‘Throne of Blood’: The Value and Meaning of Kurosawa’s Fog-Drenched Masterpiece
After making Rashomon in 1950, Akira Kurosawa set his eyes on making a film based on William Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth.’ Since Orson Welles’ version was announced…
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‘Ran’ is by all standards one of master Kurosawa’s best films in his resume
Influenced to a degree by William Shakespeare’s King Lear, Akira Kurosawa’s Ran combines the elements of the well-known story of the British author’s king with…
‘The Masque of Black Death’: The Secret of Akira Kurosawa’s Last Screenplay
The last script that Akira Kurosawa, the undisputed icon of Japanese filmmaking, wrote before his death in 1998 was his adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s…
Kurosawa’s ‘Kagemusha’: A Poem about Human Nature
Probably the main reason Akira Kurosawa’s epic samurai masterpiece called Kagemusha has its rightful place among the most impressive movies we’ve seen so far is…
Paradise is around here: A Rare Interview with Akira Kurosawa by Maani Petgar
An interview with Akira Kurosawa: Paradise Is Around Here…, Film Monthly (No. 225-1998). The following interview was originally published on Maani Petgar’s website. Be sure to check out the other…
Abbas Kiarostami Meets Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa have often been quoted saying, “When Satyajit Ray passed on, I was very depressed. But after seeing Kiarostami’s films, I thanked God for…
Akira Kurosawa on watching ‘Solaris’ with Andrei Tarkovsky
This piece was originally written for the Asahi Shinbun newspaper, and published in the evening edition, on 13 May, 1977. It was reproduced, with the…
‘Dreams’: A Selection of Film Episodes Designed to be Viewed in One Sitting By Akira Kurosawa
Here’s another document of exceptional historical value: Akira Kurosawa’s screenplay for Dreams [pdf]. (NOTE: As always; for educational purposes only). “Kurosawa’s late films were the…