springcatalyst reblogged
Hiroyuki Sanada as Kyoichi Takahashi in Tsugumi/Tugumi (Dir. Jun Ichikawa, 1990)
Source: the-expresidents
#hiroyuki sanada#OH yeah this movie was actually so interesting#the shots were set up in a really weird way that at first felt odd but then started to make sense#it forces distance in the viewer. the one that made it really obvious to me was the shot of the fight at the river?? harbor??#its so far out you can barely see the characters. you have to squint to even see whats happening#thats what made me go OH I GET IT#it forces you to remain disconnected from it. to feel like theres a barrier between the characters and the story. and you#and that mirrors tsugimi's experience as an observer of her life. having this glass pane between her and the world#and i LIKE it#not really my TYPE of movie and i got bored now n then. but i really likes that choice they made with that