Word: kuosawa
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...humor which he finds in the villagers' expressive faces and in the posturing of the novice Samurai Kychukuibo, a frog-like fellow prone to temper fits and muscular ostentation. Certain exquisite shots give this modern film the formal organization of Japan's ancient art; without smothering the immediate drama, Kuosawa lets village tradition and the natural processes of harvest time, love, and old age give a sense of timelessness. The dignity and discipline of the samurai stand in eloquent contrast to the grotesque and the demonical animality of the bandits. Some of the fight scenes, by the way, are better...
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