Bokuzen Hidari, Eitar? Ozawa, Eitarô Ozawa
Akira Kurosawa's Scandal — as relevant now as when made — is a pointed attack on the rising power of the press and their practices in the newly-Americanised postwar Japan of 1950. Kurosawa was outrage...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 20, 2000
Stats: 62 reviews
a solid film with great acting and diologue, even if the plot was a little silly. there is a sense where the plot is very good as it points out the abuses and hypocracy of the media, but at the same time the film didnt really carry any significance in the bigger picture of human...( read more)
Another of Kurosawa's early films, it features his usual morality message this time aimed at the media. A free-spirited artist and a famous singer are photographed together by the paparazzi who fabricate a scandalous affair to sell their paper. It's basically an attack on the gut...( read more)
Un des films moins connus de K., fait avant sa série de chef-d'oeuvres mais contenant le germe du génie en développement. Une critique virulente de l'américanisation des médias japonais après la seconde guerre.
Un Toshiro Mifune en grande forme, mais pas aussi brillant qu'à l'ha...( read more)
Easily Kurosawa's weaker films but one of his most intriguing where it concerns characters. I thought overall that this fascination with the tabloids was intriguing as lots of films that talk on tabloid seem to go for that time period and the scene in the courtroom was pure geniu...( read more)
Pretty good, Mifune is really handsome! Touches up on an issue that still applies today, the tabloids and media!
All right, back to reviews. I don't know how I fall so far behind, considering I take a new oath to keep up with writing once I finish a few. But now to talk about the actual movie!
Scandal is a really relatable film. I mean, sure, I'm no celebrity (outside of the in...( read more)
For die-hard Kurosawa fans only. Intriguing premise with very relevant social issues. Shimura delivers one of his best performances.
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