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Judicial Joe
6Jan12
Theatrical to a fault, with an annoying sidekick and unnecessary expository dialogue. Easily Kurosawa's worst film, you're better off starting with IKIRU or HIGH AND LOW. Completists be warned: even the Emperor has spots on his record.
Ace Craven
16Aug11
Back to basics. Proof that in order to create classic art, you must be free of the constraints of a populist agenda. In this concise masterpiece, Kurosawa returns to the optimistic melodramatic voice which made him great. Here, a sense of brotherhood is better pronounced than in 7 SAMURAI. The flower symbolism is present, as are classic and archetypal characters. The story is pushed along by great wiped transitions.
Omar Antonio Iturriaga
26May11
For writing the script in just two days, Kurosawa implemented a structured story which compliments its short length, while creating an environment fully in a studio, yet remaining atmospherically accurate to the overall setting of the picture.
Francisco R.
15Apr11
Feels more like an anecdote rather than a full-fledged story, but at only 59 minutes, it delivers.
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trolley freak
3Apr11
A minor and relatively obscure early Kurosawa film and at less than 60 minutes, his shortest. By no means a masterpiece but interesting to see a Master learning the ropes...
Stu Witmer
16Sep10
Nice little kabuki-esque film featuring an over-the-top performance by rubber-faced Kenichi Enomoto.
McNulty
10Aug10
It's only 1 hour, looks low budget, you can tell they are on a soundstage instead of outside. But you have some CLASSIC Kurosawa shots and characters. It was like a short live action black and white Anime. Especially the scene with the "Nine-Syllable-Mantra" special move that SCENE (you know what I'm talking about) is on some fuckin crazy anime shit! Not the best Kurosawa film, but a MUST-SEE for fans! Watch it!
VENIMOS LOS JODIMOS Y NOS FUIMOS
6May10
Unica incursiòn de Kurosawa en la comedia, esta cinta esta protagonizada por una especie de version japonesa de Jim Carrey (igual de detestable). Una obra menor (aunque con una ediciòn brillante) que resulta ser, sin embargo, toda una curiosidad en la filmografia de este chingòn entre los chingones.
