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11.25 The Day He Chose His Own Fate

A contrary approach to Schrader's mythologized version, partially reached by casting Arata against types he normally plays. For Wakamatsu the reason for Mishima's coupe d'etat and suicide is not to be found in his literary works, but in his envy for the political left and what they archived. The film is far from as bad as people in the comments here make you believe, but also miles away from The United Red Army.

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Arsaib

6Mar13

Any thoughts on 'Snow Country'? I like what I've seen from Toyoda so far.

Joks

8Feb13

I noticed you gave Historic Centre 4. Whats Costa's segment like? Because sometimes i worry that he may go too far with his minimalist approach; i wasn't crazy about the shorts he made after Colossal Youth.

Arsaib

4Feb13

It is indeed very unfortunate, and the cause of his death makes it all the more so. He seemed to have been creatively rejuvenated in recent years and certainly produced some remarkable films during this period, with the masterful 'United Red Army' being his greatest achievement. I'm looking forward to 'The Millennial Rapture', too. It's interesting that Koreeda mentioned Naruse since the classical Japanese master he's most often compared to is Ozu. I actually still need to see 'Kiseki'; am also planning on watching/revisiting a few of his other films. Looking forward to your thoughts on the Kurosawa series.

Arsaib

28Jan13

I'd be interested in hearing what he has to say about this trend, if one could call it that right now. But both Kurosawa and Koreeda are major, well-established filmmakers, so this bears watching. It's a shame that you missed 'Penance'; to me Kurosawa found a way to modulate his aesthetic for the medium in interesting ways. Even though it appears to be twice as long, 'Going Home' has more scheduled screenings, probably because it's an international premiere, so hopefully you'll be able to catch it. Looking forward to the Wakamatsu, Reygadas and Kawase films.