Akira Kurosawa News, Information and Discussion
News archive for April, 2007
Tsubaki Sanjuro poster
25 April, 2007 (5 comments)Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, here is the first Tsubaki Sanjuro poster for the Japanese remake that will open later this year: A bigger version can be seen More...
Hisao Kurosawa remarries
22 April, 2007According to news reports, Akira Kurosawa’s oldest son and the president of Kurosawa Productions, Hisao Kurosawa (61), was married today. This is Kurosawa’s second marriage. Akira Kurosawa News and Information wishes the Kurosawas all the best in their journey together.
A Dersu Uzala review
22 April, 2007There is a rather generic Dersu Uzala review, indeed almost a description, over at RussiaBlog.org. I’m posting a link here for completeness’ sake.
Seven Samurai seconded by the Japanese
21 April, 2007 (5 comments)In a recent online poll the Japanese DIMSDRIVE Research asked what domestic movies the Japanese participants would recommend to foreigners. Altogether 5,537 members answered the question, voting Seven Samurai the More...
“Kurosawa Gets It”
19 April, 2007 (2 comments)Grubby over at the blog Skreak! has written a short piece (or more like a thought) that briefly compares the concept of “living life” as portrayed in Ikiru and the More...
Blog Article: ‘The Bad Sleep Well’
18 April, 2007 (1 comment)Ben Nuckols at “The Ill-Informed Gadfly” has responded textually to Kurosawa’s The Bad Sleep Well. For the blog article, see here.
A Kurosawa bio
18 April, 2007To mark the Akira Kurosawa Film Series currently screened in Cairo, Egypt, the Daily Star Egypt has published a short bio and intro to Kurosawa’s life and works. Perhaps it is more for those readers who are after an introduction to Kurosawa, than for our more regular visitors and contributors.
Youtube Kurosawa documentary
18 April, 2007 (4 comments)Youtube user forbesnation has put together a two-part documentary discussing “the Western influences and influence of legendary director Akira Kurosawa”. The work, which was made as a High School project, More...
Fuyuki Murakami passes away
16 April, 2007Fuyuki Murakami, who played a newspaperman in Kurosawa’s Ikiru, has passed away at the age of 95. Although the small role he had in Ikiru was his only role under Kurosawa, Murakami’s filmography is quite large and interesting due to his role as one of Toho’s many supporting actors. There is a rather good obituary at SciFi Japan.
Empire readers kind of dig Seven Samurai
8 April, 2007 (5 comments)Empire Magazine, which I find a useful source of information only because whatever movies they like I usually hate and vice versa, has polled 50,000 people to find out what More...
Another YouTube video on the Making of ‘Ran’
5 April, 2007Yet another somewhat cryptic message has been posted over at YouTube regarding the making-of footage shot during the filming of Kurosawa’s ‘Ran’. Do take a look.
More information about the Toho lawsuit
4 April, 2007 (1 comment)deconstruct notes at the forum that Variety has slightly more information about the reported lawsuit Toho launched on Monday against Cosmo Contents at the Tokyo District Court regarding the company’s More...
A shot analysis from Seven Samurai
2 April, 2007 (2 comments)Pacze Moj over at a blog called Critical Culture has posted a relatively good short analysis of some important shots from Seven Samurai. The comments there are also well worth the read!
Toho sues Cosmo Contents for selling DVDs of Kurosawa’s early works
2 April, 2007Ardent readers may remember an earlier post about pre-1953 Japanese films being in public domain at least in Japan. Thanks to a forum post by deconstruct (the forum is turning More...