The Beauty and the Dragon (1955)
Kabuki adaptation: A princess, a figure from the literary past who anticipates a modern woman, tempts a self-righteous priest.
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It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.
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It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.
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The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.
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All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
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