domingo, 19 de maio de 2019

Tatsumi Kumashiro (almost) always ends his movies with freeze-frames

Out of the 35 feature films he directed, Tatsumi Kumashiro freeze-frames the final shot in 23 of them. An astonishing collection of freeze-frames from the director who probably used them more consistently throughout his career.


(Ichijo Sayuri: Nureta Yokujo, 1972)


(Koibito-tachi wa Nureta, 1972)


(Yojo-han Fusuma no Urabari, 1973)


(Nureta Yokujo: Tokudashi 21-nin, 1974)


(Yojo-han Fusuma no Urabari: Shinobi Hada, 1974)


(Kagi, 1974)


(Seishun no satetsu, 1974)


(Akasen Tamanoi: Nukeraremasu, 1974)


(Yoimachigusa, 1974)


(Kushi no hi, 1975)


(Africa no hikari, 1975)


(Kurobara Shoten, 1975)


(Nureta Yokujo: Hirake! Tulip, 1975)


(Monzetsu Donden Gaeshi, 1977)


(Dannoura Yomakura Kassenki, 1977)


(Akai Kami no Onna, 1979)


(Shoujo Shofu: Kemonomichi, 1980)


(Kairaku Gakuen: Kinjirareta Asobi, 1980)


(Misuta, Misesu, Misu Ronri, 1980)


(A! Onnatachi: Waika, 1981)


(Akai Boshi no Onna, 1982)


(Koibumi, 1985)


(Rikon Shinai Onna, 1986)