The Tragedies Play Well: Akira Kurosawa’s Three-Time Love Affair with Shakespeare

A petrified Shirai (Kō Nishimura) holding his briefcase with Nishi (Toshiro Mifune) observing from his desk.

|Dan Howard| Before anything was “Lynchian,” “Altmanesque,” or “Kafkaesque,” it was “Shakespearean.” For the last four centuries, William Shakespeare’s deep-seated insight into the emotion and moral complexity of the human experience continues to enthrall audiences to this very day. Every actor… Continue reading