Akira Kurosawa News, Information and Discussion
News archive for April, 2008
Criterion revisits High and Low
23 April, 2008 (5 comments)Criterion continues their process of updating some of their oldest Kurosawa releases. Next in line is High and Low, which will get a new treatment on a double disc set More...
The Last Princess: US premiere, The Three website
18 April, 2008Before its official May 10 opening in Japan, The Last Princess (the new remake of The Hidden Fortress) will have its US premiere in Los Angeles. The screening will take More...
Filming of Weinsteins’ Seven Samurai to start this year?
16 April, 2008The “Thompson on Hollywood” blog on Variety reports about the latest developments with The Weinstein Co.’s Asian Film Fund. While most of the article is about The Forbidden Kingdom, the More...
Akira Kurosawa Online Film Club #1: Rashomon, May 1st
11 April, 2008 (2 comments)As decided earlier, AkiraKurosawa.info’s Akira Kurosawa Online Film Club will kick off on May 1st 2008 with Rashomon. Everyone is welcome to participate. The Film Club was set up to More...