The Films of Akira Kurosawa, Third Edition, Expanded and Updated

Donald Richie

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University of California Press
20 January 1999

Film theory & criticism; Individual film directors, film-makers

In an epilogue provided for his incomparable study of Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998), Donald Richie reflects on Kurosawa's life work of thirty feature films and describes his last, unfinished project, a film set in the Edo period to be called The Ocean Was Watching.

Kurosawa remains unchallenged as one of the century's greatest film directors. Through his long and distinguished career he managed, like very few others in the teeth of a huge and relentless industry, to elevate each of his films to a distinctive level of art. His Rashomon-one of the best-remembered and most talked-of films in any language-was a revelation when it appeared in 1950 and did much to bring Japanese cinema to the world's attention. Kurosawa's films display an extraordinary breadth and an astonishing strength, from the philosophic and sexual complexity of Rashomon to the moral dedication of Ikiru, from the naked violence of Seven Samurai to the savage comedy of Yojimbo, from the terror-filled feudalism of Throne of Blood to the piercing wit of Sanjuro.

By: Donald Richie
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions: Height: 251mm, Width: 251mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 953g
ISBN: 9780520220379
ISBN 10: 0520220374
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 20 January 1999
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Donald Richie is the Arts Critic for The Japan Times.

Reviews for The Films of Akira Kurosawa, Third Edition, Expanded and Updated

A perceptive, detailed, and richly illustrated volume, it examines Kurosawa's choice of themes, story-telling techniques, camera work, and directorial style. -- Cinema Canada