Taira Clan Saga

# 928

This was my 19th Mizoguchi film. This is a beautiful film with a very likable lead. It took me awhile to get into this but wen I did I had a blast. The pacing, use of color, framing of shots, and music were all great. This ended up being one of the most enjoyable of Kenji Mizoguchi films I've seen. This might actually be my favorite of Raizô Ichikawa performances thus far.

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A fairly entertaining story with some complex (i.e., hard to follow) politics. Lots of clans and factions and matters of honor and respect. It flows along well with enough interesting moments, and it has good music and some dynamite shots. But there isn't a whole lot of passion in it. It's similar to his take on the 47 Ronin tale, lacking in real human insight. Not bad, just not great. And I can't help but think the popularity of Rashomon influenced the multiple tellings of Kiyomori's parentage.

Centenário de Michiyo Kogure filme #9. É muito estranho ver um Mizoguchi colorido, mas não menos deslumbrante, especialmente porque ele transforma uma história épica num drama intimista. A Kogure está diferente do usual em que aparece em outros filmes de Mizoguchi, aqui a cortesã que interpreta é ácida, longe das mulheres sofredoras que interpreta para o diretor. DVDRip no MakingOff

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