Akira Kurosawa Medal Project—The Dramatic Conflict of "Tsubaki Juro" is the Propeller of the Movement

Scotty 2022-03-21 09:02:38

"Tsubaki Sanjiro" is a companion piece to Akira Kurosawa's film "The Stick with Your Heart". The two works are similar in style, both are samurai movies with Akira Kurosawa's style. The film has a clear standpoint of good and evil, and both art and entertainment are of far-reaching significance.

Movement is what keeps the film alive. Without movement, the film will die. In the film, why did Akira Kurosawa firmly grasp the audience's attention and make the audience eagerly look forward to the following plot? It is the use of conflict.

Conflict in space, in this film, in order to save the general manager, Tsubaki Sanjiro and the nine samurai set the revolutionary base next to the lieutenant Kuroto's house, and there is only a wall between them and the enemy. The setting in space makes this film have a deeper conflict. Sex, through the contradiction of space, let the audience imagine a series of stories, will it reveal the location, will the plan go bankrupt, and the conflict of space makes the film full of compactness.

The conflict of the plot, this film has always been a duel between the two sides, there is a feeling of Wolong vs Sima, and the duel in terms of strategy is very addicting. Secondly, it is one of Kurosawa Akira's favorite methods to generate dramatic conflicts from within the group. Like yin and yang, the yin has the same origin, and the yin has the yang and the yin. Because of the uncertain factors, there are those who trust him and those who doubt him. In this film, Tsubaki Sanjirou alone enters the enemy line to spy on the military situation, but the fire breaks out in the rear. The two camps of suspicion and trust change the plan. Let the film reach its climax.

The final dramatic betrayal is also ingenious. After learning that there is no plan negligence on the second floor of Guangming Temple, the uncertainty of the plan may be the most imaginative.

In the end, the duel between Nakadai and Mifune is also blood-sucking. The samurai is full of cult style, and the naked eye can't catch it at all. It may be the result of a lot of hard work. wishes.

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Extended Reading
  • Gregory 2022-03-24 09:02:51

    A deconstruction and construction of the spirit of Bushido, the camellia and the samurai sword, which symbolize the dualistic spirit of the Japanese nation, show a beautiful combination of hardness and softness under the almost perfect adjustment of dexterous rhythm and connecting the isolated space. @ Archives

  • Madalyn 2022-03-28 09:01:07

    You think I'm a good person. People are not good or bad by their appearance. Be careful, you will never see the worst person. Everything is like this, look at the essence through phenomena, restrain impulses, and analyze carefully. People, you should always have a snack. PS: It really is Akira Kurosawa, the storyboard is concise and powerful, and the plot is coherent and beautiful!

Sanjuro quotes

  • Sanjûrô Tsubaki: We can't move like this! We look like a centipede!

  • Iori Izaka: [recounting his story about his falling out with his ugly-yet-noble uncle] I met the Superintendent.

    Samurai: What did he say?

    Iori Izaka: He was cooperative. At first he looked embarrassed, but the story of my uncle shocked him. He pondered. "All right", he said, "I'll help you. I'll talk with your group. Gather them quickly. That's what he said."

    Samurai: He's great!

    Samurai: Right!

    Samurai: A powerful support for us. Not a good-natured scarecrow.

    [All laugh, then turn to face the sound of loud yawns coming from the darkness outside]

    Sanjûrô Tsubaki: Wait.

    [the muscular, scruffy middle-aged ronin languidly swaggers in. His hair is unkempt, his sandals tucked into his kimono, his katana, in its scabbard, propped over his shoulder. He looks a mess compared to the other nine warriors before him. He cracks another huge yawn before stepping inside. He idly taps his katana against his shoulder]

    Sanjûrô Tsubaki: An interesting story.

    Iori Izaka: Don't let him go!

    Sanjûrô Tsubaki: Fool! If I wanted to run, why would I speak?

    [He wanders further into the shrine, hitching his shoulder]

    Iori Izaka: Why are you here?

    Sanjûrô Tsubaki: Free room overnight. By the way, overhearing has a merit.

    [Rubs his chin]

    Sanjûrô Tsubaki: They say outsiders can be good judges. Listen. I say the Chamberlain is alright, but the Superintendent is no good.

    Samurai: Don't insult him!

    Sanjûrô Tsubaki: Take it easy. I haven't seen them. So I'm not cheated by their looks. The Chamberlain is ugly, isn't he? Right? But from your story I judge he's a great man. He doesn't mind being called a fool. Great! But the Superintendent... you mentioned his name with admiration. That means he looks attractive, right? But people aren't what they seem.

    [He sits down on one of the straw mats]

    Sanjûrô Tsubaki: Be careful.