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Other Movies Like This?

posted 16 years ago by ebm83
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I am not talking about storytelling or structure so much as ambience. What other movies feature a similar visual sense and eerie dreamlike quality? I am looking for things with otherwordly, but beautiful landscapes that seem to draw inspiration from traditional Eastern art. I am also looking for that dislocating sense of dread that seems to present in every frame of Kaidan.

[–] ArthurKingoftheBritons 16 years ago

Akira Kurosawa's "Kagemusha" has a dream sequence that is very similar. The story is different but both Kurosawa and the director of "Kaidan" entered the industry as painters, so you would be able to notice the similarities in their style. "Kaidan" is a great film and certain scenes reminded me a lot of that dream sequence in Kagemusha.
Hope that helps :)

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[–] ContinentalOp 16 years ago

The dream sequence in 'Kagemusha' was, indeed, good.

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[–] stevieg-13 15 years ago

Greetings,

I may well be in the minority here though I was enthralled by Akira Kurasawa's "Dreams". Admittedly it has not stood up over repeated viewings and the involvement of Industrial Light, etc. detracts from the "Kurasawaness" of it. Nevertheless, I still strongly recommend it.

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[–] Bitterblogger 14 years ago

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter . . . and Spring.

[–] CastAFew 14 years ago

Mizoguchi's "Ugetsu Monogatari" is an obvious choice since it is a Japanese ghost story. The silvery-gray cinematography throughout (thanks to the incomparable Kazuo Miyagawa) and ethereal quality of the picture add to the ghostly atmosphere. Add to that the performances of Machiko Kyo and Masayuki Mori (major players at the time) and this one is definately worthy of anyone's Netflix queue.

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[–] TermlnatriX 14 years ago

Kuroneko
http://eurekavideo.co.uk/moc/catalogue/kuroneko/

[–] minamelandme 14 years ago

painted skin is so great

[–] AssetsonFire 13 years ago

Ugetsu and Oyu Sama, both by Kenji Mizoguchi, are similar, particularly the former. They're the only Mizoguchis I've seen so presumably others are also similar. You could also try Kihachiro Kiwamoto's short animations.

Some western films with similarities:

Whistle and I'll Come to You
The Innocents
Belle du Jour
Come and See
The Sacrifice
The Seventh Seal

[–] Tom_Cruises_Testicles 13 years ago

Black Sabbath(Italian Horror anthology by the great Mario Bava)
Ugetsu
Ingmar Bergman's Hour of the Wolf
Dead of Night

[–] thanos_1996 13 years ago

picnic at hanging rock (1975)

[–] TalesfromTheCryptfan 13 years ago

Creepshow.
Trilogy of Terror.
Twilight Zone The Movie
Heavy Metal.
Tales from The Darkside The Movie.
Trick R Treat.

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[–] westsalemcongress 13 years ago

Others have mentioned great Japanese ghost tales like Kuroneko, Onibaba, and Ugetsu and I'll strongly second those suggestions. To those films I would also add Jigoku. The last twenty minutes of that film contain some of the most mind-blowing images ever committed to celluloid.

[–] cpt_morgan 11 years ago

Institute Benjamanta-
has an otherworldly atmosphere, great surreal piece!!

Holy Mountain-
a masterpiece of surrealism!! (i should not comment short in this one)..

Last Year at Marienbad-
balm for the eye- dough for the mind to long digest it.

The Hands of Orlac-

Kin TzaTza-