SHANE [Digital Remastered Edition] was screened on October 25 for the first time in Japan at TOHO CINEMAS Shinjuku as a joint plan between the 28th Tokyo International Film Festival and the STAR CHANNEL & SKY PerfecTV! Movie Team. Author Go Osaka and film critic Saburo Kawamoto conducted a talk show.
 
Director George Stevens released the film in 1953, which is a masterpiece western that shines through film history. It is set in the plains of Wyoming in the frontier period, and portrays the story of how Shane, the wandering gunslinger, meets an immigrant family, and how he helps that family in their difficulties, fighting for them. The lead role is played by Alan Ladd from Desert Legion.
 
Kawamoto explained how the film had a different kind of charm from other westerns. “It’s a love story, as well as a family story, and it has a lot of female fans. Westerns up until that point had been pretty macho, but lead actor Alan Ladd is not a tough-guy, and the whole film is portrayed through the eyes of a 9 year old child, in a soft manner.” Kawamoto also spoke of his attachment to the film that he loves even after the passage of time. “Even though it is soft, it climaxes in a duel scene, and it has sufficient features as a western.”
 
Osaka says “the performance Jack Palance as the bad guy is frightening just to look at. From the moment he enters the bar, a dog in the corner of the room leaves, appealing to the audience on a deep psychological level. No matter how many times I watch it, there is always something new to discover”, he said, praising the abilities of director George Stevens. He even showed the audience an action pose with his own model gun, giving the audience a thrill.
 

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