tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5657760020363193414.post4279925710810817404..comments2024-03-14T05:22:19.973-07:00Comments on Asia Shock: Nagisa Oshima Pt. 1Patrick Gallowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666224685708217873noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5657760020363193414.post-57303734431361361732010-08-31T15:39:50.367-07:002010-08-31T15:39:50.367-07:00Quite agree with you about "Pleasures of the ...Quite agree with you about "Pleasures of the Flesh," P.G. I especially enjoyed the plot twists at the end. We'll have to see how things go as I work my way through the rest of the "Outlaw Sixties" box set.Dr. Stan Glickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02788825040935484036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5657760020363193414.post-12701769026416669482010-08-14T04:46:25.363-07:002010-08-14T04:46:25.363-07:00Thanks for the mention. For myself, the more I se...Thanks for the mention. For myself, the more I see of Oshima, the more I find myself thinking that perhaps not every film was a masterpiece, or even worth seeing. The other problem to me is that so many of the films by his peers are unknown and often unavailable on English subtitled DVD. There is a distorted sense of Japanese film history when one depends on the Criterion Collection.Peter Nellhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161286159856159772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5657760020363193414.post-54684708770675902212010-08-12T20:26:37.449-07:002010-08-12T20:26:37.449-07:00I saw the Oshima retrospective when it came to tow...I saw the Oshima retrospective when it came to town a few years ago, and at first I was confused to say the least. But after a few of the films, I think I started to get Oshima and now I hold him as one of the top 4 or 5 Japanese directors. It's nice to finally see some of his work coming out on DVD in the USA. <br /><br />Many compare him to Imamura ("Japanese New Wave"-whatever that means), but I much prefer Oshima's style and pacing. <br /><br />Anyway, well worth it to search out his films; might not make a whole lot of sense right away, but the payoff is worth it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08304466005533931053noreply@blogger.com