director
Aired 2024
“[Translated] I'd like to start with Ozu's Late Spring. I actually don't have this Blu-ray edition, so this is... My very first pick.”
“[Translated] Similarly, Jean-Pierre Melville's Army of Shadows. Melville teaches us that life is really full of betrayal.”
“[Translated] I've never seen this before, but Mathieu Kassovitz's La Haine, "Hate". A friend recommended it to me when I asked them if they knew any good movies that depict Paris. They said I had to watch Mathieu Kassovitz's "Hate", so...”
“[Translated] Jean Renoir's Toni. Yeah, Jean Renoir's Toni. I haven't watched it on disc yet, so...”
“[Translated] Oh, and, Claire Denis' Beau travail, "Beautiful Work". How it ends with Denis Lavant dancing is really incredible.”
“[Translated] Actually I haven't seen this one either. Director Wim Wenders' Until the End of the World. Actually, I haven't seen this 4-hour version yet, so I'll take this opportunity to check it out.”
“[Translated] Lubitsch's Heaven Can Wait. I haven't seen this in a long time, either. And I really want to watch this 4K restoration edition. I recall that the colors were really beautiful. So thank you for this.”
“[Translated] Georges Franju's Judex. Well, the scene where Judex is wearing a bird mask is extremely unforgettable; but at one point, you couldn't watch Georges Franju's works at all, so I'm really grateful to be able to see them now, like this. Thank you very much.”
“[Translated] Nicholas Ray's Bigger Than Life. This, too, I really like how James Mason spins more and more out of control. So thank you very much.”
“[Translated] Marco Bellocchio's Fists in the Pocket. I saw it quite a while ago, so the only thing I remember are scenes where a man is on top of a table. Marco Bellocchio's works are still brilliant, so I'll take one home.”
“[Translated] I actually have a copy of this film, but I'm in one of the bonus features. I participated in an interview; this is Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Cure. So I'd like one of these.”
“[Translated] and John Ford's My Darling Clementine. With Henry Fonda. I'll take one of these, too.”
“[Translated] John Cassavetes: Five Films. John Cassavetes is truly the most important film writer to me. To be honest, I already have a copy of this, but I'd like another one as a souvenir.”
“[Translated] On a different note, here is Floating Weeds. This was also filmed by Ozu, under Daiei, but with a different cinematographer than usual— Kazuo Miyagawa, who is well-known as Kenji Mizoguchi's cameraman. But yeah, he teamed up with Kazuo Miyagawa on this film. So I'm sorry, but I'm going to take a copy of this as well.”
“[Translated] Yes, Jacques Demy. This box set, That includes Lola, Bay of Angels, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg... Well, his representative works, they're all great, and they're all included. So thank you for this Jacques Demy.”
