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1. !@#$%* cinema Suzuki!

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document

Document type:

program note

Document source:

Pacific Film Archive

Document contains:

bibliography and box info

Number of pages:

7

Related films:

Minato no kanpai: shori o waga te ni (Victory is mine) — Suzuki, Seijun — Japan — 1956
Kage naki koe (Voice without a shadow) — Suzuki, Seijun — Japan — 1958
Kutabare gurentai (Go to hell, hoodlums!) — Suzuki, Seijun — Japan — 1960
Akutaro (The young rebel) — Suzuki, Seijun — Japan — 1963
Tantei jimusho 23: kutabare akutodomo (Detective bureau 23: go to hell, bastards!) — Suzuki, Seijun — Japan — 1963
Yaju no seishun (Wild youth) — Suzuki, Seijun — Japan — 1963
Kanto mushuku (Kanto wanderer) — Suzuki, Seijun — Japan — 1963
Nikutai no mon (The gate of flesh) — Suzuki, Seijun — Japan — 1964
Oretachi no chi ga yurusanai (Our blood will not forgive) — Suzuki, Seijun — Japan — 1964
Shunpuden (Story of a prostitute) — Suzuki, Seijun — Japan — 1965
Tokyo nagaremono (Tokyo drifter) — Suzuki, Seijun — Japan — 1966
Kenka ereji (Elegy to violence) — Suzuki, Seijun — Japan — 1966
Kawachi Karumen (Carmen from Kawachi) — Suzuki, Seijun — Japan — 1966
Koroshi no rakuin (Branded to kill) — Suzuki, Seijun — Japan — 1967

2. "Demon pond" is a stunning fantasy

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Richard Springer

Publication date:

1980 Sep 10

Document source:

East West (San Francisco, Calif.)

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Yashagaike (Demon pond) — Shinoda, Masahiro — Japan — 1979

3. "Demon pond:" A lyrical legend unfolds beautifully

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Peter Stack

Publication date:

1980 Sep 5

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Yashagaike (Demon pond) — Shinoda, Masahiro — Japan — 1979

4. "Kinoshita"

Record type:

document

Document type:

press release

Publication date:

1987 Nov 27

Document source:

Japan Society

Number of pages:

2

Related films:

Karumen kokyo ni kaeru (Carmen comes home) — Kinoshita, Keisuke — Japan — 1951
Karumen junjo su (Carmen falls in love) — Kinoshita, Keisuke — Japan — 1952
Nihon no higeki (A Japanese tragedy) — Kinoshita, Keisuke — Japan — 1953
Fuzen no tomoshibi (A candle in the wind) — Kinoshita, Keisuke — Japan — 1957
Narayama bushiko (Ballad of Narayama) — Kinoshita, Keisuke — Japan — 1958

5. "The ballad of Orin"

Record type:

document

Document type:

distributor materials

Publication date:

1979 Nov 09

Document source:

Kino International Corporation

Document contains:

bibliography, box info, distribution co, filmography, and production co

Number of pages:

3

Related films:

Hanare goze orin (The ballad of Orin) — Shinoda, Masahiro — Japan — 1977

6. "The ballad of Orin"

Record type:

document

Document type:

flyer

Document source:

Kino International Corporation

Document contains:

distribution co and production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Hanare goze orin (The ballad of Orin) — Shinoda, Masahiro — Japan — 1977

7. "The ballad of Orin"

Record type:

document

Document type:

distributor materials

Document source:

Kino International Corporation

Document contains:

cost info and distribution co

Number of pages:

4

Related films:

Hanare goze orin (The ballad of Orin) — Shinoda, Masahiro — Japan — 1977

8. 'Actor's revenge' by Ichikawa

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Kevin Thomas

Publication date:

1979 Jan 10

Document source:

Los Angeles Times

Document contains:

bibliography, box info, and filmography

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Yukinojo henge (An actor's revenge) — Ichikawa, Kon — Japan — 1963

9. 'After Life' is beautiful

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Jack Mathews

Publication date:

1999 May 12

Document source:

Daily News (New York, N.Y.)

Document contains:

bibliography

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Wandafuru raifu (After life) — Koreeda, Hirokazu — Japan — 1998

10. 'All that jazz,' 'Kagemusha' share Cannes Golden Palms

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Publication date:

1980 May 27

Document source:

Hollywood Reporter

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

All that jazz — Fosse, Bob — United States — 1979
Kagemusha — Kurosawa, Akira — Japan — 1980

11. 'An inn in Tokyo'

Record type:

document

Document type:

subtitles

Document source:

Shochiku Kabushiki Kaisha

Number of pages:

13

Related films:

Tokyo no yado (An inn at Tokyo) — Ozu, Yasujiro — Japan — 1935

12. 'Austin Powers' sequel sets record for comedies

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Document author(s):

Paul Wilborn

Publication date:

2002 Jul 29

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Austin Powers in Goldmember — Roach, Jay — United States — 2002

13. 'Autumn afternoon' at 5th Av.

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Archer Winsten

Publication date:

1973 May 08

Document source:

New York Post

Document contains:

bibliography, box info, distribution co, filmography, and production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Samma no aji (An autumn afternoon) — Ozu, Yasujiro — Japan — 1962

14. 'Azumi'

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

G. Allen Johnson

Publication date:

2006 Jul 28

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Document contains:

bibliography

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Azumi — Kitamura, Ryuhei — Japan — 2003

15. 'Ballad of Orin" tragic love story

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Lester Cole

Publication date:

1979 Dec 08

Document source:

People's World

Document contains:

bibliography, box info, and production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Hanare goze orin (The ballad of Orin) — Shinoda, Masahiro — Japan — 1977

16. 'Black Rain' (Kuroi Ame)

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Document author(s):

Donald Richie

Publication date:

1989 Apr

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Kuroi ame (Black rain) — Imamura, Shohei — Japan — 1989

17. 'Black Rain': dark memories of Hiroshima

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Document author(s):

Judy Stone

Publication date:

1990 Mar 18

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

2

Related films:

Kuroi ame (Black rain) — Imamura, Shohei — Japan — 1989

18. 'Black rain'

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Mel Tobias

Publication date:

1989 May 25

Document source:

Hollywood Reporter

Document contains:

bibliography and box info

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Kuroi ame (Black rain) — Imamura, Shohei — Japan — 1989

19. 'Blind beast'

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Dennis Harvey

Publication date:

1998 Jul 22

Document source:

San Francisco Bay Guardian

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Môju (Blind beast) — Masumura, Yasuzo — Japan — 1969

20. 'Bride of the Andes' at Toho La Brea Theater

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Kevin Thomas

Publication date:

1967 May 27

Document source:

Los Angeles Times

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Andesu no hanayome (Bride of the Andes) — Hani, Susumu — Japan — 1966

21. 'Captive island' film of revenge from Japan

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

J.L. (San Francisco Chronicle)

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Shokei no shima (Punishment island) — Shinoda, Masahiro — Japan — 1966

22. 'Ceremony' attacks Japanese traditions

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Jerry Oster

Publication date:

1974 Feb 08

Document source:

Daily News (New York, N.Y.)

Document contains:

bibliography and distribution co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Gishiki (The ceremony) — Oshima, Nagisa — Japan — 1971

23. 'Ceremony' opens

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Frances Herridge

Publication date:

1974 Feb 08

Document source:

New York Post

Document contains:

bibliography, distribution co, and filmography

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Gishiki (The ceremony) — Oshima, Nagisa — Japan — 1971

24. 'Chaos' climaxes Kurosawa's career

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Document author(s):

Mayo Issobe

Publication date:

1985 May 15

Document source:

Japan Times

Document contains:

illustrations and production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Ran — Kurosawa, Akira — Japan; France — 1985

25. 'Clouds' lining is mostly gray

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Barbara Shulgasser

Publication date:

1988 Mar 31

Document source:

San Francisco Examiner

Document contains:

bibliography and production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Ukigumo (Floating clouds) — Naruse, Mikio — Japan — 1955

26. 'Cruel stories of youth (Seishun zankoku monogatari)'

Record type:

document

Document type:

program note

Document author(s):

Tadao Sato

Number of pages:

2

Related films:

Seishun zankoku monogatari (Cruel story of youth) — Oshima, Nagisa — Japan — 1960

27. 'Death by Hanging' bows at the Screening Room

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Archer Winsten

Publication date:

1974 Feb 15

Document source:

New York Post

Document contains:

bibliography and filmography

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Koshikei (Death by hanging) — Oshima, Nagisa — Japan — 1968

28. 'Death by Hanging' drags

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Ernest Leogrande

Publication date:

1974 Feb 11

Document source:

Daily News (New York, N.Y.)

Document contains:

bibliography, distribution co, and filmography

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Koshikei (Death by hanging) — Oshima, Nagisa — Japan — 1968

29. 'Dersou Ouzala' in Paris

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Document author(s):

Max Tessier

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Dersu uzala — Kurosawa, Akira — Japan; Soviet Union — 1975

30. 'Dersu Uzala' -- an epic adventure

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Document source:

San Francisco Sunday Examiner & Chronicle

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Dersu uzala — Kurosawa, Akira — Japan; Soviet Union — 1975

31. 'Desire': profound overkill

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Barbara Shulgasser

Publication date:

1988 Oct 22

Document source:

San Francisco Examiner

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Kamigami no fukaki yokubo (The profound desire of the gods) — Imamura, Shohei — Japan — 1968

32. 'Dodes'ka-den' a shantytown drama

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Kevin Thomas

Publication date:

1971 Jun 10

Document source:

Los Angeles Times

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Dodes'ka-den — Kurosawa, Akira — Japan — 1970

33. 'Dodes'ka-den' is fine Kurosawa film

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

William B. Collins

Publication date:

1973 Nov 29

Document source:

Philadelphia Inquirer

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Dodes'ka-den — Kurosawa, Akira — Japan — 1970

34. 'Doses'ka-den' is a Kurosawa curiosity

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Ernest Schier

Publication date:

1973 Nov 29

Document source:

Philadelphia Evening Bulletin

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Dodes'ka-den — Kurosawa, Akira — Japan — 1970

35. 'Double suicide' Japanese puppet-drama updated

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Gar Pill

Publication date:

1970 Oct 30

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Shinju ten no amijima (Double suicide) — Shinoda, Masahiro — Japan — 1969

36. 'Dust bunnies' hop to life in 'Totoro'

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Peter Stack

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Tonari no Totoro (My neighbor Totoro) — Miyazaki, Hayao — Japan — 1988

37. 'Early spring' at the New Yorker

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Archer Winsten

Publication date:

1974 Sep 26

Document source:

New York Post

Document contains:

bibliography and distribution co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Soshun (Early spring) — Ozu, Yasujiro — Japan — 1956

38. 'Eijanaika'

Record type:

document

Document type:

program note

Document author(s):

Shohei Imamura

Document contains:

bibliography, box info, distribution co, and filmography

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Eijanaika (So what) — Imamura, Shohei — Japan — 1981

39. 'Eijanaika' - a glorious but confusing epic

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

John Stark

Publication date:

1982 Jul 30

Document source:

San Francisco Examiner

Document contains:

box info and distribution co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Eijanaika (So what) — Imamura, Shohei — Japan — 1981

40. 'Emperor' born of director's wish to 'get away'

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Document author(s):

Barbara Shulgasser

Publication date:

1988 Apr 11

Document source:

San Francisco Examiner

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

The last Emperor — Bertolucci, Bernardo — France; Italy; Great Britain — 1987

41. 'Emperor': an Oscar for the buildings

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Document author(s):

Allan Temko

Publication date:

1988 Apr 11

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

2

Related films:

The last Emperor — Bertolucci, Bernardo — France; Italy; Great Britain — 1987

42. 'Emperor's' belated wide release

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Document author(s):

Anne Thompson

Publication date:

1988 Apr 13

Document source:

San Francisco Examiner

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

The last Emperor — Bertolucci, Bernardo — France; Italy; Great Britain — 1987

43. 'Empire of passion' - a film of love, sex and murder

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Judy Stone

Publication date:

1980 Mar 05

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Ai no borei (Empire of passion) — Oshima, Nagisa — Japan; France — 1978

44. 'Fruits': O. is back in misfortune cookie

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Judy Stone

Publication date:

1982 Jun 25

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Les fruits de la passion (Fruits of passion) — Terayama, Shuji — France; Japan — 1981

45. 'Gohatto'

Record type:

document

Document type:

program note

Publication date:

2000 Sep 29

Document source:

New York Film Festival

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Gohatto (Taboo) — Oshima, Nagisa — Great Britain; France; Japan — 1999

46. 'Goldmember' sets opening box-office record for comedy

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Publication date:

2002 Jul 30

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Austin Powers in Goldmember — Roach, Jay — United States — 2002

47. 'Hanare goze orin'

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Audie Bock

Document source:

Japan Times

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Hanare goze orin (The ballad of Orin) — Shinoda, Masahiro — Japan — 1977

48. 'Hanare goze orin'

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Audie Bock

Document source:

Japan Times

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

2

Related films:

Hanare goze orin (The ballad of Orin) — Shinoda, Masahiro — Japan — 1977

49. 'High and low': a classic by Kurosawa

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Howard Thompson

Document source:

New York Times

Document contains:

bibliography and filmography

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Tengoku to jigoku (High and low) — Kurosawa, Akira — Japan — 1963

50. 'Hiroshima, Mon Amour' a major film milestone

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Paul V. Beckley

Document source:

New York Herald Tribune

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Hiroshima mon amour (Hiroshima, my love) — Resnais, Alain — France; Japan — 1959

51. 'Hiroshima, Mon Amour' at Fine Arts

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Archer Winsten

Document source:

New York Post

Document contains:

bibliography, distribution co, and filmography

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Hiroshima mon amour (Hiroshima, my love) — Resnais, Alain — France; Japan — 1959

52. 'Hiroshima, mon amour'

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Paul V. Beckley

Document source:

New York Herald Tribune

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Hiroshima mon amour (Hiroshima, my love) — Resnais, Alain — France; Japan — 1959

53. 'Hiroshima, mon amour'

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

A. H. Weiler

Document source:

New York Times

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Hiroshima mon amour (Hiroshima, my love) — Resnais, Alain — France; Japan — 1959

54. 'Hoodlum soldier' in Japanese series

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

A. H. Weiler

Publication date:

1974 Jun 20

Document source:

New York Times

Document contains:

bibliography, box info, and filmography

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Heitai yakuza (The hoodlum soldier) — Masumura, Yasuzo — Japan — 1965

55. 'In the realm of the senses' - press extracts

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Number of pages:

3

Related films:

Ai no koriida (In the realm of the senses) — Oshima, Nagisa — Japan; France — 1976

56. 'L'empire des sens', de Nagisa Oshima

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Jacques Siclier

Publication date:

1976 Sep 17

Document source:

Monde, Le

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Ai no koriida (In the realm of the senses) — Oshima, Nagisa — Japan; France — 1976

57. 'Laputa': top-notch animation from Japan

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Michael Snyder

Publication date:

1989 Aug 11

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Tenku no shiro Laputa (Laputa: castle in the sky) — Miyazaki, Hayao — Japan — 1986

58. 'Last Emperor' wins top Golden Globe

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Publication date:

1988 Jan 25

Document source:

New York Times

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

The last Emperor — Bertolucci, Bernardo — France; Italy; Great Britain — 1987

59. 'Lower depths' fine Japanese film play

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Geoffrey Warren

Publication date:

1962 May 02

Document source:

Los Angeles Times

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

2

Related films:

Donzoko (The lower depths) — Kurosawa, Akira — Japan — 1957

60. 'Lust, caution' won't be Taiwan's entry at Oscar

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Document author(s):

Min Lee

Publication date:

2007 Oct 19

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Se, jie (Lust, caution) — Lee, Ang — United States; China (Republic : 1949- ); Hong Kong; Taiwan, Province of China — 2007

61. 'MacArthur's children' in occupied Japan

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Judy Stone

Publication date:

1985 Jun 07

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Setouchi shonen yakyu dan (MacArthur's children) — Shinoda, Masahiro — Japan — 1984

62. 'MacArthur's children': the strength to endure

Record type:

document

Document type:

flyer

Document author(s):

Kevin Thomas

Document source:

Clay Theatre

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Setouchi shonen yakyu dan (MacArthur's children) — Shinoda, Masahiro — Japan — 1984

63. 'Madadayo'

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Bob Graham

Publication date:

2000 Oct 06

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Madadayo (Not yet) — Kurosawa, Akira — Japan — 1993

64. 'MarArthur's children'

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Ed Kaufman

Publication date:

1985 Jun 03

Document source:

Hollywood Reporter

Document contains:

bibliography, box info, and distribution co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Setouchi shonen yakyu dan (MacArthur's children) — Shinoda, Masahiro — Japan — 1984

65. 'Meaninglessness is great': an interview with Masahiro Shinoda

Record type:

document

Document type:

interview

Document author(s):

Bob Fukuyama

Publication date:

1985 May 31

Document source:

Reader (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

2

Related films:

Setouchi shonen yakyu dan (MacArthur's children) — Shinoda, Masahiro — Japan — 1984

66. 'Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence'

Record type:

document

Document type:

Document contains:

distribution co, filmography, and production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence — Oshima, Nagisa — Japan; New Zealand; Great Britain — 1983

67. 'Mononoke': epic ecological parable

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Wesley Morris

Publication date:

1999 Nov 05

Document source:

San Francisco Examiner

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Mononoke hime (Princess Mononoke) — Miyazaki, Hayao — Japan — 1997

68. 'My love' a realistic story of old Japan

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Archer Winsten

Publication date:

1979 Jan 05

Document source:

New York Post

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Waga koi wa moenu (My love has been burning) — Mizoguchi, Kenji — Japan — 1949

69. 'Nagasaki' earnest, but dull

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Kevin Thomas

Publication date:

1983 Dec 13

Document source:

Los Angeles Times

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Kono ko wo nokoshite (Children of Nagasaki) — Kinoshita, Keisuke — Japan — 1983

70. 'Pigs': vision of a ruined world

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Joe Brown

Publication date:

1986 Aug 15

Document source:

Washington Post

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Buta to gunkan (Pigs and battleships) — Imamura, Shohei — Japan — 1961

71. 'Pond' awash with the supernatural

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Archer Winsten

Publication date:

1982 Jul 21

Document source:

New York Post

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Yashagaike (Demon pond) — Shinoda, Masahiro — Japan — 1979

72. 'Princess' rules in Japanese anime

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Document author(s):

Ruthe Stein

Publication date:

1999 Oct 31

Document source:

San Francisco Sunday Examiner & Chronicle

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

2

Related films:

Mononoke hime (Princess Mononoke) — Miyazaki, Hayao — Japan — 1997

73. 'Profound Desire' a key film in Japanese director's career

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Paul Sherman

Publication date:

1988 May 27

Document source:

Boston Herald

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Kamigami no fukaki yokubo (The profound desire of the gods) — Imamura, Shohei — Japan — 1968

74. 'Profound Desire': primitive urges unleashed

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Betsy Sherman

Publication date:

1988 May 27

Document source:

Boston Globe

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Kamigami no fukaki yokubo (The profound desire of the gods) — Imamura, Shohei — Japan — 1968

75. 'Ran' gets big runaround for the Oscars

Record type:

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Document type:

article

Document author(s):

Edward Guthmann

Publication date:

1986 Feb 02

Document source:

San Francisco Sunday Examiner & Chronicle

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

2

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76. 'Ran' will be crowning achievement: Kurosawa

Record type:

document

Document type:

interview

Document author(s):

Todd R. Eastham

Publication date:

1984 Dec 18

Document source:

Japan Times

Document contains:

illustrations

Number of pages:

1

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77. 'Ran': Kurosawa spectacle needs some sorting out

Record type:

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Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Judy Stone

Publication date:

1985 Dec 25

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

2

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78. 'Rashomon' returns, probing reality anew

Record type:

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Document type:

article

Document author(s):

Eileen Blumenthal

Publication date:

1988 Mar 20

Document source:

New York Times

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

2

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79. 'Rhapsody' preview discordant

Record type:

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Document type:

article

Document author(s):

Garth Alexander

Publication date:

1991 Mar 18

Document source:

Variety

Number of pages:

1

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80. 'Seven Samurai' excels in the hands of a master

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Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Susan King

Publication date:

2006 Sep 03

Document source:

Los Angeles Times

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

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81. 'Story of the last chrysanthemums'

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Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Michael McKegney

Publication date:

1976 Mar 26

Document source:

Village Voice

Number of pages:

1

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82. 'Street' shames vice center

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Document type:

review

Document author(s):

S. A. Desick

Document source:

Los Angeles Herald Examiner

Document contains:

bibliography and filmography

Number of pages:

1

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83. 'The Eel' shocks, slithers into the surreal

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Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Bob Graham

Publication date:

1998 Oct 23

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Number of pages:

1

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84. 'The Last Emperor'

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Document type:

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Document author(s):

Aljean Harmetz

Publication date:

1988 Apr 10

Document source:

New York Times

Number of pages:

1

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85. 'The challenge': A humdrum samurai affair for meatheads

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Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Peter Stack

Publication date:

1982 Jul 23

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Number of pages:

1

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86. 'The insect woman'

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Document type:

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Document author(s):

Jeff Menell

Publication date:

1990 Mar 30

Document source:

Hollywood Reporter

Document contains:

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Number of pages:

1

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87. 'The last Emperor'

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Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Bill Hersey and Tsukasa Shiga

Publication date:

1987 Oct 07

Document source:

Hollywood Reporter

Document contains:

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Number of pages:

1

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88. 'The yakuza,' a cinematic hybrid about obligation

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Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Lawrence Van Gelder

Document source:

New York Times

Document contains:

bibliography, box info, and distribution co

Number of pages:

1

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89. 'Tokyo Olympiad'

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Document type:

distributor materials

Document source:

Pyramid Films

Document contains:

distribution co and production co

Number of pages:

4

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90. 'Tokyo Olympiad' re-visited

Record type:

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Document type:

article

Document author(s):

John L. Wasserman

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Number of pages:

1

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91. 'Tokyo Olympics' -- just isn't a top winner

Record type:

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Document type:

review

Document author(s):

John L. Wasserman

Publication date:

1965 Nov 02

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Number of pages:

1

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92. 'Tokyo story' at New Yorker

Record type:

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Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Archer Winsten

Publication date:

1972 Mar 14

Document source:

New York Post

Document contains:

bibliography and distribution co

Number of pages:

1

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93. 'Tokyo story': universal

Record type:

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Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Paine Knickerbocker

Publication date:

1972 May 03

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Number of pages:

1

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94. 'Ugetsu'

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Publication date:

1954 Sep 18

Document source:

Independent Film Journal

Document contains:

bibliography and filmography

Number of pages:

1

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95. 'Ugetsu' vital, unforgettable

Record type:

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Document type:

review

Document author(s):

TJK

Document source:

Hokubei Shimpo

Number of pages:

1

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96. 'Utamaro and his 5 women' bows

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Archer Winsten

Publication date:

1972 Jan 11

Document source:

New York Post

Document contains:

bibliography, distribution co, and filmography

Number of pages:

1

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97. 'Vengeance is mine' opens at the York

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Richard Springer

Publication date:

1980 Aug 20

Document source:

East West (San Francisco, Calif.)

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

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98. 'Warehouse' excruciating

Record type:

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Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Jerry Oster

Publication date:

1974 Feb 25

Document source:

Daily News (New York, N.Y.)

Document contains:

bibliography, distribution co, and filmography

Number of pages:

1

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99. 'Warm Water' overflows with cinematic joy

Record type:

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Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Edward Guthmann

Publication date:

2002 Jul 05

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Document contains:

bibliography and production co

Number of pages:

1

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100. 'Yojimbo'

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Mandel Herbstman

Document source:

Film Daily, The

Document contains:

bibliography, distribution co, and filmography

Number of pages:

1

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