I am gonna try yet again to experience some of my finest films that I have on Blu-ray, I already tried a little while ago but dad was on his email with the bright white screen, I refuse to watch high calibre films with light distractions 😠
One of Mizoguchi's most devastating achievements, The Life of Oharu stars Kinuyo Tanaka as Oharu, a one-time concubine of a feudal lord who struggles to escape the stigma of having been forced into prostitution by her father. Mizoguchi uses her personal travails to study the issues of gender, class and ideology in the Edo period. Mizoguchi long takes are truly like traditional Japanese picture scrolls, gracefully baring the souls and emotions of the physical beings.
Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deliver the coup de grâce in his suicide ritual. The senior counselor for the Iyi clan questions the ronin’s resolve and integrity, suspecting Hanshirō of seeking charity rather than an honorable end. What follows is a pair of interlocking stories which lay bare the difference between honor and respect, and promises to examine the legendary foundations of the Samurai code. ×
