Can you believe that some 1920s japanese films offer nice & basic action scenes? At a time where most blockbusters directors have no idea what they’re trying to show, it’s interesting to notice these early sword fight scenes were clearly organized; attack, defense, counter-attack, changing of strategy… Yes, it is basic.
But at least, action is built to express something other than boredom… (or headache).
From Ranto no chimata, 1926:
From Sakamoto Ryoma, 1928, beautifully shot, right? (smoke/life)
Then, many others:
# Check also this gorgeous gallery!
Extracted from “The Life of Tsumasaburo Bando” (1988)
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Bravo pour cette édition de films nippons. Personnellement, je suis fan de cette époque cinématographique et enfin nous pouvons voir “Une page folle” et bien d’autres raretés ayant échappé au pire. Merci encore. Pascal Djemaa
Auriez-vous un catalogue à me faire parvenir par mail de ces DVD? Merci.