Kurosawa, In Order #26 – Kagemusha
KAGEMUSHA (1980) Although Dersu Uzala was a hit in the Soviet Union and Europe, it didn’t do much to help Kurosawa get films made in
December 2, 2013
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Kurosawa, In Order #25 – Dersu Uzala
DERSU UZALA (1975) After the commercial failure of Dodes’ka-den, his attempted suicide, and the difficulty of finding funding in a Japanese film industry that was
November 4, 2013
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Kurosawa, In Order #24 – Dodes’ka-den
DODES’KA-DEN (1970) Akira Kurosawa hadn’t had a flop in over a decade when he made Dodes’ka-den, yet he was in need of a comeback. His
September 2, 2013
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Kurosawa, In Order #23 – Red Beard
RED BEARD (1965) Although they likely didn’t know it at the time, Red Beard marks the end of an era. It’s the end of Kurosawa’s
August 7, 2013
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Kurosawa, In Order #22 – High and Low
HIGH AND LOW (1963) Salvatore Albert Lombino, aka Evan Hunter, inspired by Jack Webb, wrote around fifty 87th Precinct police procedural novels under the pen
July 13, 2013
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Kurosawa, In Order #21 – Sanjuro
SANJURO (1962) Kurosawa had wanted to make a film based on Shuguro Yamamoto’s story “Peaceful Days” before he made Yojimbo. With the massive success of
June 10, 2013
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