Recently I started re-watching my favorite Japanese with the intent on focusing on tone and accent. I started out with a film that was (and is) actually very popular in the United States as well. The title of the film is ようじんぼう and it was directed by Akira Kurosawa. This film is the first part of two, and is about a ronin who wanders into a village split between two gangs. The ronin, played by Toshiro Mifune, sizes both of the gangs up and decides he can take both of them on. Akira Kurosawa's films were my first introduction to the Japanese language and Japanese culture/ media, that is why this film holds a special place in my memories. Though it is an old film and the Japanese language has no doubt changed in many ways since both the time the film came out and the time period it takes place in, it is still a fascinating experience to focus on the way the actors talk.
Thats all for now!
じゃまった！
