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Tuesday, December 9 2003

The Sea is Watching (Umi wa miteita) (2002)

By Chris Elliot

Akira Kurosawa, the man who made Yojimbo and Ran, casts a long shadow -- sometimes even over the stories he tells.


Monday, July 28 2003

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2002)

By Chris Elliot

Beyond their sexual pyrotechnics, Saeko and Yosuke's relationship develops a particular symbiosis.


Thursday, May 23 2002

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2002)

By Jody Beth Rosen

Director Shohei Imamura might be Japanese cinema's answer to Tom Waits.


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