HBO Max is working on a new TV show inspired by Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon
Amblin Television and HBO Max have announced that they have entered into a deal to develop a show inspired by the acclaimed Akira Kurosawa...
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Seven Samurai is heading back to UK cinemas
Genuinely epic in scale and tone, Akira Kurosawa’s exhilarating, hugely influential samurai film is a towering achievement. On 1st May...
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Cool Art: Seven Samurai by Juan Esteban Rodriguez
Juan Esteban Rodriguez is the artist behind this gorgeous print for Seven Samurai. Akira Kurosawa’s stunning samurai epic, Seven Samurai,...
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Akira Kurosawa’s unmade films are going to be finished by a Chinese-Japanese team up
China’s Zhejiang Jinke Entertainment have teamed up with Kurosawa Production to produce the unfinished or unmade titles by the late Akira...
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Video Essay – A Fistful of Dollars and Yojimbo: A Comparative Feature
Jan-Michael Marshall put together this visual comparison between Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo (1961) and Sergio Leone’s A Fistful...
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Cool Art: Ran by Kevin Tong
Kevin Tong is the artist behind these gorgeous posters for Akira Kurosawa’s Ran. 24″ X 36″ screen prints, S/N regular edition of 140...
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Mifune: The Last Samurai gets a new trailer and poster
Toshirô Mifune was a true legend. The Japanese actor appeared in almost 170 feature films. He is best known for his 16-film collaboration...
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Mifune: The Last Samurai – Watch the trailer for new documentary
Toshirô Mifune was a true legend. The Japanese actor appeared in almost 170 feature films. He is best known for his 16-film collaboration...
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Video Essay: How Akira Kurosawa Framed Rashômon
Mr Nerdista has put together another fabulous video. This one takes a look at Akira Kurosawa’s Rashômon. Whether he’s framing...
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Review: Akira Kurosawa’s Ran 4K Restoration
Ran was the first Akira Kurosawa film this critic ever saw. Buying a 576p DVD copy from a car-boot sale, I went home and watched it on my...
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