Akira Kurosawa first rose to prominence as a director during the 1940s, with perhaps his first great (or at least close to ...

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Akira Kurosawa’s centenary is upon us, and Rizzoli is celebrating in grand style with this exquisitely packaged, image-laden homage to the man and his multifaceted work. Rolling out the big guns, it ...

Specifically, it borrows heavily from the works of Akira Kurosawa—the director who practically invented the modern image of the samurai on screen. From its cinematography to its storytelling ...

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