Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa Although Kurosawa is often remembered for his epic battle sequences, he was a film general who strove for artistic perfection and to educate others about Japanese history and culture, communicating the righteous samurai code of honor. Returning to original shooting locations and interviews with actors and associates who worked with Kurosawa are interesting, even when spliced abruptly into the narrative. ... Full Review

Outside of the spectacular central performance, other aspects of the film are enjoyable, but it's somewhat understandable why this project stayed in the wings for three decades. Unfortunately for the group (and cinematic history), their first film failed financially and put end to the company before it could get off the ground. ... Full Review

Rest assured though, that this film looks far better than any of the previous entries in the series. The films, which follow the exploits of blind masseur/yakuza gangster/master swordsman Zatoichi (played brilliantly by samurai movie legend Katsu Shintaro), were already popular with audiences, but were generally looked down upon by critics as fine examples of B moviesnever quite on par with the work of men like Kurosawa. ... Full Review

The trailer includes scenes of Kurosawa rehearsing Mifune in a swordfighting scene, as well as a surprising alternative take from one of the feature's funniest gags, which I won't spoil here. Their main nemesis is the Superintendent's gang-boss, Hanbei Muroto, played by the great chambara (swordplay) star Tatsuya Nakadai , who eventually replaced Mifune as Kurosawa's "most-favored" actor, going on to star in Kurosawa's '80s war epics Kagemusha and Ran . ... Full Review

While these movies dont contain the wide vistas or the action content of Kurosawas most famous films, the hero still confronts a moral dilemma and invokes his internal code to resolve the situation. Even a temporary loan of the ransom money will ruin Gondo financially, and Kurosawa presents numerous dramatic scenes to illustrate the social and moral issues at stake here. ... Full Review

Running 20 June - 17 July 2008 at the Film Forum in New York City New Yorks Film Forum, in association with the Japan Foundation, is presenting an ambitious and inspired screening series this summer, dedicated to the films of... ... Full Article

Before we saw Yojimbo we already knew that it had provided the template for Sergio Leone's first Spaghetti Western Fistful of Dollars , just as John Sturges had 'adapted' another Kurosawa samurai epic, Seven Samurai . But the two movies ... Full Article

Criterion is about to release glistening new transfers of two catalog staples, Akira Kurosawa's "Yojimbo" (1961) and its sequel, "Sanjuro" (1962), suitably boxed together. Like the first two "Godfather" films, they enlarge each other. "Yojimbo" (bodyguard) was Kurosawa's international blockbuster, ... Full Article

It should look good, what with how "Shaolin Soccer" and "zu Warriors" looks.and shouldn't the Macbeth thing be thru the EYE (singular)? As much as I am a Bruck&Bay fan the idea of them recycling the first scares me.... ... Full Article

Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima, Daisuke Kato, and Isao Kimura Directed by Akira Kurosawa Produced by Sojiro Motoki Written by Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni Article by Nate Yapp : 2004-04-12 00:00:00 Share this article with your friends! ... Full Article