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Yamada Yoji Harks Back to Japanese Cinema's Golden Age

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

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How many directors make great movies after turning 70? John Huston did it with “The Dead,” likewise Kurosawa Akira with “Ran” and Clint Eastwood with “Letters from Iwo Jima,” but the numbers are few.

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