SCFZ poll: Kiyoshi Kurosawa

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Polling the films of director Kiyoshi Kurosawa

The rules:

- your list can include no more than half of the Kiyoshi Kurosawa films you've seen, up to a maximum of 5. So if you've seen seven of his films, for example, you can list only a top 3. It's only if you've seen ten or more of his films than you can list the maximum of five.

- i'll assume ballots are ranked unless you tell me otherwise. unranked ballots are fine.

- deadline for ballots: next Tuesday, in seven days, whatever day that is

- if anyone is watching films for these polls, then i'll extend the deadline up to three days, if someone requests an extension

- next poll: whoever posts the first ballot in this thread is free to nominate the director we poll next, unless you've nominated in this round already (everyone should get a chance). Already nominated this round: wba, greg x, ofrene, greennui, evelyn, bure, mesnalty, umbugbene, roscoe, st gloede, brian d, kanafani, silga, oscarwerner, dt., nrh, arkheia, grabmymask, thoxans

umbugbene created an index on letterboxd of all of our previous polls here: letterboxd.com/umbugbene/list/index-of-all-scfz-director-polls/

one rule for nominees: at least 3 scfzers need to have seen 10+ of a nominee's films, or at least 4 scfzers need to have seen at least 8 of the nom's films, so if it isn't clear if that will be the case, we'll confirm that's true before moving forward

if 24 hours pass after a poll opens, and no one eligible to nominate has posted a ballot, then i'll nominate someone, and then we'll start over, and everyone will be able to nominate again

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john ryan will have the first chance to nominate our next director, if he wants to -- john, if you don't want to, let me know and i'll figure out who our next nominator will be.

seen one kiyoshi kurosawa, but might try to watch one more so i can vote.

[thoxans]

doppelganger
cure
pulse
journey to the shore
creepy

*seen ten

[mesnalty]

Seen 3:

1. Creepy

[rischka]

i have only 4 so i vote for

cure and
seventh code

ahaha review from someone we know

I’ve now seen 4 movies from Kiyoshi Kurosawa, and I have not been impressed by any of them. The adulation this guy gets baffles me.

[greennui]

Cure

[thoxans]

someone we know

that's why this poll is dedicated to my boy kanafani

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I've only seen 8 of his movies to my surprise since I'd thought I seen a couple more and like his work a lot, but on checking a lot of it hasn't been available like his work in the early 2000s was. Obviously the movies are out there for download or maybe streaming somewhere just not in the same commercial pipeline here that they once were. I'm especially surprised to see how many I've missed from the last few years as I'd only heard mention of a few of them.

Pulse
Charisma
Tokyo Sonata
Bright Future

[wba]

I adore this guy! Seen only three of his films, but all of them were out of this world!!!

01. Charisma (1999)

Kurosawa seen: 3

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Kinda surprised to discover I've seen zero by him. Somewhat familiar with his reputation. I don't expect to see anything by him in the next few years but I imagine I'll get to his work eventually

[kanafani]

someone we know

that's why this poll is dedicated to my boy kanafani

I've not given up on him yet! I'll watch these three at some point: Cure - Before we Vanish - Journey to the Shore. If those don't work out, then I'm officially done with Kiyoshi.

[nrh]

seen 17, one of the most interesting working directors.

cure
license to live
the seventh code
before we vanish
eye of the spider*

*really should count as a vote for its sister film serpent's path as well i guess, but rules etc.

would love to see some of the newer films i've missed (journey to the shore, the french project, foreboding, the new film which i'll catch at nyff next month) and especially the early v cinema films, shoot yourself or suit yourself series most of all.

[St. Gloede]

Only seen two. "Good enough", but not great. Somewhat interested in Tokyo Sonata, but pretty far down my watchlist.

[grabmymask]

before we vanish

[ofrene]

seen 14

Cure
Tokyo Sonata
Journey to the Shore
Pulse
Creepy

also like Before We Vanish & Foreboding. favorite contemporary Japanese director for me (along with Ryusuke Hamaguchi)

[arkheia]

Seen 4 and very eager to see more.

1. Cure
2. Pulse

[john ryan]

seen 11

1. pulse
2. cure
3. doppleganger
4. charisma
5. tokyo sonata

can i have a day or so to come up with a nomination? thoxans totally jacked mine!

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can i have a day or so to come up with a nomination? thoxans totally jacked mine!

yeah, take your time. i'm moving to montreal this weekend, so with lots of real life stuff to do i might take a week off polls anyway, so there's no rush!

[john ryan]

Jean-Pierre Melville

[oscarwerner]

Seen only 3.
Good director, but not great for me.
Well, i vote for:
1-Tokyo Sonata (2008)
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P.S. I like Jean-Pierre Melville-have seen all his movies from start to finish.

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results

1. Cure (1997) -- 23 pts
2. Pulse (2001) -- 15 pts
3. Doppelganger (2003) -- 8 pts
3. Tokyo Sonata (2008) -- 8 pts
5. Charisma (1999) -- 6 pts
6. Journey to the Shore (2015) -- 5 pts
7. Seventh Code (2013) -- 4 pts
7. License to Live (1998) -- 4 pts
9. Before We Vanish (2017) -- 3 pts
9. Creepy (2016) -- 3 pts
11. Eyes of the Spider (1998) -- 1 pt
11. Bright Future (2003) -- 1 pt
11. Serpent's Path (1998) -- 1 pt

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