Kurosawa
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Adam Low
George Lucas
Sam Shepard
Clint Eastwood
Hiromichi Horikawa
Stephen Prince
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998) was, undoubtedly, one of the greatest directors in the history of Japanese cinema, whose work was acclaimed throughout the world. From "Rashomon" (1950) through "Seven Samurai" (1954) to his late masterpiece "Ran" (1985), Kurosawa produced one of the most important and influential bodies of work in the history of filmmaking. This is a biographical documentary about the man and his career. The film features remarkable archival footage of Kurosawa talking about his work and also some fascinating glimpses of him on set, shooting a number of his most acclaimed films. These are combined with contemporary interviews with friends and associates of Kurosawa's, members of his cast and crew, respected academics and famous admirers, such as Clint Eastwood and George Lucas. As a result, we are given perhaps the most comprehensive portrait of Kurosawa ever to be made.
Director
Adam Low
Cast
George Lucas
Sam Shepard
Clint Eastwood
Hiromichi Horikawa
Stephen Prince
Kon Ichikawa
Kazuko Kurosawa
Tadao Sato
Isuzu Yamada
Akira Kurosawa
Machiko Kyo
Paul Scofield
Shuichi Kato
Tatsuya Nakadai
James Coburn
Hisao Kurosawa
Donald Richie
Shinobu Hashimoto
Teruyo Nogami
Masahiko Kumada
Crew
Dewald Aukema
Sonoko Aoyagi Bowers
Peter Grilli
David Kitson
Akira Kurosawa
Adam Low
Peter G. Miller
Margaret Smilow
Junko Tsunashima
Jac Venza
Anthony Wall
Toshio Watanabe
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States November 2001
Shown at London Film Festival (Treasures from the Archives) November 7-22, 2001.
DigiBeta digital video
Released in United States 2001
Broadcast in United Kingdom over BBC as part of the program "BBC Arena" January 2002.
Released in United States November 2001 (Shown at London Film Festival (Treasures from the Archives) November 7-22, 2001.)
