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Recommendations on books about AK?
Has anyone read The Warrior's Camera : The Cinema of Akira Kurosawa by Stephen Prince ?
Has anyone read The Warrior's Camera : The Cinema of Akira Kurosawa by Stephen Prince ?
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Re: Books about AK
Sun, May 23, 2004 - 6:21 PMI have "The Emperor and the Wolf", a dual biography of Kurosawa and Mifune. It's very interesting but also incredibly dense and detailed. I've read about two-thirds of it so far. -
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Mon, May 24, 2004 - 11:08 PMI've got 'The Emperor and the Wolf' and 'Something Like An Autobiography'. They are both good reads -
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Re: Books about AK
Tue, May 25, 2004 - 7:27 AMThanks Mike and [just got a whole lot nastier]. I will check them out.
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Re: Books about AK
Tue, May 25, 2004 - 7:31 AMKurosawa // Mifune
how many movies together ? 15 ? -
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Re: Books about AK
Tue, May 25, 2004 - 8:28 AMPretty close. It's actually 16 (I had to look it up). This may be the most successful director/star tandem in film history.
1965 — Red Beard (Akahige)
1963 — High and Low (Tengoku to jigoku)
1962 — Sanjuro (Tsubaki Sanjûrô)
1961 — Yojimbo
1960 — The Bad Sleep Well (Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru)
1958 — The Hidden Fortress (Kakushi toride no san akunin)
1957 — The Lower Depths (Donzoko)
1957 — Throne of Blood (Kumonosu jo)
1955 — I Live In Fear (Ikimono no kiroku)
1954 — Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai)
1951 — The Idiot (Hakuchi)
1950 — Rashomon
1950 — Scandal (Shubun)
1949 — Stray Dog (Nora inu)
1949 — The Quiet Duel (Shizukanaru ketto)
1948 — Drunken Angel (Yoidore tenshi)
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