Compound Cinematics Akira Kurosawa and I |
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Author:
| Hashimoto, Shinobu |
ISBN: | 978-1-939130-57-0 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2015 |
Publisher: | Kodansha America, Incorporated
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Imprint: | Vertical |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $21.95 |
Book Description:
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Akira Kurosawa is one of the most recognisable and influential film directors in the world, with Francis Ford Coppola, Robert Altman, Martin Scorcese and George Lucas all naming him as a major benchmark in their own filmmaking. This new biography by his long-time friend and collaborator gives the reader a priveleged look into the life and working processes of the director of Rashomon (Daiei, 1950) and Seven Samurai (Columbia, 1954).
Akira Kurosawa is one of the most recognisable and influential film directors in the world, with Francis Ford Coppola, Robert Altman, Martin Scorcese and George Lucas all naming him as a major benchmark in their own filmmaking. This new biography by his long-time friend and collaborator gives the reader a priveleged look into the life and working processes of the director of Rashomon (Daiei, 1950) and Seven Samurai (Columbia, 1954).