i was dating Kurosawa last two weeks

thanks to JFKL, in conjunction with Akira Kurosawa's centennial celebration, I get to watch some of his masterpieces.

and, i must say, he impresses me. he's really awesome.

my deepest condolences to all the Japanese at the same time.

movies that i only managed to catch during the film festival:

Sanshiro Sugata Part II (姿三四郎续集)

the main actor is very handsome, not very Japanese looking at that era, i supposed. but i don't find his acting engaging.
i like the music very much, as well as the screenplay.


Yojimbo (用心棒)

the main actor is great! he acted so well that the character was so alive!
i don't find the storyline that interesting to sustain at such duration and the plot is not very engaging when it comes to certain point, perhaps too predictable. but i do like the screenplay a lot.

note: same period, HK Film Festival & a few nice theatrical plays were going on in town... please try not to clash good shows again...

~7/4/2011