Kurosawa Ueno Park
I thought I'd close the Japan travelogue for now with a brief tribute to the Japanese film industry. Sakura was a constant theme in Akira Kurosawa's movies, and Ueno Park is one of the most popular sites for cherry blossom. While I've never seen Hidden Fortress, which influenced George Lucas's Star Wars, films like Seven Samurai, Yojimbo and Rashomon made a big impression. As Lucas says, Kurosawa's visual graphics, framing, and imagery set the mood for telling much of the story.
While I saw a few Japanese movies this trip there was only one which felt Japanese. The comedy "The Apology King' is very funny. The trailer in Japanese is here www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7tOHI3USBA
and the movie with (passable) English subs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kW24PZcWMo
Then again, if it's the e-girls's clip at the end you're after, try: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ3yDf3PPJA
Kurosawa Ueno Park
I thought I'd close the Japan travelogue for now with a brief tribute to the Japanese film industry. Sakura was a constant theme in Akira Kurosawa's movies, and Ueno Park is one of the most popular sites for cherry blossom. While I've never seen Hidden Fortress, which influenced George Lucas's Star Wars, films like Seven Samurai, Yojimbo and Rashomon made a big impression. As Lucas says, Kurosawa's visual graphics, framing, and imagery set the mood for telling much of the story.
While I saw a few Japanese movies this trip there was only one which felt Japanese. The comedy "The Apology King' is very funny. The trailer in Japanese is here www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7tOHI3USBA
and the movie with (passable) English subs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kW24PZcWMo
Then again, if it's the e-girls's clip at the end you're after, try: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ3yDf3PPJA