The tragedy’s mythic quality appeals to adapters the world over but the Japanese film-maker’s Ran, now rereleased, manages to solve the play’s problems
Oh, and by the by, many have tried over the decades to translate Lone Wolf & Cub to the screen, and very few (if any) have found success at any level in their attempts. Kurosawa once described it as “cinematic perfection in every frame” when he declined to take on one such project. 🤘🏼
p.s. A fun start to said filmography: Zatōichi — though, Takeshi’s Castle is an insane series, and testament to the man’s ability to come up with gold when given nothing at all by the execs (IIRC, <$10k — which all went to the gameshow’s “winner”)
Those two were an inimitable duo, and one of my all-time top go-to teams.
For more historically accurate and shamefully repressed to this day Sengoku-era revelations: check out Gohatto.
(FWIW: the wiki is rife with spoilers, and has none of the subtlety & grace of the film itself, so maybe just watch the film before reading the article, sorry.)
Kurosawa was a god among us.
Next, give Takeshi Kitano’s catalog a go. 🤌🏼❤️🔥
Oh, and by the by, many have tried over the decades to translate Lone Wolf & Cub to the screen, and very few (if any) have found success at any level in their attempts. Kurosawa once described it as “cinematic perfection in every frame” when he declined to take on one such project. 🤘🏼
p.s. A fun start to said filmography: Zatōichi — though, Takeshi’s Castle is an insane series, and testament to the man’s ability to come up with gold when given nothing at all by the execs (IIRC, <$10k — which all went to the gameshow’s “winner”)
That Kurosawa / Mifune combo is going to be hard to beat but I’ll check them out. Thanks for the rec!
Those two were an inimitable duo, and one of my all-time top go-to teams.
For more historically accurate and shamefully repressed to this day Sengoku-era revelations: check out Gohatto.
(FWIW: the wiki is rife with spoilers, and has none of the subtlety & grace of the film itself, so maybe just watch the film before reading the article, sorry.)