"Cut of the Belly" is a timeless masterpiece. This is a film from 1962. It should never be an unpopular work, because this is a film worthy of being recorded in film history. The director of this work is a well-known Japanese critic. War director Kobayashi Masaki. Kobayashi Masaki has a very high reputation. He is also known as the Four Horsemen of Japan's film industry along with Akira Kurosawa, Keisuke Kinoshita and Kun Ichikawa. At the 25th Cannes Film Festival, he was named one of the top ten directors in the world. . The shots of this film are mainly composed of calm, and there are few moving shots, but the light and layout are used to make the film full of tension. This is the master's technique. The picture is beautiful, like a carefully crafted painting, but on the contrary, the story of the film has a strong critical and realistic tone. This film deeply exposes and satirizes the hypocrisy and cruelty of Japanese Bushido, and has a profound discussion on the issue of human nature. In terms of the story structure, the director has designed many reversals, so that the audience can be firmly drawn by the plot during the viewing process. Such a movie viewing experience has the feeling of a suspense movie. Kobayashi Masaki is a great leftist filmmaker. 9.5 points.
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