Akira Kurosawa’s fifth film, No Regrets for Our Youth, was his first to be made following the end of the Pacific War. With Japan’s military government completely disbanded, and a new wave of democracy flowing over the embattled country, Kurosawa was … Continue reading REVIEW: No Regrets For Our Youth (1946)
Moviegoers concerned that Hollywood produces too many needless, money-hungry sequels should feel reassured that it’s not just a contemporary phenomenon – nor is it an exclusively American one. After directing his second film, the 1944 propaganda picture The Most Beautiful, … Continue reading REVIEW: Sanshiro Sugata Part II (1945)
In the mid-1950s, when Japanese cinema finally started to get international recognition, it was largely through the films of Akira Kurosawa. His films struck a chord with festival audiences, and he soon become the most famous Japanese director in the … Continue reading REVIEW: Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
Within Japan a number of directors are widely noted as the masters of the screen arts: Ozu, Mizoguchi, Naruse, and so on. Internationally there has only ever really been one name: Kurosawa. In a career spanning 57 years Akira Kurosawa … Continue reading “We continue on without rest” | The Men Who Tread on the Tiger’s Tail (1945)
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