My Top Ten Films Of All Time - (Number 9. Madadayo)

[CinemaSounds]

yeeeeaaaahhhh......

I saw this film on your recommendation and it blowed, and not in a 400 Blows type of way. Some of those students were such douche bags "Oh my God! Teachers Cat is missing! I can't breathe!" LOL, get the fuck outta here! haha. This could be the worst Kurosawa I've seen. Now I see why I took my time coming around to this. Sorry yo, I don't see the magic.

[jovossuck123]

you know whats weird...i said the same thing when i first saw it lol

i saw it again 3 years after and it just hit me more than any other kurosawa....im not a huge kurosawa fan in general anyway...i always prefered his non-period movies...like ikiru, the bad sleep well ect....and im a sucker for quiet observation.... this film was pretty much a massive observation that didnt really go anywhere but yeah i understand totally what u mean tho...the students i thought were sometimes semi retarded too

[kylekeske]

Kurosawa = GOD

[shinemasuki]

oh! you like this movie? I find this so strange that a western person would like it, it is so much based on Japanese culture. very good to see more people like Kurosawa's later movies

[themolenga]

it see,s a book of tanizaki more than a kurosaawa's movie...anyway i'm from italy and i like it too

[jovossuck123]

yeah thats a good point...madadayo s getting more popular with age

[Shogun1289]

hmm I have not seen this one yet. My favorite is still Ran. hehe each film is like 40 US dollarsin the states, but boy are they worth it.

[jovossuck123]

yeah they are pretty over priced here too

RAN is amazing..

[anmeyna]

you think to much, see and enjoy that's what i'd like to say.

[franzferdinand2]

I completely agree with you about this movie, as it's also my favorite Kurosawa film. I think at the end of his life he just brought such wisdom and perspective to this film, and he also demonstrated what I consider his true talent, creating perfect scenes. The final scene was quite literally flawless, a feat which few other directors can achieve. I also agree that it is often difficult to explain this movie to other people. I thought you did a terrific job all the same.

[SouravCal2007]

Kurosawa is one of my favorites too... but back home I couldn't grab much of his tapes.. But I was able to watch a part of it... Sorry about the late comment but I will write something only after watching the whole movie.. if I can get a DVD... By the way check out movies by Shyam Benegal(another great bengali filmmaker)..

[jovossuck123]

ive seen only one by Benegal i think it was the inner voice...which was awesome....I look out for more...yeah i love all kurosawas stuff, but for some reason madadayo made the bigger impression on me..

[kidbis]

Shhyam Benegal is ethnically Maharashtrian and not Bengali. To my knowledge he hasn't made any Bengali language film either.

[jovossuck123]

no i dont think he has either...yet in terms of his filming aesthetics he is very simular to Ray and even more simular to early Ghatak

[abbyroman]

That's because he was a big fan of Satyajit Ray's work ..he even made a documentary about Satyajit Ray called Satyajit Ray,Filmmaker(1982). Try to find Benegal's Kalyug(1981).. I think you would like it.

[jovossuck123]

hey thanks for that, I'll hunt it down..sounds really interesting

[jovossuck123]

yeah for some reason theres only 1 english speaking film in my top ten

[jovossuck123]

oooohh noo theres 2

[jesuswassooooemo]

noway I didnt even know anyone liked this film. I thought it was ok...but the bad sleep well is so much better