Tag: Toshiro Mifune

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  The Bad Sleep Well (1960)

  October 1, 2019

  1960s, Drama, Japanese Cinema, Noir, Political, Thriller

  Unboxing DVDs that I’ve had in storage for several years, I didn’t realise I had this copy of Akira Kurosawa’s The Bad Sleep Well (1960). So I finally watched it and it was excellent. Set in post-war Japan, it unravels the revenge plot set in motion by Nishi (Toshiro Mifune) who is climbing the ranks… Read.

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  Sanjuro (1962)

  September 26, 2019

  1960s, Action, Japanese Cinema, Sequels

  I didn’t realise there was a sequel to Yojimbo, which reunites director Akira Kurosawa with actor Toshiro Mifune as the wandering hero. So I was in the mood for the 90 minute samurai movie, Sanjuro (1962; Tsubaki Sanjūrō) where Mifune’s character gets mixed up with helping nine younger samurai trying to release their uncle from… Read.