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Akira Kurosawa (Japanese: 黒澤 明, Hepburn: Kurosawa Akira, March 23, 1910 – September 6, 1998) was a Japanese filmmaker. Regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, Kurosawa directed 30 films in a career spanning 57 years.
Kurosawa entered the Japanese film industry in 1936, following a brief stint as a painter. After years of working on numerous films as an assistant director and scriptwriter, he made his debut as a director in 1943, during World War II, with the popular action film Sanshiro Sugata (a.k.a. Judo Saga). After the war, the critically acclaimed Drunken Angel (1948), in which Kurosawa cast then-unknown actor Toshiro Mifune in a starring role, cemented the director's reputation as one of the most important young filmmakers in Japan. The two men would go on to collaborate on another 15 films. His wife Yōko Yaguchi was also an actress in one of his films.
Rashomon, which premiered in Tokyo in August 1950, and which also starred Mifune, became, on September 10, 1951, the surprise winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and was subsequently released in Europe and North America. The commercial and critical success of this film opened up Western film markets for the first time to the products of the Japanese film industry, which in turn led to international recognition for other Japanese filmmakers. Throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, Kurosawa directed approximately a film a year, including a number of highly regarded films such as Ikiru (1952), Seven Samurai (1954) and Yojimbo (1961). After the mid-1960s, he became much less prolific, but his later work—including his final two epics, Kagemusha (1980) and Ran (1985)—continued to win awards, including the Palme d'Or for Kagemusha, though more often abroad than in Japan.
Can movement tell a story? Sure, if you’re as gifted as Akira Kurosawa. More than any other filmmaker, he had an innate understanding of movement and how to capture it onscreen. Join me today in studying the master, possibly the greatest composer of motion in film history. For educational purposes only. You can donate to support the channel at Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/everyframeapainting And follow me here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/tonyszhou Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/everyframeapainting Interview Clips: Sidney Lumet on RAN: http://bit.ly/1B7mfTD Robert Altman on RASHOMON: http://bit.ly/1BDuvL7 Paul Verhoeven on Kurosawa: http://bit.ly/197vwnS Music: Yoko Kanno & Seatbelts - N.Y. Rush J Dilla - Untitled Track 03 (from King of Beats) J Dilla - Untitled Track 14 (from ...
This fantastic filmmaker put Japanese cinema on the map. Join http://www.WatchMojo.com as we count down our picks for the top 10 Akira Kurosawa films. Check us out at http://www.Twitter.com/WatchMojo, http://instagram.com/watchmojo and http://www.Facebook.com/WatchMojo Special thanks to our users jkellis, jwiking62, Nana Amuah and ToroTheShanx for submitting the idea on our Suggest Page at WatchMojo.com/suggest Check out the voting page here, http://watchmojo.com/suggest/Films+by+Akira+Kurosawa If you want to suggest an idea for a WatchMojo video, check out our interactive Suggestion Tool at http://www.WatchMojo.com/suggest :) We have T-Shirts! Be sure to check out http://www.WatchMojo.com/store for more info. WatchMojo is a leading producer of reference online video content, cov...
Akira Kurosawa's great advice to aspiring filmmakers No copyright infringement intended, video can be removed on request.
George Lucas and Steven Spielberg presenting an Honorary Oscar to Akira Kurosawa for accomplishments that have inspired, delighted, enriched and entertained audiences and influenced filmmakers throughout the world, at the 62nd Academy Awards. Introduced by Jack Valenti. See more 1990 Oscar highlights: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ8RjvesnvDPs8Hps1ARYA5DBdT-UEyEz Become an Oscar Insider: http://www.oscars.org/insider/ Check out our Academy Originals: https://www.youtube.com/user/AcademyOriginals ABOUT THE ACADEMY The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the world's preeminent movie-related organization, with a membership of more than 6,000 of the most accomplished men and women working in cinema. In addition to the annual Academy Awards --in which the members vote t...
SUPPORT THE CHANNEL ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/MrNerdista?ty=h Whether he's framing his characters to look primitive, or simply disobeying the rule of third for added effect, Akira Kurosawa's vision and masterful directing is what makes Rashômon the flawless film that it is today. While the subject matter is intriguing, it would fall apart without the various styles of framing that Kurosawa employs throughout the film. In this video essay, I look at how and why he framed scenes the way he did. The aspect ratio is not an error or lack of high quality footage - it's to best preserve Kurosawa's framing in the way that he intended that audiences view it. IF YOU ENJOYED THE VIDEO, PLEASE HIT THE LIKE BUTTON AND SUBSCRIBE! Music used: Funk Junk - Gee Back From the Jazz Club - Mich...
George Lucas discusses the influence of Akira Kurosawa. THE HIDDEN FORTRESS is out now: http://www.criterion.com/films/655-the-hidden-fortress
Seven Samurai (Los siete samuráis) Akira Kurosawa, 1954 Director: Akira Kurosawa · País: Japón · Acción. Aventuras. Drama Reparto: Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Yoshio Inaba, Seiji Miyaguchi, Minoru Chiaki, Daisuke Katô, Ko Kimura Japón feudal. Siglo XVI. Samuráis. Película de culto Sinopsis: Japón, Siglo XVI. Una aldea de campesinos indefensos es repetidamente atacada y saqueada por una banda de forajidos. Aconsejados por el anciano de la aldea, unos aldeanos acuden a la ciudad con el objetivo de contratar a un grupo de samuráis para protegerlos. A pesar de que el único salario es comida y techo, varios samuráis se van incorporando uno a uno al singular grupo que finalmente se dirige a la aldea. Impresionante película del maestro Kurosawa cuyo argumento generó posteriores westerns, e...
A collection of tales based upon the actual dreams of director Akira Kurosawa.
One of the 2010 Green Planet Movie Awards' main events was an Anaheim University organized celebrity tribute to legendary Filmmaker Akira Kurosawa (March 23, 1910 - Sept 6, 1998) on the 100th anniversary of his birth. The ground-breaking masterpieces of the Academy Award winning Film maker, Film Producer and Screenwriter Akira Kurosawa have inspired such screenplay writers and film directors as George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and Oliver Stone. Akira Kurosawa was one of the greatest filmmakers of our time inspiring such classic movies as Star Wars, The Magnificent Seven, and A Fistful of Dollars. — with Akira Kurosawa, Steven Spielberg, Oliver Stone, Richard Gere, Martin Scorsese and George Lucas.
El arte en su más puro concepto, expresado como imágen, es la marca personal del admirado genio nipón, Akira Kurosawa. La película, ambientada en el Japón de la Edad Media, narra el crimen de un samurai a través de cuatro testimonios: el del asesino del samurai, de la esposa del samurai, del samurai mismo (el cual habla a través de una médium) y de un leñador que fue testigo del hecho. El cine de Kurosawa tuvo gran acogida en el público norteamericano, sirviendo de base para la renovación del género western en los años 60. De este modo, Rashomon es una película revolucionaria no solo para el cine japonés, sino para el cine en general, y el norteamericano en particular, que se verá enormemente influenciado por Kurosawa con el paso de los años.
Popcorn Talk proudly presents Profiles with Malone and Mantz! In this vodcast series hosts Alicia Malone and Scott "Movie" Mantz break down and focus on some of the most prolific Hollywood directors, writers and actors in the entertainment industry - past & present. Comment and Rate us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/profiles/id908850713?mt=2 Today it's all about Akira Kurosawa! Akira Kurosawa (Japanese: 黒澤 明 Hepburn: Kurosawa Akira, March 23, 1910 – September 6, 1998) was a Japanese filmmaker. Regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, Kurosawa directed 30 films in a career spanning 57 years. Kurosawa entered the Japanese film industry in 1936, following a brief stint as a painter. After years of working on numerous films ...
O filme descreve um estupro e assassinato através dos relatos amplamente divergentes de quatro testemunhas, incluindo o próprio criminoso e, através de um médium (Fumiko Honma), a própria vítima. A história se desvela em flashbacks conforme os quatro personagens — o próprio bandido (Toshiro Mifune), o samurai assassinado Kanazawa-no-Takehiro (Masayuki Mori), sua esposa Masago (Machiko Kyō) e o lenhador sem nome (Takashi Shimura) — recontam os eventos de uma tarde em um bosque. Mas é também um flashback dentro de um flashback, porque os relatos das testemunhas são recontados por um lenhador e um sacerdote (Minoru Chiaki) para um grosseiro plebeu (Kichijiro Ueda) enquanto eles esperam por uma tempestade em uma portaria arruinada. Filme dirigido por Akira Kurosawa.
Check out our website! Donate to support the show! http://welcometothebasementshow.com/ Like us on facebook: https://m.facebook.com/Welcome-to-the-Basement-226001140809870/ Join us for our 100th episode as we experience 8 eye-popping dreams, rendered by the master Japanese filmmaker. Thanks again to viewer Kenneth Rountree for selecting the film. In Seen It, Hate It, we bring the bile, discussing an unfunny comedy, a confusing and dull "art" movie and a Shakespearean abomination. SEASON 5 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL49WgzlbhrT30MwkMMod9OMpVZ-UG1vCV SEASON 4: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL49WgzlbhrT09fLUhOiwN0zU8ikBOJ6lu SEASON 3: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL49WgzlbhrT10IN3W4soxNNd46qF6vIvZ SEASON 2: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL49WgzlbhrT3...
O filme discute o amor, como ele funciona, como se define em relação aos demais sentimentos. A discussão acontece a partir de um tipo ideal de bondade, Kameda, que, na verdade, traz em si um elemento de desconforto, o fato de que o homem capaz da bondade mais pura é (talvez necessariamente) um idiota. O idiota é incapaz de malícia, de mesquinhez, de inveja. Ele aprendeu a amar todos os seres humanos, sem restrição, no momento em que esteve diante da morte e, no último minuto pode escapar. O choque de ser salvo foi o que o tornou idiota, e ele tinha consciência disso, de ser idiota e puramente bom.
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roCxj7777gs This is the documentary I made about Akira Kurosawa for my High School's Senior Project. It briefly discusses Japanese Director Akira Kurosawa's connections with the Western world. It still suffers from some growing pains, but I must move on to other projects. None of the pictures, video, or music contained herein are copyright Kyle Forbes. If you own any of the materials in this video and would like it taken down, please contact Kyle Forbes. This video exists for educational purposes only and it is not to be re-distributed.
Starting with RASHOMON in 1950, Teruyo Nogami was one of Akira Kurosawa’s closest on-set collaborators for decades. In this excerpt from our interview with Nogami, conducted for our release of AKIRA KUROSAWA'S DREAMS, she talks about the logistics of bringing the filmmaker's vision to life.
Interview with Dolores Martinez and David Desser was recorded on Saturday, 5/1/16, via Skype, using Litecam. All copyrights for questions and answers belong to Dan Schneider, Cosmoetica, and the Interviewees. Further Information: David Desser: https://www.chapman.edu/our-faculty/david-desser Dolores Martinez: https://www.soas.ac.uk/staff/staff31393.php Interview subjects: 0:27 - Introduction 0:50 - The Kurosawa Experience 17:46 - Youth and Early Films 40:31 - Kurosawa's Prime 1:38:42 - Later Career, Legacy, and Closing Remarks