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How come China has never produced a Kurosawa?

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vivacious disrespectful office reading party
  05/27/25
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vivacious disrespectful office reading party
  05/28/25
John Woo and Wong Kar-Wei have made some incredible movies
splenetic stirring meetinghouse regret
  05/28/25
hong kong is a separate film industry the real answer is ...
dead confused dog poop private investor
  05/28/25
are u a Chinese film mo? touch of sin looks 180, adding it t...
vivacious disrespectful office reading party
  05/28/25
I've shilled another film by this guy. https://www.youtub...
cyan demanding incel cruise ship
  05/28/25
> got banned for gay shit my brother in christ, Chen K...
swashbuckling indian lodge
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vivacious disrespectful office reading party
  05/29/25
CR. Also, does Edward Yang count? Yi Yi and A Confucian Conf...
Tan public bath
  05/28/25
Yuge Stephen Chow fan here
Hairraiser Half-breed Ceo
  05/28/25
kung fu, god of cookery, shaolin soccer. yes, in that order.
Alcoholic stag film
  05/28/25
Love on Delivery and Look Out, Officer! were both Belushi le...
Hairraiser Half-breed Ceo
  05/28/25
林子聰 is awesome.
Alcoholic stag film
  05/28/25
he's also a gifted physical comedy actor but i think i'm tal...
Hairraiser Half-breed Ceo
  05/28/25
https://youtu.be/-FsAstiwLnc?si=l7BDUIf4mw92mTIh
Hairraiser Half-breed Ceo
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vivacious disrespectful office reading party
  05/28/25
this is like asking why the balkans have never produced a ma...
Pea-brained home
  05/28/25
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vivacious disrespectful office reading party
  05/28/25
China has some good filmmakers in the margins waiting to be ...
Hairraiser Half-breed Ceo
  05/28/25
I liked Beijing Bicycle which is kind of a callback to De Si...
cyan demanding incel cruise ship
  05/28/25
kurosawa was wildly popular and pedestrian, think spielberg....
Alcoholic stag film
  05/28/25
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Hairraiser Half-breed Ceo
  05/28/25
dont forget kung fu panda
Vermilion Headpube
  05/28/25
remember the Orbit Gum Girl? She acts in Chinese Films now f...
bearded background story field
  05/28/25
she is stupid pretty
Hairraiser Half-breed Ceo
  05/28/25
TBF, I watched 4-5 kurosawa films and thought almost all of ...
Arousing locus gaping
  05/28/25
What do you recommend in English for getting started?
vivacious disrespectful office reading party
  05/28/25
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Wonderful insanely creepy brunch newt
  05/28/25
Zhang Yimou is more pedestrian, goofy and style over substan...
Aqua slippery parlor fat ankles
  05/29/25
he made more nuanced, "quieter" movies before goin...
cyan demanding incel cruise ship
  05/29/25
6th gen directors mostly were babies or not even born when k...
Alcoholic stag film
  05/29/25
kurosawa is fucking awful
outnumbered brass garrison
  05/29/25
eh he's no Goo Goo Muk Muk
Adventurous telephone
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vivacious disrespectful office reading party
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Date: May 27th, 2025 5:49 PM
Author: vivacious disrespectful office reading party



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Date: May 28th, 2025 9:45 AM
Author: vivacious disrespectful office reading party



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Date: May 28th, 2025 9:52 AM
Author: splenetic stirring meetinghouse regret

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: dead confused dog poop private investor

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: vivacious disrespectful office reading party

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: cyan demanding incel cruise ship

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: swashbuckling indian lodge

> 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: vivacious disrespectful office reading party



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5730447&forum_id=2#48971325)



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Date: May 28th, 2025 9:58 AM
Author: Tan public bath

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: Hairraiser Half-breed Ceo

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: Alcoholic stag film

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: Hairraiser Half-breed Ceo

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: Alcoholic stag film

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: Hairraiser Half-breed Ceo

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: Hairraiser Half-breed Ceo

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: vivacious disrespectful office reading party



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5730447&forum_id=2#48967376)



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Date: May 28th, 2025 11:24 AM
Author: Pea-brained home

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: vivacious disrespectful office reading party



(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: Hairraiser Half-breed Ceo

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: cyan demanding incel cruise ship

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: Alcoholic stag film

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: Hairraiser Half-breed Ceo



(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: Vermilion Headpube

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: bearded background story field

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: Hairraiser Half-breed Ceo

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: Arousing locus gaping

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: vivacious disrespectful office reading party

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: Wonderful insanely creepy brunch newt



(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: Aqua slippery parlor fat ankles

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: cyan demanding incel cruise ship

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: Alcoholic stag film

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: outnumbered brass garrison

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: Adventurous telephone

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: vivacious disrespectful office reading party



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