Criterion Reflections – Episode 34 – Akira Kurosawa’s Dodes’ka-den

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Criterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection in chronological order of their original release. Each episode of this second season of the podcast features conversations with a variety of guests offering insights on movies that originally premiered in 1970 and were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint. In this episode, David is joined by Robert Taylor and William Remmers to discuss Dodes’ka-den, directed by Akira Kurosawa.

Episode Links:

Akira Kurosawa

• Criterion
• FilmStruck
• AkiraKurosawa.info
• KurosawaMovies.com
• Wikipedia
• Senses of Cinema
• Films of AK’s Youth
• Kurosawa’s 100 Favorite Films (Letterboxd)
• Kurosawa’s 100 Favorite Films (Criterion Forum, w/comments)

Dodes’ka-den

• Criterion
• FilmStruck
• The Robert Taylor Odyssey
• Can’t Stop the Movies
• Criterion Confessions
• J-Film Pow-Wow
• Where the Long Tail Ends

Katamari Damacy videos (referenced in the episode)

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