Tag: Akira Kurosawa

Retrospectives, Reviews

August 2, 2017

Rashomon (1950) – Akira Kurosawa & the language of Japanese Cinema.

A long time ago during those first flourishes of cinephilia that would consume my life, I made it my duty to watch as many films as I could. I wanted… Continue reading "Rashomon (1950) – Akira Kurosawa & the language of Japanese Cinema."
Retrospectives, Reviews

July 30, 2017

Seven Samurai (1954) – Kurosawa’s Beautiful Action Epic.

1950s Japan was a very fertile period in time for movies with some of the greatest, most artistic films ever made being released. It was a time of Kurosawa, Ozu, Mifune, Honda and Mizoguchi, filmmakers… Continue reading "Seven Samurai (1954) – Kurosawa’s Beautiful Action Epic."