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The Men Who Tread on the Tiger’s Tail (1945)
Director: Akira Kurosawa Starring: Denjiro Ookouchi; Tadayoshi Nishina; Kenichi Enomoto Territory: Japan Even if you did not know the circumstances Japan found itself in when The Men Who Tread on the...
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The Most Beautiful (1944)
Director: Akira Kurosawa Starring: Soji Kiyokawa; Takako Irie; Sayuri Tanima Territory: Japan I try not to talk about politics or world affairs on this blog, but it’s absolutely impossible not to...
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Ran (1985)
Director: Akira Kurosawa Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai; Akira Terao; Jinpachi Nezu; Daisuke Ryu; Meiko Harada Territory: Japan Ran is the tale of an old warlord who attempts to cede his empire to his...
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Dirty Ho (1979)
Director: Lau Kar-Leung Starring: Wong Yu; Lau Kar-Fai; Lo Lieh; Johnny Wang; Wilson Tong Territory: Hong Kong I’m astounded to discover that in all the years I’ve been writing about East Asian films...
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Sanshiro Sugata Part 2 (1945)
Director: Akira Kurosawa Starring: Susumu Fujita; Denjiro Ookouchi; Ryunosuke Tsukigata; Akitake Kono Territory: Japan In his autobiography, Kurosawa said of sequels that, like the Japanese proverb...
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Bob le Flambeur (1956)
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville Starring: Roger Duchesne; Daniel Cauchy; Isabelle Corey Territory: France Set in the Pigalle and Montmartre districts in Paris (which has changed surprisingly little...
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Le Doulos (1962)
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville Starring: Serge Reggiani; Jean-Paul Belmondo; Monique Hennessy Territory: France Freshly released from prison, Maurice (Serge Reggiani) immediately commits murder and...
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Heroes of the East is taking a short hiatus
I will be taking a short break from Heroes of the East to concentrate on other exciting ventures. Rest assured, I will be back - either in a couple of weeks or a couple of months. To all readers,...
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Late Spring (1949)
Director: Yasujiro Ozu Main cast: Setsuko Hara; Chishu Ryu Territory: Japan Noriko (Setsuko Hara) is 27 years old and unmarried, a fact that is beginning to trouble her father, Professor Somiya...
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Hot Potato (1975)
Director: Oscar Williams Main cast: Jim Kelly; George Memmoli; Geoffrey Binney; Irene Tsu; Judith Brown Territory: USA By 1975, Warner Bros were struggling to find a vehicle to propel Jim “Enter the...
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