Shịnjû: Tėn no amịjịma (Ι969) 10/10

[Rico8458]

the puppeteers symbolize Fate?

[ogamiitto42]

Beautiful! a beautiful play.

[HawthornJesse]

I believe the original play was a Bunraku play (puppet play), rather than Kabuki. Anyway, thanks for posting this movie!

[huskyjerk]

What do the veiled and dark-clothed people symbolize?

[YukioSnowoBloom]

@huskyjerk, this movie is based off of a famous kabuki play. In kabuki, these hooded men would go across the stage to aid the actors. The director of this film was trying to incorporate the film's roots.

[Pchan7473]

@huskyjerk It's the common belief that the kurogo symbolize fate. If you notice, the kurogo seem to control the character's movements. For example, one kurogo gives Jihei a sword, at another point, a kurogo leads him into the restaurant/bar where he hears about Koharu. Stylistically, the kurogo disrupt the natural flow of the film, therefore creating an emotional distance between the viewer and the content. It so that the viewer can notice the "twist" to the original story that Shinoda created.

[kaguth]

I've got the answer. How about don't kill yourselves.

Yeah, yeah, traditional Japanese society, duty, honor, saving face, ect.

[spaz9i2]

@kaguth I know right, death is merely a cheap escape. I don't get why Japanese culture glorifies it.