Josh Tierney
16Jul11
It sure is. Kurosawa's only.
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Ace Craven
15Sep11
Paparazzi have been a problem from the beginning -this film makes their carnal roots evident. The artist is torn by modernity. One of Kurosawa's most honest and, sadly, on the nose films. The camera work is brilliant at points. A lack of consistency prevents a lasting impression. This story could have gone anywhere but where SCANDAL goes is quite personal. Several themes are later revisited in a less plain manner.
Francisco R.
29Apr11
Whether you'll like this or not depends entirely on how you feel about Kurosawa's "humanist" touch. By that I mean a reasonably good courtroom drama that hinges rather arbitrarily on a feeble subject.
Kian Ross
3Feb11
I found myself the most disappointed by this than any other Kurosawa film. It was really uneven in terms of story, tubercular girl is far too melodramatic. I will agree with Josh that it is humorous, but I find the sentimental scenes far too obviously cued. That said I think that Takashi Shimura performance's makes the film worth watching, especially for fans of Ikiru.
Josh Tierney
15Jan11
I much prefer Kurosawa's warm, humanistic films to his cold, intellectual ones, and to me Scandal is a much greater and more enjoyable masterpiece than Rashomon, released in the same year.
Josh Tierney
15Jan11
It's interesting how rarely anyone comments on just how funny this film is. Quite a few shots are carefully composed around a visual joke, such as the microphones surrounding Ichiro and the editor during the early interview sequences. The most sentimental scenes in the film are also undercut by massive punchlines, such as Hiruta crying over his daughter, only to fall asleep and snore on her.
Rodney Welch
9Dec09
The best thing that can be said is that it's not as predictable as it could be. A painter meets a well-known singer, the two are photographed in a compromising situation, and a tabloid flames a scandal. When the painter sues for libel, the moves does a 180; it's no longer about the irresponsibility of the press, but the redemption of a broken down attorney. A compelling, sentimental, frustrating work from the master.
Daniel S.
23Aug09
A very ordinary first half then the fillm becomes a little more interesting thanks to Takashi Shimura's performance. The themes handled - the old and new morality in the Japan of the late 40's and the freedom of the press - are submerged by the melodramatic story of the tubercular girl of the attorney Hiruta. A disappointment.
Citizen Spain
1Dec08
Like many early Kurosawa films, the emotional arc in this story may nowadays seem too commonplace/generic/standard, until you realize that these are the films those lesser, generic films are imitating. Kind of like the Beatles writing all those pop songs that have been rehashed for decades.