Articles for tag: Akira Kurosawa, Noriko Sengoku, The Quiet Duel (1949), Toshiro Mifune

The Kurosawa Film Nobody Talks About

There is a moment early in The Quiet Duel (1949) where Toshiro Mifune, scalpel …

Akira Kurosawa’s The Idiot (1951) is a ruthless philosophical experiment disguised as a psychological …

Sanshiro Sugata (1943), Akira Kurosawa’s debut film, is more than a mere introduction to …

In the cinematic geography of Akira Kurosawa, locations are never mere backdrops; they are …

From Harakiri (1962) to Seven Samurai (1954), these are the best Samurai movies of …

Akira Kurosawa occupies a paradoxical position in film history: the Japanese director most celebrated …

From Only Yesterday (1991) to Seven Samurai (1954), here are the greatest Japanese movies …