do I become crazy for the Eastern cinema, as loyal readers will have already understood. I know a little 'classics (Kurosawa, Mizoguchi, Ozu, Yimou) and almost no recent authors. But I was attracted to, a bit 'for the curious title from Taboo - Gohatto (Nagisa Oshima - 1999), passed recently by the usual Ghezzi. In the historical context of the struggle between Shogun and Emperor in Japan in mid-nineteenth century, an army of samurai is shocked from call the young Kano, just eighteen, but already incredibly skilled in combat. His boyish appearance in turmoil puts the rigid military order, stimulating the attention of many comrades and causing envy or jealousy. The film has the advantage of dealing with a sensitive issue and avoid the excesses, always maintaining a sober and elegant style and trying to give precedence to the narrative. Interesting interpretation by director Takeshi Kitano, seasoned by a sense of irony that, together with a voiceover that reads a few captions, helps make the atmosphere not too formal, and the film more enjoyable. It's a great adventure film, which mixes the lesson of Kurosawa with the sophisticated style of Oshima.
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