Featuring special guest Peter Hogenson (https://twitter.com/phogenson)!

Kurosawa’s KAGEMUSHA – “shadow warrior” – is more than a tale of double identity. It’s an examination of the politics of identity, who we become when we assume social positions, and the absurdities of class, all with a distinctly Kurosawa touch.

For this episode, we’re joined by filmmaker Peter Hogenson, whose experience with the craft of filmmaking has given him a whole new appreciation for its grandiosity, believability, and heart. He even helped us play one of the most insidious, devilish editions of Cody’s Noteys to date, so stick around for the fun!

Peter’s “Life Underground: an LGBTQ film set in WW1 trenches” is currently in production. Find more information about it at https://twitter.com/LU_FilmUK and https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/phogenson/life-underground-an-lgbtq-film-set-in-ww1-trenches

Find more of Peter’s work here:

http://www.peterhogenson.com/

https://www.instagram.com/phogenson/

https://twitter.com/phogenson

Links:

- Buy tickets to “Elegy for a Master: Late Kurosawa” (February 2022 at the Trylon Cinema): https://www.trylon.org/films/category/elegy-for-a-master-late-kurosawa/

- Buy tickets to “Anime’s Great Genius: Satoshi Kon” (March 2022 at the Trylon Cinema): https://www.trylon.org/films/category/animes-great-genius-satoshi-kon/

- Buy tickets to “Ishirô Honda’s Godzilla” (May 2022 at the Trylon Cinema): https://www.trylon.org/films/category/ishiro-hondas-godzilla/

Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/trylovepodcast and email us at [email protected] to get in touch! Buy tickets and support the Trylon at https://www.trylon.org/.

Theme: "Raindrops" by Huma-Huma/"No Smoking" PSA by John Waters. Outro music: "Finale" by Shin'ichirō Ikebe from the KAGEMUSHA soundtrack.

Timestamps

0:00 - Episode 160: KAGEMUSHA (1980)

4:33 - The Patented Aaron Grossman Summary

7:31 - Peter’s thoughts

9:45 - Jason’s thoughts

11:44 - Cody’s thoughts

15:31 - Harry’s thoughts

19:22 - Aaron’s thoughts

21:57 - KAGEMUSHA as the ‘fullest expression’ of Kurosawa’s work

29:32 - The thief as a lens for critique

35:25 - The importance of aesthetic throughout KAGEMUSHA

42:16 - The believability of KAGEMUSHA’s dreamlike historical fiction

50:23 - Peter’s WWI film

54:33 - The things that stun a filmmaker about KAGEMUSHA

1:09:27 - Cody’s Noteys (Kag-arage Sale)