Demons

wow, there's a lot to unpack here. from the images to the story, this is a film that deserves to be more widely-watched. i lived in japan years ago, and since vowing to explore more of japanese cinema than hentai anime and shogun assassins, this one has been pretty top of the list. every autumn, i do my own little celebration of o-bon by spending the month steeped in japanese media, and first up this time was "shura", which literally means "demons" but is sometimes translated (as on mubi) as "pandemonium". either could accurately describe this film. i hadn't read the letterboxd description,... read more

تحفة مسرحية سوداوية ودموية فريدة من ماتسوموتو. أعجبتني المشاهد الثنائية (الحقيقة وخيال الرونين) والمشاهد المتكررة، تعيّشك الجو الكابوسي في الفلم read more