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Akira Kurosawa (1910–1998)

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Kurosawa generally is recognized as the best of the modern Japanese filmmakers. He was the first Japanese director to gain international recognition, partly because his storytelling technique is not culture-bound. Rashomon (1950), a story of rape and terror that is told from several different vis mere viewpoints, received first prize at the Venice Film Festival in 1951; the film's title has become synonymous with the concept of subjective truth expressed in widely varying versions of the same story. The Seven Samurai (1954), a humanistic tale of samurai risking their lives to defend a poor village, is another Kurosawa classic. Kurosawa has always been attracted to Western literature, and two of his most notable films are based on Shakespeare's plays: Throne of Blood (1957), a retelling of Macbeth, and Ran (1985), a masterly reinterpretation of King Lear. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
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Værker af Akira Kurosawa

Something Like an Autobiography (1975) 498 eksemplarer
Seven Samurai [1954 film] (1954) — Instruktør — 359 eksemplarer
Tora! Tora! Tora! [1970 film] (1970) — Instruktør — 244 eksemplarer
Rashomon [1950 film] (1950) 232 eksemplarer
Ran [1985 film] (1985) — Director/Screenwriter — 195 eksemplarer
Yojimbo [1961 film] (1961) — Director/Screenwriter — 147 eksemplarer
Throne of Blood [1957 film] (1957) — Instruktør — 139 eksemplarer
Ikiru [1952 film] (1952) 131 eksemplarer
The Hidden Fortress [1958 film] (1958) 130 eksemplarer
Kagemusha [1980 film] (1980) — Instruktør — 122 eksemplarer
Last Man Standing [1996 film] (1996) — Story — 99 eksemplarer
Sanjuro [1962 film] (1962) — Instruktør — 96 eksemplarer
Dreams [1990 film] (1990) 73 eksemplarer
High and Low [1963 film] (1998) 72 eksemplarer
The Bad Sleep Well [1960 film] (1960) — Instruktør — 49 eksemplarer
Yojimbo | Sanjuro (1961) — Instruktør — 44 eksemplarer
Stray Dog [1949 film] (2004) — Instruktør — 39 eksemplarer
Red Beard [1965 film] (1965) — Instruktør — 37 eksemplarer
Dersu Uzala [1975 film] (2002) — Director/Screenwriter — 32 eksemplarer
Drunken Angel [1948 film] (1948) — Instruktør — 30 eksemplarer
Akira Kurosawa: Interviews (2007) 26 eksemplarer
Rhapsody in August [1991 film] (1994) 24 eksemplarer
The Lower Depths [1957 film] (2015) — Instruktør — 18 eksemplarer
Dodes'kaden [1970 film] (2009) 18 eksemplarer
I Live in Fear [1955 film] (2000) 14 eksemplarer
Ikiru (Modern Film Scripts) (1968) 10 eksemplarer
Scandal [1950 film] (2007) 10 eksemplarer
The Idiot [1951 film] (1951) 10 eksemplarer
Criterion 101 — Instruktør — 9 eksemplarer
Samurai Swordplay - The Criterion Collection — Instruktør — 9 eksemplarer
Madadayo (2001) 9 eksemplarer
One Wonderful Sunday [1947 film] (2007) 7 eksemplarer
The Most Beautiful [1944 film] (2010) 6 eksemplarer
Kurosawa - Kurbaga Yagi Saticisi (1994) 5 eksemplarer
The Quiet Duel [1949 film] (2006) — Instruktør — 5 eksemplarer
Hakuchi The idiot (2007) 5 eksemplarer
After the Rain [1999 film] — Screenwriter — 4 eksemplarer
Conversaciones (2014) 3 eksemplarer
Dodes'kaden [film] (1970) 1 eksemplar
Dersu Uzala 1 eksemplar
Dersu Uzala 1 eksemplar
蛤蟆的油 (2006) 1 eksemplar
Traume 1 eksemplar
Drawings 1 eksemplar
Los isete samuráis 1 eksemplar
One Wonderful Sunday [VHS] (1999) 1 eksemplar

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Who's a fictional military leader I'd follow into combat? Kambei Shinada (Takashi Shimura) from Kurosawa's 7 Samurai, of course. The old-school, old-gangsta bad-ass middle-aged man 💪
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jgcorrea | 4 andre anmeldelser | Mar 15, 2024 |
A village hires seven samurai to defend them from rampaging bandits. While the seven warriors initially clash over varying differences, they eventually unite over their task to defend the villagers and vanquish their enemies.

I'll lead off with this: I know that the 3 hour+ runtime and subtitles will turn off many viewers, but if you can overlook those two things, certainly do so. This is a great classic film that, when you watch it, you can see how it has influenced so much of cinema since it was released. The way massive battles were shot obviously has influenced such franchises as Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and even superhero films, and its character development, humor, acting, music, and so much more combine into a wonderful blend that makes for a classic Japanese action film that I am extremely glad to have watched. Aside from the lengthy runtime, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and look forward to revisiting it more in the future. Highly recommended for those who can get past the runtime and subtitled dialogue.

Content Concerns: There's quite a bit of (mostly) bloodless violence that does result in death and destruction. Language, while not in English, is a bit of a problem. There are approximately 50 subtitled uses of profanity, but strangely enough, after doing research I found out that apparently various translations have given various counts of language throughout, so apparently some was added in the Criterion Collection version that isn't in others and apparently the original Japanese version uses light profanity? It's a bit of an interesting dilemma, but it's worth noting since the language is present in the subtitles.

(November 2023)
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DarthTindalus | 4 andre anmeldelser | Nov 29, 2023 |
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freixas | 1 anden anmeldelse | Mar 31, 2023 |
Japón, siglo XII. En Kioto, bajo las puertas del derruido templo de Rashomon, se guarecen de la torrencial lluvia un leñador, un sacerdote budista y un peregrino. Los tres discuten sobre el juicio a un bandido, acusado de haber dado muerte a un señor feudal y violado a su esposa. Los detalles del crimen son narrados desde el punto de vista del bandido, de la mujer, del señor feudal -con la ayuda de una médium- y del leñador, único testigo de los hechos.

Ganadora del Oscar honorífico a la Mejor Película de Habla no Inglesa y nominada al Oscar a la Mejor Dirección Artística en blanco y negro. León de Oro en el Festival de Venecia. Una película capital del gran Akira Kurosawa ('Dersu Uzala'), con una enorme influencia en el cine moderno. Protagonizada por Toshirô Mifune ('Los siete samuráis') y Machiko Kyô ('La puerta del infierno'). Obra maestra.… (mere)
 
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bibliotecayamaguchi | 1 anden anmeldelse | Dec 16, 2022 |

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Hideo Oguni Screenwriter
Ryūzō Kikushima Screenwriter, Story
Masato Ide Screenwriter, Actor
Larry Forrester Screenwriter
Toshio Masuda Director
Lloyd Ahern Cinematographer
Ishirô Honda Director
Maxim Gorky Original play
John Sturges Director
Blake Edwards Director
Terence Young Director
Audie Bock Translator
Masaru Satō Composer
Akira Terao Actor, Acteur
Masato Hara Producer
Dashiell Hammett Inspiration
William Shakespeare Original play
Eijiro Hisaita Screenplay
Fyodor Dostoyevsky Original book
Nagisa Ōshima Interviewer
Donald Richie Introduction

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