Kurosawa, In Order #7 – Drunken Angel
DRUNKEN ANGEL (1948) It’s clear that the condition of post-war Japan was on Kurosawa’s mind during the years immediately following World War II. He didn’t
Kurosawa, In Order #6 – One Wonderful Sunday
ONE WONDERFUL SUNDAY (1947) After World War II, neo-realism sprung up as a film movement; films about everyday people struggling with the new realities of
Kurosawa, In Order #5 – No Regrets for Our Youth
NO REGRETS FOR OUR YOUTH (1946) After World War II, the Allied Occupation set a few rules in place for the Japanese film industry. No
Kurosawa, In Order #4 – The Men Who Tread on the Tiger’s Tail
THE MEN WHO TREAD ON THE TIGER’S TAIL (1945) As World War II was dragging to an end, Kurosawa wanted to make his next movie,
Kurosawa, In Order #3 – Sanshiro Sugata Part II
SANSHIROSUGATA PART 2 (1945) SANSHIRO SUGATA told a complete story and didn’t need a sequel. But, it was popular and the war office wanted a
Kurosawa, In Order #2 – The Most Beautiful
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL (1944) In normal times, Kurosawa would have been given free rein after the success of Sanshiro Sugata. But it wasn’t normal times,