Onmyoji/recent japanese cinema

[Mark Mays]

I really tire of the "good old days" criticism of Japanese cinema (or any
other national cinema). I'm quite sure the young turk directors are tired of
it as well. We decide the state of a national cinema is bad by comparing it
to the legends? It's like saying football is in a sorry state because no one
is as good as Pele.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Adam Nahum" <adam.nahum at balliol.oxford.ac.uk>
To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 6:17 PM
Subject: Re: Onmyoji/recent japanese cinema


> This is a bit older: but check out 'Afterlife' by the director who is
called, ~I think, Koreeda or koreda hirokazu.
>
> Of course the best Japanese cinema is older. If you have never seen a
Mizoguchi you are missing out.