Akira Kurosawa News, Information and Discussion
News archive for June, 2007
Possible future Kurosawa releases in India
28 June, 2007The Indian film distributor Shemaroo Entertainment has announced the launch of a new cinema label concentrating on releases of world cinema classics. According to reports, the company has so far More...
Kurosawa poster wins in Tehran
28 June, 2007Swiss artist Ralph Schraivogel has won the 9th Tehran International Poster Biennial with a work titled “Akira Kurosawa”. Unfortunately, at this point a picture of the poster does not seem to be available online. Some of Schraivogel’s earlier works can, however, be seen here and here.
Herzog: Rashomon “has complete balance”
19 June, 2007 (3 comments)In this interview posted at YouTube, Werner Herzog describes Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon as a movie exceptional in that it “has complete balance”. Herzog’s idea of the “Ecstatic Truth” in cinema More...
Seven Samurai in the top 10 action films
18 June, 2007 (4 comments)Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai has landed a number 6 spot in Entertainment Weekly’s list of the very best action films. The movies were selected by the magazine staff. Based on a More...
Blogged: Ikiru teaches through the mimesis of learning
4 June, 2007 (1 comment)Marc Rebillet at the Classics Revisited blog has put forward the idea that Kurosawa’s Ikiru differs from the rest of his works in that it allows us to observe characters More...
Tsubaki Sanjuro poster #2
2 June, 2007 (4 comments)The second poster for Yoshimitsu Morita’s remake of Kurosawa’s Tsubaki Sanjuro has been made available on the movie’s official website. Here it is: A bigger version can be seen at the official site. As the poster points out, the film is to be released on December 1st. Thanks to Twitch for the heads-up.