Sanshiro's Boys - Akira Kurosawa Retrospective

In the mood for an unusually short Kurosawa film? Well The Men Who Tread On The Tiger’s Tail clocks at a brisk 59 minutes. Made in the midst of Japan’s surrender during World War II, this film offers interesting glimpses into future Akira Kurosawa story elements, as well as his own Jar Jar Binks.

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We, his loyal disciples, have returned to the holy land to review one of Akira Kurosawa’s weirdest films - Sanshiro Sugata Part Two. How will Japan’s greatest himbo adapt to state-sanctioned propaganda requirements? Does it even have a plot? Don’t miss our review of the so-bad-it’s-good Kurosawa movie!

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The boys take a quick intermission from the Himbo Chronicles to look at Akira Kurosawa’s first piece of government propaganda - The Most Beautiful. Will it be… the most beautiful film in his filmography?

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Akira Kurosawa’s “official” debut film Sanshiro Sugata established him as a filmmaker to look out for and offers fascinating glimpses of the director to come. Susumu Fujita’s portrayal of the titular judo fighter quickly became our idol and exactly the kind of himbo we want to grow up to be.

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Welcome to Sanshiro's Boys! On this podcast, Tim and Chris will take their unique perspectives on all of Akira Kurosawa's films. For our first episode, we outline our plan, provide some background on our own relationship with Japanese cinema, and talk a little bit about Kurosawa's "first" film Uma, which would have been a lot easier if the picture quality was good and if there were English subtitles.

Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and more. New episodes every Friday!

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