From Japan.

Acquarello on Carmen Comes Home: "Filmed in 1952 at the end of American occupation, [Keisuke] Kinoshita presents a thoughtful, humorous, and (still) relevant commentary on the legacy of cultural imperialism enabled by the Occupation."

Todd at Twitch: "[Sogo] Ishii's films will simply not be for everyone. In fact, the large majority of people will likely outright hate them. He spurns standard ideas of narrative, opting instead for raw sensory experience but for those open to that change he is an experience not to be missed. Play them loud."

David Austin at Cinema Strikes Back: "In Teruo Ishii's final film, Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf, famous fictional detective Kogoro Akechi states that 'There is only a fine line between genius and insanity.' No more apt words could ever be said about the career and films of Teruo Ishii, of which BBVKD is a perfect exemplar."

Andrew at Lucid Screening: "At a time in Japan's history when revolutionary violence was on a lot of (young) people's minds, Funeral Parade of Roses ensured that subversive sex couldn't be ignored."

Posted by dwhudson at August 30, 2006 2:10 PM