Tag: keisukekinoshita

KINUYO TANAKA DIRECTS Blu-ray Review: A Beguiling 6-Film Career

The Japanese actress' transition behind the camera is explored in a new Eclipse series boxed set from The Criterion Collection.

Review: THE BALLAD OF NARAYAMA, Kinoshita Keisuke's Parable Of Age

The Ballad of Narayama (1958) is the first film of Japanese director Kinoshita Keisuke's season as part of the Melbourne Cinematheque program. Running from February 13-27, his retrospective of conservative post-war films highlights a Japan in crisis, but through expertly mixing...