Kurosawa Tonite on TCM

[Chas]

What can I say? Had to phone in sick tonight - got a cold coming on. But this is helping more than a little. "Tokyo Story" was a real tear-jerker buy what a wonderful bit of film making.

 

[Mr E Train]

I saw that Ikiru was on tonight, but I didn't watch it or record it because I already have it on DVD. That's probably my favorite Kurosawa film, I think. Tokyo Story was directed by Yasujiro Ozu, by the way.

 

[Chas]

Of course it was. I was watching "Ikuru". Serves me right for taking cold medication then posting....lol

 

[Doctor Strange]

I also watched Ikiru.

It was the first time I've seen it - even though the title's been on my mental too-see list for decades. Well... another beautiful, profoundly moving film by Kurosawa!

 

[Feraud]

Ikiru is a wonderful film. It's been one of my favorite Kurosawa films for a while. Takashi Shimura is perfect in the role.
He is also amazing in Drunken Angel.

 

[Feraud]

I hope you film buffs are taking advantage of the Kurosawa films TCM is showing this month.

 

[skyvue]

Tuesday marks the centennial of the birth of the great Akira Kurosawa, and Turner Classic Movies is marking the occasion by featuring a 24-hour marathon of some of his best movies.

if you're a fan, you know what an occasion this is; if you're not familiar with the great man's work, here's your chance to do some catching up.

The marathon begins at 6:00am. It's all worth seeing, but things really pick up with One Wonderful Sunday at 1:30 p.m. You could turn on the TV then and watch until 4 a.m. with no regrets whatsoever. It's one classic after another -- Drunken Angel, Stray Dog, Rashomon, Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, Sanjuro -- followed by the marathon's finale, Dodes'ka-Den, Kurosawa's first color picture.

Here's the full line-up.