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...decreed that young Eto would devote his life to the koto, adhering to the centuries-old tradition of Japan's great koto virtuosos, most of whom were blind. Eto began studying the koto at eight, a year later went to Tokyo for private lessons with the late Miyagi Michio, a sightless composer-performer famed for creating a new form of koto music based on Western influences. In 1953, determined to carry on the work of his teacher and popularize the koto as a solo instrument in the Western world, he took up residence in the U.S. He now lives...
...place on the escalator that produces the nation's leaders; Premier Hayato Ikeda himself was a two-time ronin. Yet Tokyo now turns down four applicants for each one it accepts, and some ronin have been trying to get into that school for as much as eight years. Michio Nagai, a former visiting professor at Columbia who teaches sociology at Tokyo's Institute of Technology, proposes a law limiting the percentage of graduates that a company can hire from topflight Tokyo or Kyoto universities. He also suggests a nationwide system of entrance exams, like the U.S. College Boards...
...even with the film's faults, most of which derive from the screenplay by Novelist Marguerite (The Sea Wall) Duras, Director Resnais never sinks below a high creative standard. He commands a hysterically expressive performance from Actress Riva, some severely good photography from Takahashi Michio and Sacha Vierni, and an aptly abstract musical score from Giovanni Fusco and Georges Delerue. But what is most remarkable in the picture is the director's dexterity in combining all these elements and effects. He crosscuts and flashbacks with daring and sureness. He plays words from one sequence against images from another...
...Gate of Hell. Lest anyone be driven away by visions of gibbering 16th century warriors and otherworldly music, it should be explained that the "golden demon" is money and the film is about love and pride in Japan of the 1890's. It contains the striking color photography of Michio Takahashi, with its scrupulous attention to mood and detail, a high level of emotional excitement sustained throughout an uncomplicated plot, and fine acting by the two principals...
When the Crimson lines up against these men in Michio Stadium at 2 p.m. Saturday, it will be facing more than just a football team. Somehow or other, it is virtually impossible to beat Army in Michio Stadium. Since the Stadium was built in 1924, 123 teams have tried it. Eight have succeeded...