Member Athena Posted December 6, 2010 Member Share Posted December 6, 2010 Hello everyone ! Japanese Classics are usually full of stunningly beautiful & unforgettable images ...Even the almost " too slow " movies are often breath taking visually ...It is hard to choose only one as the BEST!! But here is on of my favorite Images of Japanese Classics .. From the totally kick ass movie LADY SNOW BLOOD ! It is my theory that this is the true inspiration for this scene in the not "so good " but stunningly beautiful MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA ! What are the other MOST unforgettable Japanese movie Images ?? Take care, Athena ..♥ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member masterofoneinchpunch Posted December 6, 2010 Member Share Posted December 6, 2010 from Sansho the Bailiff (1954): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member peringaten Posted December 7, 2010 Member Share Posted December 7, 2010 Nothing tops Kurosawa's Ran. Above sequence is something else. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZThHw54rvs&feature=fvw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted December 7, 2010 Member Share Posted December 7, 2010 Japanese cinema produces the most visually striking movies in the world. These are all dvd screenshots, not promotional stills: Sukida How to Become Myself Nerawateta gakuen Shiki-jitsu Tattoeed Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member daisho2004 Posted December 7, 2010 Member Share Posted December 7, 2010 I'm going to go with images from Lone Wolf & Cub, these are some pic's that just give you that WOW factor. This one is with Daigoro when he is lost from his Father and is being followed by one of the ex Yagyu clan members who has been hunting Ogami Itto for years. and he comes across Daigoro who picks up a stick and shows him his Father's Sword Style: This next pic is when they are reunited and is really one of the true senses of how much love he has for his Son. I thought this was a great scene in the movie: And the classic opening scene pic: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member BlackLamaFaction Posted December 7, 2010 Member Share Posted December 7, 2010 Here it is. The one and only Raizo Ichikawa taking on no less than 500 men at the end of The Betrayal. This scene made me an Ichikawa fan for life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Gaijin84 Posted December 7, 2010 Member Share Posted December 7, 2010 Always liked this one But I have to agree with peringaten, that scene in Ran is unreal and is probably my favorite of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member masterofoneinchpunch Posted December 7, 2010 Member Share Posted December 7, 2010 Kurosawa has so many great images from so many great films. I need to make more snapshots from Japanese film. Kagemusha (from DVD Beaver): Dang it Beaver prevents the image from coming through. I'll try another: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted December 7, 2010 Member Share Posted December 7, 2010 One of the most iconic images I recall is from "Sonatine." The image is spoilery but I hope every has seen it anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member TrickyNicky Posted December 7, 2010 Member Share Posted December 7, 2010 Hard to top this one for me. Although, the scene where Nadakai is mesmerized as Mifune cuts down the entire ambush while billowing snows bluster around them in Sword of Doom, is pretty darn close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator One Armed Boxer Posted December 8, 2010 Moderator Share Posted December 8, 2010 So many to choose from, but I`ll have to go with the horror genre based on the fact that it was this genre that got me into the Japanese movie scene, or more specifically, these 2 movies, `Ringu` & `Audition`. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WuxiaFan Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 I'm going to go with images from Lone Wolf & Cub, these are some pic's that just give you that WOW factor. This one is with Daigoro when he is lost from his Father and is being followed by one of the ex Yagyu clan members who has been hunting Ogami Itto for years. and he comes across Daigoro who picks up a stick and shows him his Father's Sword Style: YES!! Out of all of the LWC movies, THAT scene is probably my single most favorite scene! Especially the look Daigoro gets from the other samurai! I get chills just looking at that screne shot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member masterofoneinchpunch Posted December 8, 2010 Member Share Posted December 8, 2010 Very few films are as beautifully filmed as Ugetsu (1953) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Member masterofoneinchpunch Posted December 9, 2010 Member Share Posted December 9, 2010 How about images from Japan you will never see again (it is all city now). From Mr. Thank You (1936) and the great underrated director Hiroshi Shimizu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Tosh Posted December 10, 2010 Member Share Posted December 10, 2010 Kwaidan had some stunning images, especially the backdrops to Lady in the Snow and the ocean battle scene in Hoichi the Earless, along with the music played on the Biwa, the Tale of the Heike . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Stuntman Jules Posted December 11, 2010 Member Share Posted December 11, 2010 Kwaidan is the best example, its production values are so good and its imagery is so lush it easily rivals anything the West was doing at the time including Kubrick and David Lean's work, Masaki Kobayashi's films definitely are rather similar to both. Ironically Kwaidan was a massive box office bomb in Japan but won acclaim and success abroad. Kurosawa and Kobayashi were both accused of making films "for Western tastes". Too lazy to post screengrabs or stills, but the scene where Hoichi the blind minstrel is painted from head to toe (but sadly not, wink wink, ear to ear) is pure distilled visual stun. Japanese cinema, indeed, is quite visually accomplished. Chinese cinema with a few exceptions such as King Hu, Tsui Hark, Zhang Yimou, Ching Sui-tung, John Woo at his best, etc, is so often below it in production values. Japanese cinema also often has a thematic depth that Chinese cinema, which is often more commercial, is rather devoid of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Tosh Posted December 12, 2010 Member Share Posted December 12, 2010 The music in Kwaidan melt perfect with the images, I've come to love traditional Japanese music through these films, along with traditional Chinese and Thai music, but the Japanese have a way of almost perfecting these things, here's the link, the song of Heike starts at the beginning of Hoichee about half way through, the Biwa is such a strong beautiful instrument. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHYjs_CSL9o Couple more images that come to mind, Throne of Blood speaks for itself, the master of the full moon cut, and I'll never forget the first time I saw the beginning of LWaC - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Space Posted December 13, 2010 Member Share Posted December 13, 2010 Lone Wolf and Cub Samurai Spy Miyamoto Musashi Sword of Doom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member vengeanceofhumanlanterns Posted December 14, 2010 Member Share Posted December 14, 2010 Very few films are as beautifully filmed as Ugetsu (1953) I love this film. Haven't put it in for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member vengeanceofhumanlanterns Posted December 14, 2010 Member Share Posted December 14, 2010 This is a pretty nicely shot film. Tatsuya in Goyokin is pretty damn cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted January 21, 2011 Member Share Posted January 21, 2011 All About Lily Chou Chou Vital Tennen kokekko Air Doll Kimi no tomodachi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member masterofoneinchpunch Posted January 21, 2011 Member Share Posted January 21, 2011 I feel Dodes'ka-den (1970) is Kurosawa's most underrated film. Beautiful use of color throughout the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted January 25, 2011 Member Share Posted January 25, 2011 Because water is beautiful Kyoshin Ame no tsubasa Eureka and, well, because Chiba-san and Sanada-san are beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member 8BitsAtATime Posted January 25, 2011 Member Share Posted January 25, 2011 Ju-On.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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