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Amazingly, this 1963 film doesn't look dated today. Sure, the way the investigation is done is very 60's, but there is enough human element it the film to raise it above its time, and make it universal. As I usually say, only the human soul remains endless and timeless, all other subjects fade quickly.Kurosawa concentrating on the humans saves the film, and makes it a gem regardless of when you see it.
Mifune is somewhat overweight compared to his other films, but that is just a sidenote, not having anything to do with the emotions the film produces.
This is Kurosawa outside the main stream Kurosawa, but still deserves your attention.
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making a police thriller.
What did you think of the use of colored smoke in this B&W film? I was surprised, thinking it would be unnecessary with a statement like "look, there it is." But then the idea grew on me, and I thought it served to divide the film into its two very different halves. Spielberg tried this device in "Shindler's List" (isolating the little girl in color from the rest of the people in B&W) and it felt quite contrived.
I donīt think that Spielberg did in THIS case copied Kurosawa, I was at Auschwitz few years ago, and when I did stand in front of the glass windows containing all the shoes, time have fade them into a brown gray, save some women shoes, still shing red, I ask my Polish guide, and said to her, look this red , like in Schindlerīs list..she smiled and said yes.
Interesting... I didn't even note it, it looked so natural and in place, it simply went with the flow... I mean I saw the orange smoke, and it was clear what it was and why, but indeed it was woven so masterfully into the movie fabric...I guess that is the sign of true art - when things enhance the overall effect and presentation without calling attention to themselves.
All films from him are a must. They all contains such a spirit and humanity.
Hard to believe how such a high quality can be maintained over the years.
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