See Hear Podcast episode 53 - Blues Harp

Get ready to dust your broom and sing the blues. See Hear podcast
episode 53 is ready for your aural pleasure, and the focus is one
of four films Takashi Miike directed in 1998 (!!!), Blues Harp.
  The film tells the story of two young men, each with very
different goals in life. One is a member of a Yakuza clan who has
dreams of heading becoming boss, the other just wants to cruise by
life and take pleasure at playing his harmonica. After Chuji helps
Kenji out one night, Kenji feels honour bound to protect his new
friend from dangers that lie ahead as he gets drawn into a plot of
deceipt and backstabbing.   When people think Miike, they
typically think of his confronting films like Audition, Visitor Q,
or Ichi The Killer. Films like The Happiness of the Katakuris, The
Bird People in China, Zebraman and Blues Harp show there's a
diversity not always discussed. Blues Harp may not be well known,
but it is a film of incredible maturity. Miike uses every technique
in his storytelling arsenal to build on what is essentially a
character study and make his audience care about his
chaacters' fates.   Tim, Bernie, and Maurice discuss Miike's
career, as well as oral hygiene, the lengths some people will go to
get to the top, confidence (there's a connection) and Little
Walter.   You can download the show by searching for See Hear
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