Word: shochiku
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Impostor (Shochiku; Brandon Films). Three Japanese films shown in the U.S. since the war-Rashomon, Ugetsu, Gate of Hell-were made, and made superbly, to win world prestige for the Japanese product. The Impostor was made for the folks back home who have a yen for the movies. The difference is startling. The other three often had the exquisiteness of Hokusai prints brought to life. The Impostor, far more popular at the Japanese ) box office, has the look of a grade A Hollywood costume adventure that was shot with an almond-eyed camera. The story opens in a geisha house...