Tag: Toshirô Mifune

Kinuyo Tanaka, Oharu, and the Written Women of Mizoguchi

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Oharu (Kinuyo Tanaka) laying with a somber look on her face.

|Dan Howard| Just two years before her death, Kinuyo Tanaka gave an interview for the 1975 documentary Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director. It was during this interview that Kaneto Shindō, the director, inquired about the rumor that Mizoguchi was secretly in love with her and never confessed his feelings. Tanaka, while flattered… Continue reading

Leader of the Pack: Stray Dog and its Influence on Detective Fiction Films

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|Courtney Kowalke| For a film reviewer, I have a big blind spot when it comes to Asian cinema. I enjoy the occasional Bollywood musical, and the Twin Cities Arab Film Festival keeps me up to date on the Middle Eastern movie scene. I am pretty ignorant of what’s going on… Continue reading