Product: The Bad Sleep Well (1963)
Rating: 5.0
Pre-Scruffy Mifune
Kurosawa's early movies offer a fascinating look into post-WWII Japan. Watch for remaining hints of the US occupation. Marvel at how far Japan has come in just over 50 years. Talk amongst yourselves about whether Toshiro Mifune would be mentioned more often in the same breath with the likes of Cary Grant and Gregory Peck if (1) he hadn't done so many anti-hero roles in period pieces and (2) he'd been caucasian.Much slower pacing than we see in movies today, but well worth the time to savor it.