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oaxaca 26th June 2013 12:17 PM

In addition to Kurosawa's stuff there have been a few really fantastic and more obscure japanese cinema releases I'd wholeheartedly recommend:

THE SAMURAI TRILOGY
THREE OUTLAW SAMURAI
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PALE FLOWER (basically a Yakuza themed 60s film noir)
MAKIOKA SISTERS (a war-time period drama - slow but moving)

I didn't really get on with Suzuki's two films BRANDED TO KILL and TOKYO DRIFTER, although they're both held in high regard among western critics :)

Daemonia 26th June 2013 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Jinx_Barkman (Post 349309)
Annnd a certain eighties Michael Mann crime drama would be most welcome to go along with it.:tongue1:

Do you mean Manhunter? It's already out on a very nice Blu-ray. ;)

Stephen@Cult Labs 26th June 2013 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Daemonia (Post 349346)
Do you mean Manhunter? It's already out on a very nice Blu-ray. ;)

Tut tut, he means Thief. :)

Daemonia 26th June 2013 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Stephen@Cult Labs (Post 349353)
Tut tut, he means Thief. :)

Ah, Thief. Forgot about that one. Obviously. Great film and James Caan is excellent.

Handyman Joe 26th June 2013 05:31 PM

My dream - a double pack of David Lean's two Dickens adaptations and Peter Bogdanovich's Targets which has been OOP forever,but then again so was Seconds....

Guy on DVD maniacs saying a Peter Weir box set is a possibility - would be incredible

Jinx_Barkman 29th June 2013 11:03 PM

Anyone care to share their thoughts on Insignificance? I've never seen it and am thinking about picking up the blu ray.:)

tele1962 30th June 2013 08:33 AM

I always thought the likes of Criterion (or Arrow) might have considered a release of the original Rollerball (James Caan 1975).

Ronin 4th July 2013 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by oaxaca (Post 349345)
In addition to Kurosawa's stuff there have been a few really fantastic and more obscure japanese cinema releases I'd wholeheartedly recommend:

THE SAMURAI TRILOGY
THREE OUTLAW SAMURAI
---
PALE FLOWER (basically a Yakuza themed 60s film noir)
MAKIOKA SISTERS (a war-time period drama - slow but moving)

I didn't really get on with Suzuki's two films BRANDED TO KILL and TOKYO DRIFTER, although they're both held in high regard among western critics :)

Big fan of Japanese cinema

Hara Kiri
Yojimbo/Sanjuro
High and low

Are all must haves


Hopefully the release Throne of Blood, Sword of Doom on BD

Demoncrat 6th July 2013 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Jinx_Barkman (Post 349973)
Anyone care to share their thoughts on Insignificance? I've never seen it and am thinking about picking up the blu ray.:)

Depends on A the price, and B your love for Roeg. Not as immediate as his other flicks, at least it has Tony Curtis cough

Nosferatu@Cult Labs 6th July 2013 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Demoncrat (Post 351198)
Depends on A the price, and B your love for Roeg. Not as immediate as his other flicks, at least it has Tony Curtis cough

You really need some Benylin or something similar!


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