Akira Kurosawa Films 101: 1975 – 1985
These films represented Akira Kurosawa’s ascendance to greater international acclaim, while he struggled to find financing in Japan, where the movie industry was shriveling.
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Comparing Akira Kurosawa’s Early and Late Films
There are striking differences between Kurosawa’s earlier and later films, including in the different ways people have responded to these two groups of films.
Akira Kurosawa Films 101: 1960 – 1962
Today’s Kurosawa 101 covers three of his most popular and accessible films Yojimbo and Sanjuro, as well as arguably his most earnest, The Bad Sleep Well.
Akira Kurosawa Films 101: 1955 – 1958
After creating two masterpieces in Ikiru and Seven Samurai, Kurosawa put his genius on display on three more brilliant films that were unlike anything he had previously done.
Textbook on Film: The Political As Personal in the Films of Kurosawa
Kurosawa’s films often act as deliberate examinations of historical periods, exploring difficult realities that existed and the ordeals of the individuals.
Akira Kurosawa Films 101: 1943-1945
Over the next two weeks, we will discuss every film that Akira Kurosawa directed, from the obscure to the most celebrated, from Scandal and The Most Beautiful to Seven Samurai and Ran.