If there’s one filmmaker who embodies the ultimate cinephilia better than any other, it’s Martin Scorsese. His knowledge of cinema and its authors is truly encyclopedic. Asian cinema has a special place in the master’s taste in this register.
For example, the works of Kenji Mizoguchi, of which he pays homage to Tales of the Rippled Moon After Rain or Steward Sansho. Akira Kurosawa of course with 7 Samurai, Heaven and Hell or Life. Master Yasujiro Ozu’s works such as Journey to Tokyo.
Scorsese is not limited to looking at past works in the rear-view mirror, he is clearly also looking to the present. As a testament to his love for the very big Japanese horror thriller that came out in 1999, Here: The Cure, signed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, who is officially no family relation to Akira Kurosawa.
the priest, is the story of a police officer, Takabe, who investigates a series of murders whose victims have a cross carved on their necks. One day, a young tramp was arrested where the last body was found. He is quickly identified as a former psychology student who has gone mad and has disturbing hypnotic powers that allow him to induce people to commit criminal acts…
“This will haunt you for a long time…”
“This is one of the best films by the supremely talented Kiyoshi Kurosawa. He is an absolute master of light, framing and pacing and controls all three to such an extent that there are moments in his films where there is even the slightest gesture. The angle of the frame will send shivers down your spine.” Scorsese wrote in a 2012 post on the site Movie boards.
It follows: “Kurosawa doesn’t really work in the horror genre. His films are instead full of strange terror. In many of them, things happen that no one knows exactly what, how, or to what end. Reality remains intact except for one or two small, disturbing details that lead to violence. and irrationality.
with Cairothat talks about ghosts on the internet, the priest It’s his scariest movie. There are some gruesome images and moments in this movie that will haunt you for a long time, and I should probably say that it’s not heartbreaking. But be brave because it’s worth it. Kurosawa is a great filmmaker.
So you know what to do if you’ve never seen this gem. The Cure is available on VOD, or otherwise on a recent and beautiful Blu-ray edition released by publisher Carlotta.
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