is a 2000 Japanese film by director Kon Ichikawa.Dora-Heita : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video It was the 74th film made by Ichikawa.
Plot A new magistrate (played by Kōji Yakusho) in the town of Horisoto—widely reputed to be the most lawless township in Japan, uses guile and his opponents' own misperceptions and prejudices to defeat his enemies and uproot corruption.
Cast Kōji Yakusho"Kon Ichikawa, Japanese Film Director, Dies at 92". New York Times Yūko Asano Bunta Sugawara Ryudo Uzaki Tsurutaro Kataoka Hirotarō Honda as Denkichi
Production The film was planned and written by the Yonki-no-kai, a group of four of Japan's most notable directors: Kon Ichikawa, Masaki Kobayashi, Keisuke Kinoshita, and Akira Kurosawa in 1969. The commercial failure of Dodes'ka-den meant that funds were not available for filming Dora-heita."Dora-Heeita - overview". New York Times.
Many years later, after the deaths of the other three partners, Ichikawa was able to produce the film.Midnight Eye review: Carmen Comes Home (Karumen Kyo ni Kaeru, 1951, Keisuke KINOSHITA) The film includes cinematography by Yukio Isohata and a musical score by Kensaku Tanikawa.
The film was screened at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2000Obituary: Kon Ichikawa | Film | The Guardian and the Japanese Film Festival. cinema.com.my: Features - 10 movies lined up for Japanese Film Festival 2008
Reception Variety gave a mixed review and said the film lacks energy and muscularity of samurai classics of the 1950s and 60s but noted the solid production, efficient camerawork, and striking musical score. The Times Online called it "a witty, mellow period film".
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