Shohei Imamura's "The Ballad of Narayama" is excellent, as usual, but I would recommend another master, Keisuke Kinoshita's version. Kinoshita's version has a bizarre and unique mood. It has no equal in the world, drawing on the classical arts of Kabuki, Bunraku, and Noh. Although low-budget, it is like watching an indigenous theater performance. With this unique cinematic style, Kinoshita has successfully restored the legend of the Japanese ubasute. But the original author, Fukasawa Shichiro, who revealed the extraordinary world, is also amazing. Kinoshita's directional skills have turned this horrifying Japanese custom into a work of art.
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Shohei Imamura's "The Ballad of Narayama" is excellent, as usual, but I would recommend another master, Keisuke Kinoshita's version. Kinoshita's version has a bizarre and unique mood. It has no equal in the world, drawing on the classical arts of Kabuki, Bunraku, and Noh.
Although low-budget, it is like watching an indigenous theater performance. With this unique cinematic style, Kinoshita has successfully restored the legend of the Japanese ubasute. But the original author, Fukasawa Shichiro, who revealed the extraordinary world, is also amazing. Kinoshita's directional skills have turned this horrifying Japanese custom into a work of art.