Saturday, 14 February 2004

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Reading

  • Werenight, by Harry Turtledove; Baen, 1994.

    Adequate fantasy; some elements of the setting were interesting, but not enough was made of them.

Movies

The Independent Film Channel has “Samurai Saturdays”, where they show one or more samurai movies. I recorded and watched a number of these over the last few months. Here are some of the ones that I've watched.

  • Shichinin no samurai, 1954. (Also known as Seven Samurai.) Directed by Akira Kurosawa, and starring (among others) Toshirô Mifune.

  • Tsubaki Sanjûrô, 1962. (Also known as Sanjûrô.) Directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Toshirô Mifune.

  • Yojimbo, 1961. Directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Toshirô Mifune.

  • Kakushi toride no san akunin, 1958. (Also known as The Hidden Fortress.) Directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Toshirô Mifune.

  • Hiroshi Inagaki's Miyamoto Musashi trilogy.

    • Miyamoto Musashi, 1954. (Also known as Samurai I.) Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, starring Toshirô Mifune.

    • Zoku Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijôji no kettô, 1955. (Also known as Samurai II.) Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, starring Toshirô Mifune.

    • Miyamoto Musashi kanketsuhen: kettô Ganryûjima, 1956. (Also known as Samurai III.) Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, starring Toshirô Mifune.