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Akira Kurosawa

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Akira Kurosawa (1910–1998) was a Japanese film director celebrated for Rashomon, Ran and The Seven Samurai. His career began in the mid-1930s and produced internationally influential films across genres including jidaigeki, noir and literary adaptations.

Born 1910, died 1998. Rashomon won the Golden Lion at Venice (1951). Kurosawa received international recognition and later lifetime honors (including an Honorary Academy Award). He worked with regular collaborators such as actor Toshiro Mifune and composers like Toru Takemitsu.

DeBaser's reviews unanimously praise Kurosawa's mastery of cinematic image, narrative innovation and moral depth. Recurring themes include samurai epics, narrative subjectivity (Rashomon), noir procedural craft (High and Low) and nature/ friendship (Dersu Uzala). Critics highlight spectacular camerawork, strong performances (notably Toshiro Mifune) and recurring Shakespearean or classical echoes.

For:cinephiles, film students, scholars of Japanese cinema, fans of classic world cinema

 "Ran", namely chaos.

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 It was the victory of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1951 that consecrated its success and brought Kurosawa and Mifune to international prominence.

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 An absolute must-see film.

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 "The poor hope for justice, the rich for injustice."

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