Death of a Tea Master 1989 ‘千利休 本覺坊遺文’
Directed by Kei Kumai
Eiji Okuda, Toshirō Mifune, Gō Katō, Kinnosuke Nakamura
Years after the death of legendary tea master Rikyu, his disciple Honkakubo attempts to resolve the mystery of the master’s death. #Japan#Cinema#Japanese#Movie#Buddhist pataphysics
The Color of Pomegranates 1969 ‘Նռան գույնը’
Directed by Sergei Parajanov
The life of the revered 18th-century #Armenian#poet and musician Sayat-Nova. Portraying events in the life of the #artist from childhood up to his death, the movie addresses in particular his relationships with women, including his muse. The production tells Sayat-Nova’s dramatic story by using both his poems and largely still camerawork, creating a work hailed as revolutionary #Cinema#Movie#Art#Cinematography
A Story Written with Water 1965 ‘水で書かれた物語’
Directed by Yoshishige Yoshida
Yasunori Irikawa, Mariko Okada, Ruriko Asaoka
Struggling with his true emotions, dreams, memories of the past and the reality Shizuo is about to marry, but is torn between his wife-to-be and the love to his mother. #Japanese#Cinema#Japan#Movies#Drama#Nowwatching
Ugetsu 1953 ‘雨月物語’
Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
Cinematography by Kazuo Miyagawa
Machiko Kyō, Mitsuko Mito, Kinuyo Tanaka, Masayuki Mori
In 16th century #Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots in defiance of a sage’s warning against seeking profit from war. Genjuro’s pursuit of riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei’s desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives. #Japanese#Cinema#Ghost#Kaidan#Horror#Movies