About Hoichi the earless (SPOILER)
They didn't forget to paint his frank and beans but they forgot his ears?
LOL
Well I know which three I'd hope they remember to paint out of those, that's for sure.
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It's very symbolic. If it's just " frank & beans ", it only means one thing. But if it's the ears, it means a lot of thing : the temptation which goes with everything like money, fame, sex, etc ... & the list goes on.
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Yeah, I'd say that's laughably stupid.
The Hoichi short in the "100 Tales of Horror" television series was better. They painted his ears but the ghosts trick him by making loud noises. At one point he covers his ears with his hands and inadvertently smears the magic words.
Unfortunately, that series was made in 2002 so it doesn't automatically get labeled as a "masterpiece" like most Japanese films made before 1970.
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"Yeah, I'd say that's laughably stupid."
I found the fact that they overlooked his ears after they painted his body to be really eerie. I love the special effects in that scene.
"The Hoichi short in "100 Tales of Horror" television series was better."
I don't think so. It was nowhere near the '64 Hoichi. The production design (some of the best ever on film), costumes, photography, special effects, music and direction were VASTLY superior in the 1964 classic. The television series was really amateurish in comparison...
"Kwaidan" '64 (183 version from The Masters of Cinema) is labeled a masterpiece because it IS... It's a hypnotic mood piece. I found it to be truly great on my second viewing. (I disliked the version on The Criterion Collection DVD because the print is atrocious and it has over 20 minutes cut out.) This film is like watching a moving painting come to life (it's very theatrical). The look and feel (very dreamlike), and its use of music and sound are what's memorable for ME (it's a film for the senses). I guess we have to agree to disagree on this one.
Lmfao I thought the same thing haha.
shareThat was the irony of the story (by the end he is blind and deaf).
shareHis ears are gone but he can still hear.
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That was the irony of the story (by the end he is blind and deaf).
As another poster pointed out, Hoichi could still hear, and also, what was so ironic about the ghost removing his ears? share
That Hoichi's fellow monks simply had forgotten topic his ears with sutras. It was a silly oversight, on their part. Hence the irony.
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