By "Modern-Day" we meant that we're looking at a pair of films that aren't the period pieces for which Akira Kurosawa is so well-known, but rather films that are set in the present day. First on your screen is 1949's Stray Dog, a police drama that follows a young detective trying hard to undo a mistake he'd made.
Then we jump to 1963's High and Low, which starts out as corporate intrigue but quickly morphs into a taut thriller. Both films feature Toshiro Mifune, because Akira Kurosawa.
COMING ATTRACTIONS:
In our next episode we also concentrate on a single director. This time around it's Robert Altman. First up is Nashville, from 1975. Much like his earlier M*A*S*H, it's a bunch of stories looking for a movie, but it's a ton of fun. Then it's 1993's Short Cuts, which is also multiple storylines but they manage to intersect in odd and interesting ways.
