Before they turned goofy and became famous for the neverending Godzilla movies Toho films were actually quite dark. I mean really dark, everyone dies dark, suicides left right and centre dark.
The Men Who Tread on the Tigers Tail however is not, in fact it's tone is really quite odd. Due to one single character the entire movie is forced into the realms of comedy, and that really didn't make any sense to me.
It tells the story of a group of men who must disguise themselves as monks to get into enemy territory. Among them is a goofy character whose over the top behaviour and animated facial expressions reminded me heavily of the early silent cinema. He was good, but felt out of place in the film.
Also starring Denjirô Ôkôchi from the Sanshiro Sugata films this Kurosawa movie is short at just under an hour. It delivers the story competently but there really isn't much in the way of a story there.
Well shot and certainly well made, but as a movie this is hardly a memorable Toho title.
The Good:
Looks great
Well written
The Bad:
Story is absolute bare bones
Was it meant to be a comedy?
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
Sanshiro must have forgotten judo
To apologise for holding someone up in makes perfect sense to ply them with alcohol holding them up even further.
The Men Who Tread on the Tigers Tail however is not, in fact it's tone is really quite odd. Due to one single character the entire movie is forced into the realms of comedy, and that really didn't make any sense to me.
It tells the story of a group of men who must disguise themselves as monks to get into enemy territory. Among them is a goofy character whose over the top behaviour and animated facial expressions reminded me heavily of the early silent cinema. He was good, but felt out of place in the film.
Also starring Denjirô Ôkôchi from the Sanshiro Sugata films this Kurosawa movie is short at just under an hour. It delivers the story competently but there really isn't much in the way of a story there.
Well shot and certainly well made, but as a movie this is hardly a memorable Toho title.
The Good:
Looks great
Well written
The Bad:
Story is absolute bare bones
Was it meant to be a comedy?
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
Sanshiro must have forgotten judo
To apologise for holding someone up in makes perfect sense to ply them with alcohol holding them up even further.