THE OVERLOOKED & OBSCURE DIRECTORS SERIES - Volume XIII – Films of MASAKI KOBAYASHI

Jim_K · 08-05-2005, 08:16 AM

THE OVERLOOKED & OBSCURE DIRECTORS SERIES - Volume XIII – The Films of MASAKI KOBAYASHI

Rank ‘em, rate ‘em, review ‘em or whatever.

MASAKI KOBAYASHI

Shokutaku no nai ie (1985)
... aka Family Without a Dinner Table
... aka The Empty Table
Tokyo saiban (1983)
... aka Tokyo Trial (USA)
Moeru aki (1979)
... aka Glowing Autumn
Kaseki (1975)
... aka Kaseki (USA)
... aka The Fossil (USA)
Inochi bonifuro (1971)
... aka At the Risk of My Life
... aka Inn of Evil
Nihon no seishun (1968)
... aka Hymn to a Tired Man (USA)
Jôi-uchi: Hairyô tsuma shimatsu (1967)
... aka Joî-uchi
... aka Rebellion (USA)
... aka Rebellion: Receive the Wife (literal English title)
... aka Samurai Rebellion
Kaidan (1964)
... aka Ghost Stories (USA)
... aka Ghost Story (literal English title)
... aka Hoichi the Earless
... aka Kwaidan (USA)
... aka Weird Tales
Seppuku (1962)
... aka Harakiri (USA)
Karami-ai (1962)
... aka The Inheritance (USA)
Ningen no joken III (1961)
... aka A Soldier's Prayer
... aka Ningen no joken V-VI
... aka The Human Condition III (USA)
Ningen no joken II (1959)
... aka Ningen no joken III-IV
... aka The Human Condition II (USA)
... aka The Road to Eternity
... aka Zoku ningen no joken
Ningen no joken I (1959)
... aka Ningen no joken I-II
... aka No Greater Love
... aka The Human Condition I (USA)
Kuroi kawa (1957)
... aka Black River
Anata kaimasu (1956)
... aka I'll Buy You
Izumi (1956)
... aka The Spring
Uruwashiki saigetsu (1955)
... aka Beautiful Days
Kono hiroi sora no dokoka ni (1954)
... aka Somewhere Under the Broad Sky
Mittsu no ai (1954)
... aka Three Loves
Magokoro (1953)
... aka Sincerity
Kabe atsuki heya (1953)
... aka The Thick-Walled Room
Musuko no seishun (1952)
... aka My Sons' Youth

Jim_K · 08-05-2005, 08:18 AM

Seen 3
* Own 3

The Empty Table (1985)
Tokyo Trial (1983)
Glowing Autumn (1979)
The Fossil (1975)
Inn of Evil (1971)
Hymn to a Tired Man (1968)
* Samurai Rebellion (1967)
* Kwaidan (1964)
* Harakiri (1962)
The Inheritance (1962)
The Human Condition III (1961)
The Human Condition II (1959)
The Human Condition I (1959)
Black River (1957)
I'll Buy You (1956)
The Spring (1956)
Beautiful Days (1955)
Somewhere Under the Broad Sky (1954)
Three Loves (1954)
Sincerity (1953)
The Thick-Walled Room (1953)
My Sons' Youth (1952)

SteveGon · 08-05-2005, 08:38 AM

Seen Kwaidan, possibly Harakiri, and would like to see The Human Condition (though at that length, it's awfully daunting).

george kaplan · 08-05-2005, 09:33 AM

Some of these are on my to rent list, but I haven't seen any.

Bill McA · 08-05-2005, 12:46 PM

Ratings from

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Family Without a Dinner Table (1985)
Tokyo Trial (1983)
Glowing Autumn (1979)
The Fossil (1975)
At the Risk of My Life (1971)
Hymn to a Tired Man (1968)
Samurai Rebellion (1967) (Own the DVD, haven't watched it yet)
Kwaidan (1964)

(Own the Criterion & the complete, uncut R2 DVD)
Harakiri (1962)

(Own the DVD)
The Inheritance (1962)
The Human Condition III (1961)
The Human Condition II (1959)
The Human Condition I (1959)
Black River (1957)
I'll Buy You (1956)
The Spring (1956)
Beautiful Days (1955)
Somewhere Under the Broad Sky (1954)
Three Loves (1954)
Sincerity (1953)
The Thick-Walled Room (1953)
My Sons' Youth (1952)

Seen 2
Own 3

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Kirk Tsai · 08-05-2005, 01:17 PM

1. Harakiri
2. The Human Condition I
3. The Human Condition III
4. The Human Condition II
5. Kwaidan

Elizabeth S · 08-05-2005, 05:03 PM

Only seen Kwaidan.

Brook K · 08-09-2005, 01:23 AM

*1. Harakiri - A
2. Samurai Rebellion - A-
3. Kwaidan - B

Own: 1

One of these days I'll rent The Human Condition.

Brook K · 09-14-2005, 02:13 PM

Updated:
Harakiri - A - Best film I've seen in several months.