Kon Ichikawa 1915-2008

[Rob Schwartz]

A few years ago I had the good fortune of seeing Shokei no heya (The
Punishment Room) on the big screen and I was very impressed with power and
intensity of the story and the crispness of the direction. The film doesn't
have the reputation of Ichikawa's more famous works but, as Aaron points
out, it's a major entry in his oeuvre. Ichikawa will be missed.

Rob Schwartz
Metropolis magazine

On Feb 14, 2008 2:07 AM, Peter Larson <peter_larson2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I took Donald Richie's course on Japanese cinema back
> in 1993 at the Univ. of Michigan and had the
> opportunity to see "Enjo" (the apataion of Mishima's
> book) in widescreen. It is still one of my favorite
> Japanese films and, in my opinion, Ichikawa's best.
> Unfortunately, I've never seen it on DVD anywhere. I'm
> sad to see that he won't be making any more films.
>
> Pete
>
>
> --- Michael Kerpan <mekerpan at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> > Ichikawa seems to havve been best known in the West
> > for his war films -- Burmese Harp and Fires on the
> > Plain and his documentary about the 1964 Tokyo
> > Olympics, Tokyo Olympiad. My favorite Ichikawa
> > films,
> > however, are his (and Wada's) black comedies from
> > the
> > 1950s (and Burmese Harp).
> >
> > Some notes on various Ichikawa films (and more
> > importantly, screenshots to remmber him by):
> >
> > Goodbye, Hello (1959):
> >
>
> http://rozmon.blogspot.com/2007/12/watched-november-12-18-2007-ichikawa.html
> >
> > Makioka Sisters (1983):
> >
>
> http://rozmon.blogspot.com/2007/07/sasameyuki-or-makioka-sisters-two-tales.html
> >
> > The Hole (1957):
> >
> http://rozmon.blogspot.com/2007/07/watched-july-2-8-2007-imai-j-and-k.html
> >
> > The Crowded Street Car / The Full-Up Train (Kon
> > Ichikawa, 1957):
> >
> http://rozmon.blogspot.com/2007/07/watched-june-25-july-1-2007-imai.html
> >
> > Ten Dark Women (1961):
> >
> http://rozmon.blogspot.com/2007/04/watched-april-16-22-2007.html
> >
> > Burmese Harp (1956):
> >
> http://rozmon.blogspot.com/2007/04/watched-april-2-8-2007.html
> >
>
>
>
>
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