Without Shakespeare, "Shakespeare" is not as good as "Chaos" 8 years later, in all respects, it can be said to be gaining momentum for it (of course, the color, mirroring, and composition of the two films are very good)
It may be influenced by his own "Seven Samurai" or Kobayashi Masaki's "Belly Cut", these two epics made with the help of his fans, Kurosawa has a soft spot for muskets, but in the two movies, muskets There are technical problems that do not conform to historical facts (bursts and firing with triggers), while Japanese spears and daggers seem to be just a status symbol
The two characters played by Tatsuya Nakadai are an abandoned king, and the other is a shadow who has left people. The situation of the two is the same. However, the emotional gap of Xiuhu Yiwen runs through the whole film, and the emotional turning point of the stand-in in this film is only when Takeda Shingen's will expired three years ago, when the stand-in was kicked out of Takeda's house, what happened at the house and Takeda's army The process of transforming into a true samurai in the final battle. It seems that the name of "Shadow Warrior" is very successful. He is not the shadow of a general, but a shadow warrior.
But I can't say how good Nakadai Tatsuya's performance is, because whether it is Xiuhu or Takeda, it is completely and completely customized by Kurosawa for Toshiro Mifune. After breaking up after "Redbeard", Mifune really wanted to return to Kurosawa's studio, and silently did a lot for Kurosawa behind. When Kurosawa entered Hollywood, he fought for Kurosawa's rights behind the scenes and rejected the American "Tiger! Tiger! Tiger! ", because the U.S. terminated the established director Kurosawa. After Akira Kurosawa committed suicide, he went to the Soviet Union to make a film. After learning that the Soviet side wanted to star in him, he took a 4-year gap in the golden age of his career. However, contrary to Mifune's enthusiasm, the arrogant Kurosawa did not appreciate it. In the Soviet Union, he would rather use unknown actors and drama actors as the protagonists, which led to the vacancy of Mifune's career for 4 years. But after all, he was an old friend for more than ten years. The arrogant Kurosawa is like Xiuhu who has no face to meet Saburo but is actually very sorry in his heart. He feels that he is sorry for Mifune. He had time to tell Mifune) but never bowed his head, so he created these two characters. Nakadai is completely the shadow of Mifune. At this time, the shadow has a second meaning.
After watching Kurosawa's film, it is easy to make people think a lot, and the inner feelings are completely overflowed with his lens.
Great director!
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