Eijanaika (RARE)
Eijanaika (RARE)
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Called an "historical documentary", Eijanaika is "a sprawling, superb-looking period piece charged with Imamura's characteristically fevered eroticism and underplayed black humor. As spectacle, it''s stunning in its dynamism and the last half-hour presents one of the most libidinal depictions of a mass uprising since Eisenstein restaged the storming of the Winter Palace. As in Vengeance Is Mine, Imamura imbues the cruelty with virtuoso ferocity and an appalling, visionary beauty" (J. Hoberman, Villag e Voice). In Japanese with English subtitles. Shohei Imamura---Japan---1981---151 mins.

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  | JohnH#1

Riotous depiction of a Japan in flux, after Commodore Parry intruded and before the Meiji Restoration. Focuses on the country's underclass and underworld. I have a fairly good knowledge of Japanese history, but even I was confused. I also had a suspicion that the subtitles weren't as good as they should have been. Nowhere near as straightforward as Vengeance is mine. A tutorial might have been useful. (A review I read from the NY Times came to more or less the same conclusion.) A pity, because it's obvious that a lot of effort and resources went into making this film. One thing that I kept wondering about: was the small time criminal who was the main character called Genji as some sort of ironic commentary on Lady Murasaki's shining prince?

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