Akira Kurosawa's films established cinematic language, defining filmmaking for over 80 years, with some of the highest critical acclaim. The best Akira Kurosawa films like Rashomon and Seven Samurai showcase his influence on storytelling, inspiring filmmakers like George Lucas. Hidden Fortress and Red Beard are accessible entry points to Akira Kurosawa's movies, revealing his genius for pushing cinematic boundaries.
As one of the greatest directors of all time, the best Akira Kurosawa films show the amazing influence the filmmaker continues to have on artists who followed. The trailblazing Japanese storyteller helped to establish the language of cinema and define certain filmmaking tenets that have persisted for over eight decades. As such, Kurosawa's most venerated work boasts some of his highest critical acclaim. Kurosawa started his directorial career in 1943 during World War II. After the war ended, Kurosawa used the tragedy that befell his country as an influence and created some of cinema's best movies.
As one of the greatest directors of all time, the best Akira Kurosawa films show the amazing influence the filmmaker continues to have on artists who followed. The trailblazing Japanese storyteller helped to establish the language of cinema and define certain filmmaking tenets that have persisted for over eight decades. As such, Kurosawa's most venerated work boasts some of his highest critical acclaim. Kurosawa started his directorial career in 1943 during World War II. After the war ended, Kurosawa used the tragedy that befell his country as an influence and created some of cinema's best movies.
- 6/18/2024
- by Colin McCormick, Jake Dee
- ScreenRant
What a great way to encounter such an unusual masterpiece — Akira Kurosawa reenergized his creative career with this ambitious, uncompromised historical epic, filmed for Mosfilm on location in the wilds of far-East Siberia. A local woodsman becomes a guide for a Russian survey team, and a great friendship is formed. It’s like nothing Kurosawa made before or since — an adventure that stresses nature-friendly philosophy over action. The good extras are topped by Stuart Galbraith IV’s expert commentary, which includes three additional specialists to cover this film and its director in full fascinating detail.
Dersu Uzala
Blu-ray
Viavision [Imprint] 158
1975 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 142 min. / Street Date September 28, 2022 / Available from Imprint / aud 34.95
Starring: Yuriy Solomin, Maksim Munzuk, Mikhail Bychkov. Svetlana Danilchenko.
Cinematography: Asakazu Nakai, Fyodor Dobronravov, Yuriy Gantman
Production Designer: Yurily Raksha
Costume Design: Tatyana Lichmanova
Film Editor: Valentina Stepannova
Original Music: Isaac Schwarts
Written by Akira Kurosawa, Yuri Nagibin from the book Dersi okhotnikbyV.
Dersu Uzala
Blu-ray
Viavision [Imprint] 158
1975 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 142 min. / Street Date September 28, 2022 / Available from Imprint / aud 34.95
Starring: Yuriy Solomin, Maksim Munzuk, Mikhail Bychkov. Svetlana Danilchenko.
Cinematography: Asakazu Nakai, Fyodor Dobronravov, Yuriy Gantman
Production Designer: Yurily Raksha
Costume Design: Tatyana Lichmanova
Film Editor: Valentina Stepannova
Original Music: Isaac Schwarts
Written by Akira Kurosawa, Yuri Nagibin from the book Dersi okhotnikbyV.
- 12/13/2022
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
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