Kiyoshi Kurosawa, cinema’s “master of horror” and recipient of the Busan International Film Festival’s Filmmaker of the Year Award, stated on Thursday he’d wish to see extra Japanese artists discover style cinema.
Celebrated Asian filmmakers together with South Korea’s Bong Joon-ho, the Oscar-winning director of “Parasite”, admire 69-year-old Kurosawa, whose works are famend for his or her eager observations and psychological depth.
Kurosawa obtained the BIFF Filmmaker of the Year award on Wednesday, becoming a member of earlier winners reminiscent of famend Hong Kong actors Tony Leung and Chow Yun Fat.
Genre-bending director Bong stated in a video message he was a “long-time, diehard fan” of Kurosawa and recited an extended record of movies he has admired for years.
Film consultants say Bong’s work, significantly his 2003 crime thriller “Memories of Murder”, has been closely influenced by Kurosawa.
Jason Bechervaise, a professor at Hanyang University in Seoul, cited Kurosawa’s 1997 horror film “Cure” for “its extraordinary atmospherics and intensity”.
“It shaped how Bong approached tackling the gruesome crimes… and its blend of genres,” he instructed AFP.
Kurosawa is showcasing two new movies, which he described as “genre B-movies”, at BIFF: the violent thriller “Cloud” and “Serpent’s Path”, a French-language remake of his 1998 crime drama of the identical identify.
“There aren’t many directors in Japan who create genre films like I do,” Kurosawa instructed reporters on Thursday.
“It is regrettable as it’s difficult to see such young directors in Japan.”
Kurosawa stated of Bong: “He has become so famous and a global master that it feels like he is up in the clouds, an untouchable figure.”
He quipped about watching Bong’s video message: “I thought, ‘(Bong) still considers me a friend’.”
BIFF’s chief programmer Nam Dong-chul stated Kurosawa was “the director who most innovatively creates suspense in films”.
“Even through a simple conversation between two characters, he generates incredibly chilling moments and deeply frightening instances, evoking a sense that something terrifying is about to unfold,” Nam instructed AFP.
“Throughout his extensive filmography, he has crafted works that, rather than being mere genre films, reveal the essence of humanity through genre cinema.”
“Serpent’s Path” was remade as a result of the 1998 authentic, which he labored on with scriptwriter Hiroshi Takahashi, made him really feel it was not completely his personal.
“The script he created was exceptionally well-written and unique. I felt that the original movie was, in a sense, more influenced by Takahashi’s style than my own,” Kurosawa stated.
He stated he’d wish to see extra younger expertise in Japan discover style cinema and its advantages.
“I believe that capturing moments that can only be conveyed through film is (what defines) the B-cinema genre,” Kurosawa stated.
When immersed in a film like that “your eyes are completely glued to the screen, as if you’re stuck to it, and you find yourself wanting to watch it again”.
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