Wolves, Pigs, and People/Men / Okami to buta to ningen (1964)

Three brothers have grown up in a slum outside an unnamed city. Ichiro, the eldest, ran away and slowly worked his way up to semi-respectability in a yakuza gang. Jiro, the second, tried to set up something on his own and ended up in prison, while Sabu the youngest was left at home with their …

Directors and Their Muses

Every nation’s film history shows some fruitful long-term collaborations of certain actors and directors. John Ford and John Wayne, for example, leap immediately to mind for Americans, or Scorcese and de Niro. When this pairing is linked to a director who also writes, it often produces some of their most personal and often best films …