Comments on: Himatsuri (1985) https://rarefilm.torrentbay.st/2018/08/himatsuri-1985/ The Cave of Forgotten Films Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:39:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: jack https://rarefilm.torrentbay.st/2018/08/himatsuri-1985/#comment-99801 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:39:22 +0000 https://rarefilm.torrentbay.st/?p=3272#comment-99801 Precursor to Evil Does Not Exist by Hamaguchi?

]]> By: Eric Wall https://rarefilm.torrentbay.st/2018/08/himatsuri-1985/#comment-39241 Sun, 19 Nov 2023 22:08:35 +0000 https://rarefilm.torrentbay.st/?p=3272#comment-39241 A very unpleasant and unsettling film. Not one likeable character throughout.

]]> By: Michael linder https://rarefilm.torrentbay.st/2018/08/himatsuri-1985/#comment-13316 Sun, 04 Jul 2021 02:46:55 +0000 https://rarefilm.torrentbay.st/?p=3272#comment-13316 In a 1988 review of unsung Japanese films, New York Times critic Vincent Canby writes, “This eerie, complex film represents the kind of splendid Japanese work that may be in as much need of support and protection these days as its spectacular southern Honshu landscapes. Though environmental protection could be said to be one of the movie’s concerns, it is chiefly interested in Japan’s animistic heritage that, as Shintoism, has survived from pre-history to this present age of remarkable transitions..”

https://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/20/movies/film-view-japan-s-best-movies-aren-t-a-leading-export.html

]]> By: John https://rarefilm.torrentbay.st/2018/08/himatsuri-1985/#comment-12980 Sun, 13 Jun 2021 06:34:43 +0000 https://rarefilm.torrentbay.st/?p=3272#comment-12980 Amazing film. Has stayed with me since seeing it in college in 1993, 28 years ago! Possibly one of the best intro films for Japanese cinema.

]]> By: Michael https://rarefilm.torrentbay.st/2018/08/himatsuri-1985/#comment-1561 Wed, 22 Aug 2018 07:56:34 +0000 https://rarefilm.torrentbay.st/?p=3272#comment-1561 many many thanks for this rare gem

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