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Akira Kurosawa’s Record of a Living Being
- deerIRL 6y agoAnother film that deals with Nuclear Holocaust, albeit more of the direct aftermath is BBC's Threads[1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threads_(1984_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threads_(1984_film)
- asiachick 6y agoThat movie is harsh! Highly recommended
- app4soft 6y agoFor the first time I watched Akira Kurosawa's films (mostly all of them in few weeks, but not yet "I Live in Fear") ten years ago. "Yume", "Hachi-gatsu no rapusodi" and "Madadayo" are those which impressed me too much.
- dayofthedaleks 6y agoI am eternally grateful that 'Dreams' hit me at 16.
- codr7 6y agoI've practiced fighting with knives/swords for a long time, this is of my all-time favorites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_Ypt67TQyI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_Ypt67TQyI
- inetsee 6y agoOne of the sections of this article that struck me as particularly relevant right now was this passage: "Kurosawa later claimed that I Live in Fear was inspired by conversations he had with his longtime film composer Fumio Hayasaka, who had become seriously ill during the making of Seven Samurai. Hayasaka had said to him, “The world has come to such a state that we don’t really know what is in store for us tomorrow. I wouldn’t even know how to go on living – I’m that uncertain. Uncertainties, nothing but uncertainties. Every day there are fewer and fewer places that are safe. Soon there will be no place at all.” Hayasaka died during the filming, and "Kurosawa was devastated by his friend’s death", which affected the direction the film took.
- downerending 6y agoWow. The film is iconic, of course, but I've always really liked the score. It's fitting, but also I always imagined that I could hear the circumstances of the filming (post-war Japan) in it as well.
- _hardwaregeek 6y agoI recently watched Tarkovsky's The Sacrifice which also deals with the threat of nuclear destruction. The main character is having a birthday dinner when the news informs everybody about the nuclear threat. The simplicity in which this information is revealed and the transition from the mundane to abject fear connected really well to modern times. It's interesting seeing film ideas repeat and be interpreted by multiple directors. It's almost like some ideas need to bounce from director to director before they find the right outlet. I Live In Fear begets Dr Strangelove begets The Sacrifice.
- clairity 6y agohave you read (or seen) on the beach[0] by nevil shute? slow-moving, impending, nuclear winter and the heartrending choices the characters make in the face of it. really left its mark when i read it in high school (haven't seen the films though). [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Beach_(novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Beach_(novel)
- js2 6y agoI feel like that book was required HS reading in the 80s. The movie is also good. I'll add the film Miracle Mile to the suggestions.
- Synaesthesia 6y agoAny new Kurosawa movie is a treasure for me to discover. Dreams also had themes of nuclear holocaust. Quite topical today as the spectre of nuclear armageddon still hovers above.
- RcouF1uZ4gsC 6y agoFor what it’s worth, I would much rather my city get nuclear bombed than my city have to go through what Nanking went through at the hands of the Japanese Army. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanjing_Massacre https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanjing_Massacre
- dang 6y agoPlease don't start nationalistic flamewars on HN. The topic is Kurosawa for pete's sake.
- bogomipz 6y agoThis is a great site. Does anyone know if there's a good online resource to stream this Kurosawa movie? And actually to stream any of the types of movies on cinemasojourns? Back in the day most major cities has a handful of cinephile type video rental places and now that those are long gone the only options have been the independent arthouse theater which of course are all closed on account of the pandemic. I looked into the Criterion streaming service at one point but was disappointed by how many of their titles weren't available on the service.
- kndjckt 6y agoCriterion or Kanopy according to JustWatch (in the US) https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/i-live-in-fear?utm_source=letterboxd&utm_medium=iOS https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/i-live-in-fear?utm_source... Kanopy is awesome - you get streaming free credits through being signed up to the local library.
- dwighttk 6y agoEvery time I read about them I go look, but seems like my library isn’t big enough for Kanopy. They have Hoopla and Libby, but not Kanopy yet.
- bogomipz 6y agoThis site is a great resource. Do people have recommendations for other similar cinephile sites like this?
- charlysl 6y agoGo to imdb's page for a movie you like, say, this one. Then look at the critic reviews links. Tons of cinephile sites can be discovered this way. https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0048198/externalreviews?ref_=m_tt_ov_rt https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0048198/externalreviews?ref_=m_tt...
- manonthemat 6y agoI have not seen "I Live in Fear" yet. That being said, Ikiru is my favorite movie. Thanks for sharing this.
- pachico 6y agoAm I the only one in awe for those beautiful posters?