Kurosawa, In Order #16 – Throne of Blood
THRONE OF BLOOD (1957) Akira Kurosawa conceived of updating Shakespeare’s Macbeth to Japan around the same time that he was making Rashomon. Kurosawa had been
October 3, 2012
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Kurosawa, In Order #15 – I Live in Fear
I LIVE IN FEAR (1955) In March 1954, the Japanese fishing boat Daigo Fukuryu Maru (Lucky Dragon No. 5) was irradiated by fallout from American
September 3, 2012
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Kurosawa, In Order #14 – Seven Samurai
SEVEN SAMURAI (1954) After the international successes of Rashomon and Ikiru, Kurosawa had an enormous amount of clout and turned to a historical epic for
August 6, 2012
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Kurosawa, In Order #13 – Ikiru
IKIRU (1952) The Idiot didn’t do well, but after the international success of Rashomon it didn’t matter. Kurosawa had an unprecedented amount of clout for
July 2, 2012
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Kurosawa, In Order #12 – The Idiot
THE IDIOT (1951) Akira Kurosawa was a Shakespeare fan and a Dostoevsky fanboy. The former is evident from his free adaptations of Macbeth and King
June 4, 2012
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Kurosawa, In Order #11 – Rashomon
RASHOMON (1950) Writing about Rashomon at this late stage is a challenge to a reviewer. What possibly can be added to the conversation? The orthodox
May 7, 2012
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