PopMatters spotlights Akira Kurosawa
Over the next couple of weeks, PopMatters will be focusing on the life and work of Akira Kurosawa, including essays on every one of his films. And here’s how they’re kicking things off, with “A Giant Shadow: The Continuing Influence of Akira Kurosawa on World Cinema”: To most outside of Japan, Kurosawa is synonymous with Japanese cinema. He was the first Japanese director whose films were remade in Hollywood and elsewhere, The Magnificent Seven and A... Read More
Filmwell’s Book of Filmmaker Wisdom: Excerpt 7 – Kurosawa
“I once asked Akira Kurosawa why he had chosen to frame a shot in Ran in a particular way. His answer was that if he’d panned the camera one inch to the left, the Sony factory would be sitting there exposed, and if he’d panned an inch to the right we would see the airport — neither of which belonged in a period movie. Only the person who’s made the movie knows what goes into the decisions piece of work. They can be anything from budget requirements... Read More
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