"Akira"
Rêves
Akira Kurosawa dit de ce film composé de huit rêves ("Soleil sous la pluie", "le Verger aux pêchers", "la Tempête de neige", "le Tunnel", "les Corbeaux", "le Mont Fuji en rouge", "les Démons gémissants", "le Village des moulins à eau") : "Quand il rêve, l'homme est un génie. Il est audacieux et intrépide comme un génie. Voilà ce à quoi..
Anvil!
A l'âge de quatorze ans, Steve "Lips" Kudlow et son meilleur ami Robb Reiner font le serment de faire de la musique ensemble toute leur vie durant. Leur groupe de heavy metal Anvil va influencer de nombreux groupes tels que Metallica, Slayer et Anthrax. En 1982, les membres du groupe Anvil sont considérés comme "les demi-dieux du heavy metal can..
A. K.
Documentaire sur le tournage de Ran, d'Akira Kurosawa, adapté du Roi Lear. Kurosawa tournait souvent des scènes avec trois caméras simultanément, chacune utilisant des objectifs et des angles différents. De nombreux plans d'ensemble ont été employés et très peu de gros plans. Le chef-d'œuvre de Kurosawa, Ran, est entièrement axé sur l..
Making of 'Dreams'
This 150-minute documentary, directed by Nobuhiko Ôbayashi on the set of Akira Kurosawa's Dreams, features behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with cast and crew.
Mattemashita tenkousei!
The son of wandering actors, also a budding actor, little Akira is forced to change school often and, after having attended thirty-two different institutes, he now has tried-and-true strategies to avoid bullies and not have problems with various schoolmates. Studying and continuing his theatrical activity, however, is not easy ...
AA
"AA" is a documentary about Akira Aida (mostly known as Aquirax Aida), a japanese music critic who introduced free jazz, improvisation, and progressive rock to Japan. It's based on interviews with 12 critics and musicians who had connections with him. This is a documentary that considers the past, present and future of improvisation.
Kennosuke-sama
A comedy about a family of old-fashioned samurai living in modern-day Tokyo whose young son has to head out for an important date.
Wolf Girl
When a new, smart and sweet Tokyo girl, Rumiko, starts at a rural elementary school, Akira finds himself smitten, like every other male pupil. Newcomer's popularity is contrasted with the less-tolerant treatment of scruffy Hideko, who, thanks to the arrival of a carnival freak-show in town, is nicknamed the Wolf Girl. Teachers and parents snootily ..
