Dai satsujin (1964)

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   nymets138

   Watch it with English subtitles (turn on under settings) here: https://ok.ru/video/2846434724553 10 months 1 week ago
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   monty

   1) One thing director Eiichi Kudo did for the first time in Japanese film history is have his cinematographers hand-carry cameras so they could chase after actors in order to depict the close realistic shots as if viewers are right in the battle.
   Cameras at that time weighed over 50kg (110+ lbs) and it took two men to carry just one. Not only that, they they could not even look into the viewfinders. Toei's executives were not happy since some of the scenes were not even in focus. However, using this technique ensured that Kudo would have a deserved place in film history.
   
   2) Another unique thing Kudo did for this film was the sound. The battle scenes in the Red-light district required some special sound effects to make them powerful. In the 1960s in Japan, there were lots of students opposition movements in Japanese Universities protesting against the US/Japan alliance, which they feared that would drag Japan into the wars led by US. Despite massive disagreements within his staff, Kudo pushed ahead with his idea of throwing modern riot noise into 17th century staged Samurai cinema, and used actual recordings of student protesters clashing with riot police. If you listen carefully, you can even hear the sound of police cars in the background. 10 years 2 months ago

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