Toshiro Mifune – Elements of Madness

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A classic sprawling epic of power and politics within a powerful crime syndicate, Sadao Nakajima’s “The Japanese Godfather Trilogy” finally arrives on Blu-ray, courtesy of Radiance Films.

By Blak Cinephile on March 24, 2026 • ( 0 )

Sadao Nakajima’s Japanese Godfather Trilogy is a collection of three yakuza films made between 1977 and 1978 based on the true story of Japan’s largest crime syndicate. Taking some inspiration (both thematically and visually) from Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 gangster… Read More ›

Akira Kurosawa’s “High and Low” gets a 4K UHD added to its formats released by The Criterion Collection.

By Douglas Davidson on September 20, 2025 • ( 0 )

Everyone says that they want original stories to watch at the movies, but what they really mean is that they want good stories, engaging stories, stories that they can’t stop talking about or thinking about when they leave the theater…. Read More ›

Akira Kurosawa Series: A Look Back on “Stray Dog.”

By Thomas Manning on February 26, 2021 • ( 0 )

By the end of Akira Kurosawa’s 1949 detective drama, Stray Dog, there is not a character that escapes the fray without rolling around in the mud, figuratively and literally. Every decision has consequences, and every action has a reaction. Some, more… Read More ›