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       Ran

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       Throne of Blood

       1961

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   5 days ago · Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai” is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. But despite its age, the vitality and fleet-footed movement of Kurosawa’s epic is still breathtaking. To watch it again is to be swept along, all over again, by its flowing action and breadth of vision.

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5. collider.com › the-bad-sleep-well-godfatherThis Akira Kurosawa Neo-Noir With 100% on Rotten Tomatoes ...

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   Aug 4, 2024 · The wedding scene in Akira Kurosawa's The Bad Sleep Well directly inspired Francis Ford Coppola's iconic The Godfather, setting the tone for both films.; Both films delve into themes of corruption ...

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   4 days ago · Akira Kurosawa's impact on science fiction cinema is a testament to the power of storytelling and visual artistry. His films have transcended their original genres, embedding themselves deeply into the fabric of sci-fi.

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   Jul 17, 2024 · Kurosawa even gave him credit during the title sequence on “Seven Samurai” which was a rarity at that point in Japanese cinema. He was working on the director’s 1955 “I Live in Fear ...

8. www.cbr.com › akira-kurosawa-the-hidden-fortressHow Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress Connects to ... - CBR

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   Aug 4, 2024 · The Phantom Menace Revisited The Hidden Fortress. Pirates of the Caribbean star Keira Knightley had to convince her mom to let her join the cast of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace as Padme's decoy. The films of Akira Kurosawa have had a significant influence on much of the Star Wars canon. Star Wars has referenced Kurosawa's Seven Samurai on ...

9. www.rogerebert.com › features › seven-samuraiSeven Samurai Continues Its Ride Through Cinema's Past and ...

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   Jul 19, 2024 · A decade before guys like Arthur Penn and Sam Peckinpah reinvented the noir and western in the 1960s and 70s, Kurosawa was transforming the “Chambara” swordplay film. By supplying the same kinetic thrills as those 30s and 40s classics, Kurosawa got away with outwardly reshaping the samurai caste in an almost meta-textual way, what film scholar Tony Rayns called a "redefinition of warrior ...

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    Who is Akira Kurosawa?

    • Akira Kurosawa, a man who would have turned one hundred years old in September 1998, will always be considered as one of the influential moviemakers in cinema history. In his entire filmmaking career that spanned fifty seven years, he made and directed thirty one movies earning him the Lifetime Achievement Oscar Award for his efforts in 1989.

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    Is Akira Kurosawa dead or still alive?

    • Japanese film maker – Akira Kurosawa was born in Shinagawa-ku (special ward of Tokyo) on March 23rd, 1910 and died in Setagaya-ku (special ward of Tokyo) on September 6th, 1998 at the age of 88. Today Akira Kurosawa would be 113 years old. how old was Akira Kurosawa when he died? Akira Kurosawa died in 1998 at the age of 88.

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    What is the Akira Kurosawa digital archive?

    • What is the Akira Kurosawa Digital Archive The archive, put together by Kurosawa’s estate and Ryukoku University Digital Archives Research Center, is an amazing digital collection of over twenty thousand pages of Kurosawa’s screenplays, photos, storyboards, drawings, notes, newspaper clippings, personal scribblings and other materials.

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    When did Akira Kurosawa start his career as a director?

    • After releasing Horse in 1941, Akira Kurosawa spent the next two years seeking for a story to launch his career as a director with. This was a time of turmoil as Japan entered the Second World War against the United States. It was also a time when author Tsuneo Tomita published his book Sanshiro Sugata.

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11. www.portlandmuseum.org › magazine › pma-films-july16PMA Films: Akira Kurosawa's newly restored Seven Samurai in ...

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    Jul 17, 2024 · Seven Samurai (70th Anniversary 4K Restoration). It’s a good year for major film anniversaries (look out for another one coming here in August!), but the most notable restoration of the year comes from the fine folks at Janus Films, who have produced the first 4K restoration of Akira Kurosawa’s ageless masterpiece, Seven Samurai.