The Deep Cut team reaches a major milestone as Ben and Eli interview Deep Cut canon director Kiyoshi Kurosawa! The Japanese auteur generously answers questions about his latest film, The Samurai and the Prisoner: how does Chiyoho in this film link to Akiko in Cloud? Are the comedic moments intentional? And Eli finally gets to ask his most burning Kurosawa question: WHY ALL THE PLASTIC SHEETS?
Special thank you to Ryanne Gordon, Benkei Golden, and Amaka Nwokocha from Divergent PR and translator, filmmaker, and artist Monika Uchiyama for making this episode possible.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
03:18 Interview begins
04:13 Social structures and Murashige
05:47 Chiyoho in a man’s world
07:33 Plastic sheet
09:41 Long takes and blocking
12:47 Cinematic influences
15:18 Comedic aspects
17:02 Closing thoughts