Shochiku Films may have been the studio that traditionalist Yasujirō Ozu called home, but in the 60’s the studio was also keen on supporting young new filmmakers, including the brash Masaki Kobayashi. His stylish genre-subverting Harakiri was an instant sensation and a critical success internationally, and now sits atop letterboxd as the most well reviewed feature length film, but you won’t find it on BFI’s Sight and Sound Top 250. We go deep on the film and then discuss the past, present, and future of “film canon”.
Next week: 8 1/2 (1963) by Federico Fellini
Hosted by Zachary Domes (hetchy on letterboxd) and J Brooks Young (jyoun on letterboxd). Music by hetchy
