Thursday, March 13, 2014

Streaming Shûbun Online

Shûbun (1950)Shûbun (1950)iMDB Rating: 7.5
Date Released : 17 July 1964
Genre : Drama
Stars : Toshirô Mifune, Shirley Yamaguchi, Yôko Katsuragi, Noriko Sengoku
Movie Quality : HDrip
Format : MKV
Size : 700 MB

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Ichiro Aoye, a young painter, encounters a famous singer, Miyako Saijo, while on holiday in the mountains. He gives her a ride and coincidentally stays at the same inn. A tabloid magazine specializing in scandals blows this encounter up into a huge falsehood designed to humiliate Miyako, who has been uncooperative with the press. Ichiro sues, but his lawyer, needing money for his sick daughter's treatment, accepts a bribe to throw the case.

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Review :

Skillful fulfillment of mundane story

It is wonderful to see how a skilled director like Akira Kurosawa can create a masterwork from mundane material. This one is a simple court case over a "Scandal" involving Toshiro Mifune and a famous singer. A sandal sheet magazine publishes a photo claiming them as lovers ... they are not, and sue the magazine. The resulting court trial is the bulk of the film. Their sleazy lawyer played by Takashai Shimura is a delightful, complicated character. Completely absorbing.

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