143. Kiyoshi Kurosawa: The Samurai and the Prisoner

<p>Deep Cut director Kiyoshi Kurosawa is back with a sharp left turn in <em>The Samurai and the Prisoner</em>: <em>Silence of the Lambs</em> by way of <em>Seven Samurai</em>! On this Deep Cut Upkeep episode, we return to the director of <em>Cure</em> and <em>Pulse</em> to look for the director’s unnerving tone, restrained direction, societal interrogation, and… matcha-making techniques?</p><p>Make tea in our FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ <a href="http://www.deepcutpod.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">www.deepcutpod.com</a> </p><p><strong>Timestamps:</strong></p><p>00:00:00 Intro</p><p>00:06:48 General reactions</p><p>00:15:20 Kurosawaisms in The Samurai and the Prisoner</p><p>00:20:55 Comedy</p><p>00:31:05 Chiyoho’s version of Buddhist ideology</p><p>00:36:00 Murashige’s mysterious motivations</p><p>00:42:38 Kurosawa and tone</p><p>00:49:20 Brainstorming questions for Kurosawa</p><p>00:53:28 Our feelings on Kurosawa now</p>