Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Two Amazing Films You Haven't Seen...

TAMPOPO
This movie is a wonderful look at the world. Through food. And the enjoying of food. And the overwhelming importance -- and eroticism -- of food.

Lighthearted, bawdy, and totally sublime, it refers to itself as "The first Japanese noodle western".
This is one of my favorite films, and I screen it every once and awhile to remember what good movies look like.

ZATOICHI
Based on one of Japan's longest running series' about a peaceful, wandering blind masseur. But also a Hero-Swordsman, master of Iaijutsu.
I am in love with the Takeshi Kitano version of this movie. So much heart, so quirky. Tears and laughter, sprinkled with tension. And a tap dancing finale, of course.

Click on the photos for more, but these are SO worth your time.
Let me know what you think of them.

2 comments:

Kalman said...

How can anyone resist a movie described as the "first Japanese Noodle Western"?

They can't. Simple as that. They cannot.

Anonymous said...

Just saw Tampopo. What a great film! I think my fav part was when the little healthy boy is lusting after the ice cream cone and he's clenching and unclenching his itty bitty little hand :)