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How come China has never produced a Kurosawa?

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Mustard Thriller Public Bath
  05/27/25
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Mustard Thriller Public Bath
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John Woo and Wong Kar-Wei have made some incredible movies
Effete blue tank
  05/28/25
hong kong is a separate film industry the real answer is ...
Slate cerebral abode
  05/28/25
are u a Chinese film mo? touch of sin looks 180, adding it t...
Mustard Thriller Public Bath
  05/28/25
I've shilled another film by this guy. https://www.youtub...
Sticky lime karate doctorate
  05/28/25
> got banned for gay shit my brother in christ, Chen K...
crawly bawdyhouse
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Mustard Thriller Public Bath
  05/29/25
CR. Also, does Edward Yang count? Yi Yi and A Confucian Conf...
painfully honest trailer park
  05/28/25
Yuge Stephen Chow fan here
jet hospital
  05/28/25
kung fu, god of cookery, shaolin soccer. yes, in that order.
Puce resort clown
  05/28/25
Love on Delivery and Look Out, Officer! were both Belushi le...
jet hospital
  05/28/25
林子聰 is awesome.
Puce resort clown
  05/28/25
he's also a gifted physical comedy actor but i think i'm tal...
jet hospital
  05/28/25
https://youtu.be/-FsAstiwLnc?si=l7BDUIf4mw92mTIh
jet hospital
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Mustard Thriller Public Bath
  05/28/25
this is like asking why the balkans have never produced a ma...
Glittery Native Nowag
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Mustard Thriller Public Bath
  05/28/25
China has some good filmmakers in the margins waiting to be ...
jet hospital
  05/28/25
I liked Beijing Bicycle which is kind of a callback to De Si...
Sticky lime karate doctorate
  05/28/25
kurosawa was wildly popular and pedestrian, think spielberg....
Puce resort clown
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jet hospital
  05/28/25
dont forget kung fu panda
Impressive stimulating hell
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remember the Orbit Gum Girl? She acts in Chinese Films now f...
dead wonderful space generalized bond
  05/28/25
she is stupid pretty
jet hospital
  05/28/25
TBF, I watched 4-5 kurosawa films and thought almost all of ...
Dashing deer antler
  05/28/25
What do you recommend in English for getting started?
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burgundy brunch
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Zhang Yimou is more pedestrian, goofy and style over substan...
flirting heaven gaming laptop
  05/29/25
he made more nuanced, "quieter" movies before goin...
Sticky lime karate doctorate
  05/29/25
6th gen directors mostly were babies or not even born when k...
Puce resort clown
  05/29/25
kurosawa is fucking awful
mewling slippery affirmative action temple
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eh he's no Goo Goo Muk Muk
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Date: May 27th, 2025 5:49 PM
Author: Mustard Thriller Public Bath



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Date: May 28th, 2025 9:45 AM
Author: Mustard Thriller Public Bath



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Date: May 28th, 2025 9:52 AM
Author: Effete blue tank

John Woo and Wong Kar-Wei have made some incredible movies

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5730447&forum_id=2)#48967129)



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Date: May 28th, 2025 9:56 AM
Author: Slate cerebral abode

hong kong is a separate film industry

the real answer is mainland directors like zhang yimou made some bangers but they all got banned for showing gay shit (farewell my concubine) or for showing embarrassing episodes from chinese history (a touch of sin, to live)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5730447&forum_id=2)#48967137)



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Date: May 28th, 2025 9:58 AM
Author: Mustard Thriller Public Bath

are u a Chinese film mo? touch of sin looks 180, adding it to the list

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5730447&forum_id=2)#48967147)



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Date: May 28th, 2025 1:57 PM
Author: Sticky lime karate doctorate

I've shilled another film by this guy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=333QeMq9kh4

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5730447&forum_id=2)#48968062)



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Date: May 29th, 2025 1:52 PM
Author: crawly bawdyhouse

> got banned for gay shit

my brother in christ, Chen Kaige (farewell my concubine) made that movie in 1994, and since then has won double digit domestic film awards



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5730447&forum_id=2)#48971118)



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Date: May 29th, 2025 2:45 PM
Author: Mustard Thriller Public Bath



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Date: May 28th, 2025 9:58 AM
Author: painfully honest trailer park

CR. Also, does Edward Yang count? Yi Yi and A Confucian Confusion alone put him among the greats in any medium IMO.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5730447&forum_id=2)#48967145)



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Date: May 28th, 2025 2:08 PM
Author: jet hospital

Yuge Stephen Chow fan here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5730447&forum_id=2)#48968109)



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Date: May 28th, 2025 2:46 PM
Author: Puce resort clown

kung fu, god of cookery, shaolin soccer. yes, in that order.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5730447&forum_id=2)#48968248)



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Date: May 28th, 2025 2:52 PM
Author: jet hospital

Love on Delivery and Look Out, Officer! were both Belushi level mass market comedies imo

Justice, My Foot! was also very good and the fat Cantonese thug phenotype guy he has across from him in many of these is a highly underrated comedic actor. afaik chow didn't direct these but as i understand it he had a good deal of creative control after he got more clout within the hk star system

God of Cookery was a little overrated seeming but i enjoy low budget Shaw Brothers fare and still had fun with it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5730447&forum_id=2)#48968281)



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Date: May 28th, 2025 2:57 PM
Author: Puce resort clown

林子聰 is awesome.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5730447&forum_id=2)#48968311)



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Date: May 28th, 2025 3:21 PM
Author: jet hospital

he's also a gifted physical comedy actor but i think i'm talking about "Uncle Tat" (達叔), who had me in stitches 4/5 times he had a bit on screen

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS5zbR54eGNS8FXXEQrtP2Fk8A2BwmTwWEG5Q&usqp=CAU

the Cantonese Jack Black with only a tenth of JB's schtick-obnoxiousness

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5730447&forum_id=2)#48968386)



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Date: May 28th, 2025 5:13 PM
Author: jet hospital

https://youtu.be/-FsAstiwLnc?si=l7BDUIf4mw92mTIh

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5730447&forum_id=2)#48968684)



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Date: May 28th, 2025 11:15 AM
Author: Mustard Thriller Public Bath



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Date: May 28th, 2025 11:24 AM
Author: Glittery Native Nowag

this is like asking why the balkans have never produced a massimo bottura

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5730447&forum_id=2)#48967398)



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Date: May 28th, 2025 1:34 PM
Author: Mustard Thriller Public Bath



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5730447&forum_id=2)#48967988)



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Date: May 28th, 2025 2:07 PM
Author: jet hospital

China has some good filmmakers in the margins waiting to be discovered by Western critics still. A lot of Mainland film from the 70s and 80s still hasn't been professionally translated into English

Generally the reasons CCP film endeavors failed are the same as to their Soviet counterparts: peevish MASSOLIT type bureaucrats holding the censorial rod, unsocialized peasant populations lacking taste for what's rareified in cinema, and a general lack of resources ponied up for anything beyond what's "high concept" enough to appeal to both party and people

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5730447&forum_id=2)#48968103)



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Date: May 28th, 2025 2:12 PM
Author: Sticky lime karate doctorate

I liked Beijing Bicycle which is kind of a callback to De Sica's Bicycle Thieves.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpHgZgFBfJ0

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5730447&forum_id=2)#48968124)



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Date: May 28th, 2025 2:31 PM
Author: Puce resort clown

kurosawa was wildly popular and pedestrian, think spielberg. he was not critically acclaimed and while he brought japanese cinema international, it is the cinephile and cineaste set that really worships him. japanese at the time thought his films were immature, too western and flashy. it is funny to me that white liberals worship kurosawa now.

chinese cinema was closed off for many decades and unknown to the west. there are many great directors, more recently the fifth generation, zhang yimou and chen kaige being personal favorites. the fact that barely anyone knows these names tells me that you guys think chinese cinema is jackie chan in rush hour.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5730447&forum_id=2)#48968179)



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Date: May 28th, 2025 2:32 PM
Author: jet hospital



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5730447&forum_id=2)#48968183)



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Date: May 28th, 2025 2:46 PM
Author: Impressive stimulating hell

dont forget kung fu panda

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5730447&forum_id=2)#48968244)



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Date: May 28th, 2025 3:48 PM
Author: dead wonderful space generalized bond

remember the Orbit Gum Girl? She acts in Chinese Films now for some reason:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_Branch

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5730447&forum_id=2)#48968437)



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Date: May 28th, 2025 6:42 PM
Author: jet hospital

she is stupid pretty

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5730447&forum_id=2)#48968927)



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Date: May 28th, 2025 5:15 PM
Author: Dashing deer antler

TBF, I watched 4-5 kurosawa films and thought almost all of them were awesome and 100x better than anything today

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5730447&forum_id=2)#48968687)



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Date: May 28th, 2025 6:33 PM
Author: Mustard Thriller Public Bath

What do you recommend in English for getting started?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5730447&forum_id=2)#48968886)



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Date: May 28th, 2025 7:12 PM
Author: burgundy brunch



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5730447&forum_id=2)#48969001)



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Date: May 29th, 2025 11:25 AM
Author: flirting heaven gaming laptop

Zhang Yimou is more pedestrian, goofy and style over substance than Kurosawa

If you said Lou Ye or Peter Ho-Sun Chan you would sound more credible (ie, 6th gen directors)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5730447&forum_id=2)#48970650)



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Date: May 29th, 2025 11:43 AM
Author: Sticky lime karate doctorate

he made more nuanced, "quieter" movies before going big budget Hollywood

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5730447&forum_id=2)#48970698)



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Date: May 29th, 2025 1:59 PM
Author: Puce resort clown

6th gen directors mostly were babies or not even born when kurosawa was making movies. peter chan is hk, thats where he started and was most successful. yes, he made some films in china.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5730447&forum_id=2)#48971162)



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Date: May 29th, 2025 11:48 AM
Author: mewling slippery affirmative action temple

kurosawa is fucking awful

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5730447&forum_id=2)#48970712)



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Date: May 29th, 2025 2:47 PM
Author: ultramarine skinny woman

eh he's no Goo Goo Muk Muk

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5730447&forum_id=2)#48971332)



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Date: May 29th, 2025 9:16 AM
Author: Mustard Thriller Public Bath



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