Kurosawa the Modern Master
When people discuss Akira Kurosawa, the first movie to come up is Seven Samurai. Maybe…
YOJIMBO: A Movie in Two Worlds by Persia
One man approaches ten, as dust blows dramatically. The two opponents—one ronin, one criminal gang—step…
YOJIMBO: A Man with No Name
A man walks down the only street in a small town. The wind blows dust…
Year of the Month: David Heineman on Akira Kurosawa, DREAMS, and Collective Memory
For many American film aficionados, Akira Kurosawa belongs to a select cadre of foreign directors,…
Year of the Month: Persia on Seven Samurai
Akira Kurosawa taught me about texture. I’d watched plenty of black-and-white movies before and…
YEAR OF THE MONTH: Jake Gittes on Stray Dog
In sweltering Tokyo heat, a green, young cop named Murakami (Toshiro Mifune) is tracking down…
Year of the Month: The Swamp Never Drains in Drunken Angel by Eric Vilas-Boas
So many of Akira Kurosawa’s films are morality plays — Rashomon about the limits of…
It’s So Hard to Be Old: Ben Hammel (bhammer100) on Akira Kurosawa’s Ran (Year of the Month)
Many critics consider Ran Akira Kurosawa’s final masterpiece. In 1985, after ten long years ruminating…
Year of the Month – Throne of Blood by Ben Hammel (Bhammer100)
“Human beings are so strange. Terrified to look into the bottom of their own hearts.”…
SEVEN SAMURAI in Seven Characters
Seven Reasons Why Seven Samurai Is Amazing Kambei: Action is a means to an end.…