Akira Kurosawa (1910 - 1998) - Emperor Japanese cinema 
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Kurosawa completed about 30 films, revealing his talent in all genres of film, from the many films by the great epics of realistic lyrical, historical murals samurai, both adaptations of Shakespeare and Dostoyevsky, the films ending adventure.
Kurosawa phenomenon lay in the fact that the labels do not spare money for his work, because, despite little interest in his work in his native Japan, the West was a commercial bunkers.
Exerted a unique influence on the East West axis. Sergio Leone, realizing "A Fistful of Dollars", inspired by a "bodyguard" (in 1964, Kurosawa sued him for plagiarism, which he won, yielding 100 thousand. U.S. dollars of compensation and 15% of the profits of the movie in the Asian market). John Sturges, shooting a remake "Seven Samurai", has created a film that proved to be one of the most popular westerns in cinema history. Finally, George Lucas has never hidden that joining the "Star Wars", draw from "Hidden Fortress". borrowings from the master video can also be found in more recent productions Hollywood, for example, in "The Usual Suspects," "Speed," "Ocean's Eleven" and many others.
Champion also experienced drama. In 1970, removed from the implementation of "Tora Tora Tora" and nailed his first defeat of color film, Kurosawa attempted suicide, cutting his wrists 36 times. Miraculously survived.
Was known for his authoritarian rule on the plan, and strict attention to detail. His masterpieces are perfectly polished. For hours he could duplicate a snapshot in search of perfection. Therefore, all staff of his stories are majstersztykami. Inherent weirdness motive influencing the works of Kurosawa was filming in a precisely matched weather conditions, so that was driven by motives of atmospheric phenomena aesthetics of many of his films. In turn, drawing on the works of European literature, full of psychological reflection on the essence of humanity, built a bridge between the seemingly impossible to connect the eastern and western cultures.
Enjoy a few films Akira Kurosawa, which include those that brought him international fame, as well as less known in the west, as is popular in his country, because deeply embedded in Japanese culture.
23.10. (Sb.) Rashomon 16.30, 18.15, 20.15
24.10. (Nd.) Seven Samurai 14.30, 17.30, 20.30
25.10. (Mon to) fight in SILENCE 16.30, 18.15, 20.15
26.10. (Tue.) Hidden Fortress 15.30, 18.00, 20.30
27.10. (Mean) Tateshi DANPEI 16.30, 18.15, 20.15
28.10. (Thu to) MADADAYO 16.00, 18.15, 20.30
Duel in SILENCE (Shizukanaru ketto) Japan 1949 (95 ')
The Akira Kurosawa, Toshiro Mifune Original Song, Takashi Shimura , Isamu Yamaguchi
Drama. Kyoji Fujisaki, a young doctor, are infected with syphilis from a patient, which operates during the war. After returning home without explanation breaks with his fiancée. His nurse, Rui, but he learns the truth. When a doctor meets a man from whom he contracted in August, forcing him to take responsibility for himself and his wife, who is expecting a baby.
RASH OMON Japan 1950 (90 ')
The Akira Kurosawa, Toshiro Mifune wyk, Machiko Kyo , Machiko Kyo
The gate of Rashomon meets a group of travelers. Woodman says that recently he found a clearing body of a murdered samurai. Police captured the bandit, who will edział that "chivalrous" duel killed the samurai, who raped his wife. Samurai's wife tells his own version, she killed herself unable to endure the contempt of her husband. Samurai Spirit tells us that he committed suicide. A witness to murder, woodcutter says that samurai's wife provoked men to fight, while they both behaved like cowards. Who is telling the truth?
Awards: Oscar for best foreign language film, the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival,
Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai) Japan 1954 (160 ')
The Akira Kurosawa, Toshiro Mifune Original Song, Takashi Shimura , Yoshio Inaba
Samurai drama. An epic tale, whose content is the story of a Japanese village, residents and harassed every year najeżdżanej by a gang of thugs here 40 zabierających annual achievements of its people of their hard work on the land. Desperate farmers are hired to defend against bandits ronin - Samurai "without you", who for the proverbial "a handful of rice" take the fight against invaders.
Awards: Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival, nominated for an Oscar for best costumes and set design.
Hidden Fortress (Kakushi Toride no San Akunin) Japan 1958 (140 ')
The Akira Kurosawa, Toshiro Mifune wyk, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki
N ajweselszy and lightest of Kurosawa's films. It tells of a young aristocrat with a defeated samurai family, who must escape through enemy territory to its allies. Her guardian is the last loyal general and a pair of merry crooks who have joined to steal gold that carry the general ward. This is the first widescreen film Kurosawa. One of the few where the female character is depicted as a charming, clever and determined. Original title means "Three wicked in the hidden fortress" and the audience itself has to guess who is the third wicked.
Awards: Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival for Best Director, FIPRESCI Award.
Tateshi DANPEI Japan 1963 (87 ')
The Akira Kurosawa, wyk Kinuyo Tanaka , Miwa Takada
Moving story about a sword fight choreography, which introduces elements of contemporary realism in the theater Shinkokugeki (New National Theatre), competing with the traditional Kabuki theater.
MADADAYO Japan 1993 (130 ')
The Akira Kurosawa, Starring Akira Terao , Takeshi Kusaka , Asei Kobayashi , Tatsuo Matsumura
This film is a kind of homage that would make his favorite Akira Kurosawa professor-mentor Hyakken Uchida. In 1943, Uchida declares his students that he will resign from teaching and has since started a career writer .. Each year students visit him and arrange a birthday party, which is to thank for his learning and knowledge he gave them. Also in the tradition of asking him a question, "Mahda kai" (Are you ready?). What Professor ...
answers, "Madada yo" (I have not!). In the film, we can trace how Uchida improved his relationships with students and how they could win themselves to become their favorite professor - a great mentor. Besides, the film featured a scene associated with Japan during (and after) World War II. They are related to the life of a professor who by the war had to leave university and live in a poor hut.
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