No Kurosawa production was as troubled or as difficult as Kagemusha (though Dersu Uzala presented more logistical problems). For many years, it did not even appear that it was going to get made; even ...

For most all-star directors their more dramatic works receive all the attention while their comedies tend to be poo-pooed by critics and historians. Hitchcock’s lightweight Mr. and Mrs. Smith and The ...

Spoiler AlertUnpredictable story 10/10Impressive visuals 10/10Unimaginable ending 8/1028 points. A super high score.I have previously watched 'Rashomon' and 'Seven Samurai' by director Akira Kurosawa, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Akira Kurosawa's legacy is getting the 4K treatment with a massive U.S. festival. Film Forum in New York City will be hosting a ...

History is filled with talented directors, many of whom are active today (directors like Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, and many others). Unfortunately, as fantastic as these ...

Akira Kurosawa directed seven epic movies during his filmmaking career, including Seven Samurai and The Hidden Fortress, but which is the best?

When Japanese auteur Akira Kurosawa wrote and directed "Madadayo" in 1993, he was by any criteria one of the living legends of international cinema. Although his previous two films, "Dreams" (1990) ...

Acclaimed director Akira Kurosawa is most often associated with rain-soaked duels, the samurai’s code, or sweeping tales of honor. But his epic adventure film “The Hidden Fortress” (1960) begins with ...

Akira Kurosawa could very well be the single most influential filmmaker of the 20th century. With the possible exception of Alfred Hitchcock, no filmmaker has been more frequently shouted out by ...

"Throne of Blood" and "Ikiru" are also among the classic features having their 4K U.S. premieres. Akira Kurosawa‘s legacy is getting the 4K treatment with a massive U.S. festival. Film Forum in New ...