Finally, after over 2 years, J Dawg aka the Mummy and Spencer aka Gutter Cover  get to the iconic Ikiru. Kurosawa's meditation on finding meaning in life while facing a death is as powerful now as it was in 1952 and will continue to be. This is the perfect film to conclude the Kurosawa season. We will be back in a few months with a new season and a few changes.

Outro Song - Apt A (2) by cLOUDDEAD

Logo by Josh Hollis

Intro music by David DeRooy

Welp, that's it. J Dawg and Spencer have covered every Kurosawa film (and several non-Kurosawa ones, including Red Sun with Charles Bronson and Toshiro Mifune!). The boys talk about their favorites films, actors, moments, and reminisce about the past 2 years and 2 months. Plus you get a sneak peek at the new season coming in a few months.

Outro Song - Da Mystery of Chessboxin' by Wu Tang Clan

Logo by Josh Hollis

Intro theme by David DeRooy

J-Dawg and Spencer discuss the breakthrough Japanese film, Gate of Hell, with Colleen Wanglund! This was one of the first foreign films to win the Oscar in the Best Foreign Film category (not that Oscars matter but it opened up Japanese film to a much wider audience as a result). 2 people on this episode found this to be dull but colorful, and another was charmed by it.

Jailhouse 701: Japanese Cult Cinema - https://jailhouse701.blogspot.com/

Please Don't Send Me Into Outer Space - https://pdsmiospod.podbean.com/

Some of Colleen Wanglund's work - https://www.amazon.com/Books-Colleen-Wanglund/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AColleen%20Wanglund

Theme - David DeRooy

Logo - Josh Hollis

Outro - Theme from Tentacles

The Boys are back with yet another Mizoguchi film, Women of the Night! It's one of the more depressing and brutal films covered here. That being said, it's Mizoguchi and Kinuyo Tanaka working together so there is that wonderful chemistry of actor and director. Topics discussed: STIs, Come and See (1985), Rope (1948), and many other things.

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Jailhouse 701: Japanese Cult Cinema - https://jailhouse701.blogspot.com/

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Logo - Josh Hollis (from the Rashomon episode)

Outro - Theme from Tentacles (1977)

It Has Been 2 Years! The boys celebrate by discussing the seminal Kurosawa film that began his artistic relationship with Toshiro Mifune and with composer Fumio Hayasaka. This is the cornerstone for the next 45 years of his career. It's Spencer's favorite movie. Joel...not so much but he still really likes it. Even Francis Ford Coppola is a fan of Drunken Angel, he directly references it in The Godfather.

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Outro Song - Hairy Moth Owl 2 by MC Paul Barman

John Cribbs of the Pink Smoke stops by to discuss the breakout film for both Tatsuya Nakadai and Masaki Kobayashi...Black River! The story of corruption in post war Japan, it does not shy away from all the ugly and uncomfortable aspects of that time Japanese history. There is a lot of talk of Imamura, which makes sense given that this is what led to Pigs and Battleships (1961).

The Pink Smoke - https://thepinksmoke.com/

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Outro song - La...La (Don't Say I Am Betraying You)

https://ostinatorecords.bandcamp.com/album/abu-obaida-hassan-his-tambour-the-shaigiya-sound-of-sudan

Joel and Spencer FINALLY get around to discussing one of the most iconic Japanese actresses of all-time, Kinuyo Tanaka. She is one of the greats. Tanaka also directed a few films as well. She worked with everyone from Kinoshita to Kurosawa (the final scene of Red Beard) to Kei Kumai. The main focus of the episode is on Life of Oharu (1952).

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Outro song - Pinball House by You Blew It

Logo by Josh Hollis

Happy Halloween! The Boys are back together and brought a guest, Wendy Mays from the podcast Pet Cinematary. They talk about the atmospheric, ghost, cat-demon story tale 1968's Kuroneko. If you like cats, empowered women, and gorgeous visuals, this is your movie. You'll hear the words gorgeous, unsettling, and beautiful alot.

 

Pet Cinematary - http://www.petcinematary.com/

Please Don't Send Me Into Outer Space - https://pdsmiospod.podbean.com/

Jailhouse 701: Japanese Cult Cinema - https://jailhouse701.blogspot.com/

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Logo - Josh Hollis

Music - Ripped Apart In The Park by TERRORTRON

The ghosts of Spider Web castle have a story to tell and it sounds similar to MacBeth. Kurosawa made arguably the greatest Shakespeare adaptation with Throne of Blood. Taking the core of the MacBeth, He made it a slow burn, horror samurai film. Spencer and Joel are joined by Justin Harrison (writer for Birth.Movies.Death.) and Andrew Schwartz (Talkin' Bout Turtle podcast about the 'Entourage' series) to discuss this classic.

Jailhouse 701: Japanese Cult Cinema - https://jailhouse701.blogspot.com/

Please Don't Send Me Into Outer Space - https://pdsmiospod.podbean.com/

Outro song - Mystery Skum by The Manx

Logo by Josh Hollis from the Rashomon episode.

Martin Kessler stops by to discuss the finer aspects of what makes ramen so special. No Joel, he is on assignment to make the perfect bowl of Pork Scallion Ramen. The discussion ranges from  Imamura to The Last Dragon to Food fetishes. Tampopo is a masterpiece by the late, great Juzo Itami. If you haven't seen it, watch it. Warning: It does have an onscreen animal death.

Please Don't Send me Into Outer Space  https://pdsmiospod.podbean.com/

Flixwise: CANADA  http://flixwise.com/

Outro Song  Pork Soda by Primus

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