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- The Criterion Collection Presents Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai on Blu-rayA must-own. I can't recommend it enough.
Foreign Film Classics -- Akira Kurosawa's YojimboAkira Kurosawa, one of the world's greatest filmmakers, loved the conventions of the American Western. In 'Yojimbo,' he both honors and teases the famous genre. Toshiro Mifune, Kurosawa's favorite actor, plays the dubious hero.
Asian Film Academy: The Future of Asian Cinema with Kiyoshi Kurosawa"If you truly want to be a professional director, you will stick to filmmaking in all weathers. That's all. That's the only thing I want to tell you."- Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Dean, Asian Film Academy 2009- 10 Greatest Akira Kurosawa FilmIf you're looking for a good foreign movie then you can't go wrong with any Akira Kurosawa film but these are the 10 best.
- Akira Kurosawa Centennial, Part I Ikiru Screening AFI Silver Theater and Cultural Center in Silver Springs MarylandAkira Kurosawa Centennial, Part I Ikiru Screening AFI Silver Theater and Cultural Center in Silver Springs, Maryland.
The Legacy of Akira Kurosawa's YojimboAkira Kurosawa is one of films most influential directors and master of the Samurai genre. His character Yojimbo, the bodyguard, has by way of its remakes traveled around, and even off, the planet. Here is a quick look at Yojimbo and its remakes
Seven Samurai ReviewA review of this piece of "pure cinema" directed by the masterful director Akira Kurosawa.
The Hidden Fortress ReviewA review of Akira Kurosawa's polemical The Hidden Fortress.
Akira Kurosawa's Ran: 25 Years LaterMany years after its original release, "Ran" stands as one of the classic movies from one of the best directors ever. No one can or should doubt the heart and soul Kurosawa had put into it for years.
Painted Devil of Demon-QuellerAn analysis of Kurosawa's film Throne of Blood as it comments on Shakespeare's play, Macbeth.- Akira Kurosawa's Kagemusha Debuts on Blu-ray from the Criterion CollectionOne of the latter gems from Kurosawa's career and this Blu-ray edition is a great way to appreciate it.
- Book Review: SOMETHING like an AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Akira KurosawaA review of the autobiography
- Top 5 Movie Directors of All TimeA director's vision can make or break any movie. Some people will go to see a film based solely on who directed it. Here is my list of the top directors. Hope you enjoy it.
Review of Higuchi and Nakagawa's the Last Princess (2008)Fans of Kurosawa may be disappointed with the 2008 remake of The Hidden Fortress so it is best to approach the film without any expectation.- Akira Kurosawa's Culminating Achievment: Ran (1985)Set in medieval Japan, Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece "Ran" (1985) showcases an extraordinary performance as a Lear figure by Nakadai Tatsuya and stunning visual compositions (plus blood and action).
- Japanese Film Director Akira Kurosawa and the Subjective ParadigmA college term paper on Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa.
- Akira Kurosawa: Japan's Master of CinemaIf you are a true fan of cinema, you may have heard of director Akira Kurosawa. He made many amazing films throughout his long career. His influence is still felt in cinema today.
- Akira Kurosawa's Shakespearean Adaptation: Kumonosu JoKumonosujo, or Spider Castle, is the setting of this atmospheric Japanese adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth.
- Akira Kurosawa's Rashmon: A Comparison Between the Groundbreaking Film and Short StoryAkira Kurosawa's classic Rashamon is loosely based on two short stories by Ryuonsuke Akutagawa. There are naturally differences in the film and the stories since a film is an interpretation of an individual (in this case Akira Kurosawa ).
Kurosawa, Fellini, and Truffaut Are the Masters of Foreign FilmsAn opinion piece written for the novice, and veteran, movie fan
Reality and Identity in Akira Kurosawa's DreamsAkira Kurosawa put a collage of his own personal dreams together in one of his last films, Dreams. The film explores not only the levels of reality, but the reality of dreams themselves.
"Film Comment Selects" Review: Kiyoshi Kurosawa's "Retribution""Retribution", which had its New York premiere in Lincoln Center's "Film Comment Selects" series, is a major disappointment from Kiyoshi Kurosawa, one of Japan's best directors.
The Great Akira Kurosawa's Samurai EpicsAkira Kurosawa made 28 films in his life, and a third of them were samurai epics. His career was one of the greatest of any director of the 20th Century, and these films are all reasons why.- Akira Kurosawa's Ran is Given the Criterion Collection TreatmentA triumph in all aspects of cinema presented in a two-DVD set that would rival any independent film study course. It is near impossible to watch this set and not become more educated about the art form.
- High and Low Movie ReviewReview of the Akira Kurosawa movie High and Low, partly a very good, intelligent film of moral dilemmas and social commentary, and partly an above average cop drama.
- The Dollar TrilogySergio Leone gave us three films that made a wonderful trilogy. Here I want to explain about each film and why I think it was the best.
- 5 Top Movies that Make You Want to TravelThere are so many movies that inspire one to travel, but here are five that induce wanderlust in me.
- Retribution (2006)Kiyoshi Kurosawa's "Retribution" ("Sakebi") was his last contribution to the J-horror genre before moving on to more mainstream cinema-which may have been a good transition for the director.
- Kiyoshi Kurosawa's "Pulse" Needed a PulseJust because it's a horror movie from Japan, doesn't mean you'll get scared.
