Compound Cinematics

2015-03-31 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Shinobu Hashimoto
Release : 2015-03-31
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 581/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Compound Cinematics by : Shinobu Hashimoto

Download or read book Compound Cinematics written by Shinobu Hashimoto. This book was released on 2015-03-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Any list of Japan's greatest screenplay writers would feature Shinobu Hashimoto at or near the top. This memoir, focusing on his collaborations with Akira Kurosawa, a gifted scenarist in his own right, offers indispensable insider account for fans and students of the director's oeuvre and invaluable insights into the unique process that is writing for the screen. The vast majority of Kurosawa works were filmed from screenplays that the director co-wrote with a stable of stellar writers, many of whom he discovered himself with his sharp eye for all things cinematic. Among these was Hashimoto, who caught the filmmaker's attention with a script that eventually turned into Rashomon. Thus joining Team Kurosawa the debutant immediately went on to play an integral part in developing and writing two of the grandmaster's most impressive achievements, Ikiru and Seven Samurai.

Akira Kurosawa

2018-12-15 Performing Arts

Author : Eric San Juan
Release : 2018-12-15
Genre : Performing Arts
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Book Rating : 903/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Akira Kurosawa by : Eric San Juan

Download or read book Akira Kurosawa written by Eric San Juan. This book was released on 2018-12-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The career of acclaimed filmmaker Akira Kurosawa spanned more than five decades, during which he directed more than thirty movies, many of them indisputable classics: Rashomon, Ikiru, Seven Samurai, The Hidden Fortress, Throne of Blood, and Yojimbo, among others. During the height of his creative output, Kurosawa became one of the most influential and well-known directors in the world, inspiring filmmakers like Steven Spielberg and George Lucas and movies such as The Magnificent Seven; The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly; and Star Wars. In Akira Kurosawa: A Viewer’s Guide, Eric San Juan provides a comprehensive yet accessible examination of the artist’s entire cinematic endeavors. From early films of the 1940s such as Sanshiro Sugata and No Regrets for Our Youth to Oscar winner Dersu Uzala—the author helps readers understand what makes Kurosawa’s work so powerful. Each discussion includes a brief synopsis of the film, an engaging analysis, and thoughtful insights into the film’s significance. All of Kurosawa’s works, from 1943 to 1993, are analyzed here, including the overlooked television documentary Song of the Horse, produced in 1970. In addition to more than twenty photos, Akira Kurosawa: A Viewer’s Guide provides rich discussions that will appeal to students of cinema as well as anyone who wants to learn more about Japan’s greatest director.

Kurosawa

2000 History

Author : Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto
Release : 2000
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 192/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Kurosawa written by Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto. This book was released on 2000. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work will become not only the newly definitive study of Kurosawa, but will redefine the field of Japanese cinema studies, particularly as the field exists in the west.

Kurosawa's Rashomon

2016-10-11 Performing Arts

Author : Paul Anderer
Release : 2016-10-11
Genre : Performing Arts
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Book Rating : 779/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Kurosawa's Rashomon by : Paul Anderer

Download or read book Kurosawa's Rashomon written by Paul Anderer. This book was released on 2016-10-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking investigation into the early life of the iconic Akira Kurosawa in connection to his most famous film—taking us deeper into Kurosawa and his world. Paul Anderer looks back at Kurosawa before he became famous, taking us into the turbulent world that made him. We encounter Tokyo, Kurosawa’s birthplace, which would be destroyed twice before his eyes; explore early twentieth-century Japan amid sweeping cross-cultural changes; and confront profound family tragedy alongside the horror of war. With fresh insights and vivid prose, Anderer discusses the Great Earthquake of 1923, the dynamic energy that surged through Tokyo in its wake, and its impact on Kurosawa as a youth. When the city is destroyed again, in the fire-bombings of 1945, Anderer reveals how Kurosawa grappled with the trauma of war and its aftermath, and forged his artistic vision. Finally, he resurrects the specter and the voice of a gifted and troubled older brother—himself a star in the silent film industry—who took Kurosawa to see his first films, and who led a rebellious life until his desperate end. Kurosawa’s Rashomon uncovers how a film like Rashomon came to be, and why it endures to illuminate the shadows and the challenges of our present.

Akira Kurosawa

2008 Performing Arts

Author : Akira Kurosawa
Release : 2008
Genre : Performing Arts
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Book Rating : 972/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Akira Kurosawa written by Akira Kurosawa. This book was released on 2008. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work includes the collected interviews with the first Japanese film director to become widely known in the West when his film "Rashomon" won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival in 1951.

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