a good, something different from the mainstream food movies this is for u.
Combined with occasional dark humour n slapstick elements ,this movie takes a quirky, humorous n realistic approach to funeral related events with all tiny details.
Very interesting to see the couple organising funeral for the first time, conflicted n confused about rituals n arrangements . It also portrayed the conflict between traditional n modern practice.
Amazing direction n good acting.
Must watch movie.
I was bored, this movie dint grab me at all, i have seen better from Kurosawa San n investigation part was alright.