By Sven Mikulec After making Rashomon in 1950, Akira Kurosawa set his eyes on making a film based on…
Influenced to a degree by William Shakespeare's King Lear, Akira Kurosawa's Ran combines the elements of the well-known story of…
The last script that Akira Kurosawa, the undisputed icon of Japanese filmmaking, wrote before his death in 1998 was…
Probably the main reason Akira Kurosawa's epic samurai masterpiece called Kagemusha has its rightful place among the most impressive movies…
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…
Akira Kurosawa have often been quoted saying, "When Satyajit Ray passed on, I was very depressed. But after seeing…
This piece was originally written for the Asahi Shinbun newspaper, and published in the evening edition, on 13 May,…
Here's another document of exceptional historical value: Akira Kurosawa’s screenplay for Dreams [pdf]. (NOTE: As always; for educational purposes only).…