Tag: Akira Kurosawa

Leader of the Pack: Stray Dog and its Influence on Detective Fiction Films

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|Courtney Kowalke| For a film reviewer, I have a big blind spot when it comes to Asian cinema. I enjoy the occasional Bollywood musical, and the Twin Cities Arab Film Festival keeps me up to date on the Middle Eastern movie scene. I am pretty ignorant of what’s going on… Continue reading

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

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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