Three years of happiness

Kade 2022-04-24 07:01:25

So lovely. A warm man, in the icy changes of the times, seems so small, yet so majestic. A samurai of the last generation who is indifferent to fame and fortune, guarding a poor family, a demented mother, and a young daughter. Pengjiang, a childhood sweetheart, is gentle and wise. She didn't dare to confide in the male protagonist, but said to the old mother, I am your son's childhood sweetheart playmate, and that moment was touching. The final samurai duel is a classic of Japanese sword and halberd movies. He didn't pretend to be cool, but expressed his confusion, arrogance, and helplessness against both sides. In fact, they stand on their own positions and are loyal. It is the times that have caused personal tragedy. Finally, when the male protagonist returns home, the scene where Pengjiang meets him is the baptism of life and death. What is love, probably this is it. Although they only experienced three short years of happiness, it was a lifetime of happiness. The play also restores many details of Japanese people's livelihood at that time. Celebrations, food, daily life, etiquette... a good work.

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  • Maribel 2022-03-22 08:01:02

    I prefer the description of "simple folk customs" in the first half of the film. It can probably be regarded as a daily film of "work-home-work-home". Except for the death of his wife and the memory loss of his mother, the life of Qingbingwei It has been unfolding in an orderly manner, and the cuteness of the two daughters and the single-mindedness of childhood playmates are undoubtedly a great comfort in their tired and stylized life. "Twilight's Qingbingwei" can be seen as a pun.

  • Sam 2022-03-29 09:01:09

    I always feel that Yoji Yamada is an underrated Japanese director. Compared with Ozu and Naruse, Yamada Yoji's films are more tender. I think this is just a difference in the thinking and values ​​of life. It is expressed with the help of movies, and there is no distinction between high and low. As a junior, Yamada was also influenced by his seniors. If I choose a Japanese movie to recommend, I choose to recommend Yoji Yamada's "The Qinghei of Dusk". The film was released in 2002, a relatively recent era. The characters in Yamada's films are optimistic, righteous, kind, humorous, human, and very romantic. Yamada Yoji is always like this, seeing the truth in plainness. Qingbingwei at dusk, a good man who cares for the family. It turns out that happiness is very simple, but we all care too much about chasing the standards recognized by the public.

The Twilight Samurai quotes

  • Seibei Iguchi: I am ashamed to say that over many years of hardship with two daughters, a sick wife and an aged mother, I have lost the desire to wield a sword. A serious fight, the killing of a man, requires animal ferocity and calm disregard for one's own life. I have neither of those within me now. Perhaps in a month... alone with the beasts in the hills I could get them back. But tomorrow, I am afraid, is completely impossible.

  • Zenemon Yogo: So they sent you...

    Seibei Iguchi: Zenemon Yogo, by order of the clan, I come for your life. Draw your sword, please.

    Zenemon Yogo: [Intoxicated] Have a drink? I know you're all keyed up, but I'm going to run.

    Seibei Iguchi: Run?

    Zenemon Yogo: Yep. I want you to let me get away. If you please.

    Seibei Iguchi: I didn't expect that fromt he clan's best one-sword man. My orders are to kill you. I can't let you escape.

    Zenemon Yogo: Don't be so impatient, you can kill me at anytime. I'd like to talk to you. Have a seat. It's a nice day.