Meet Akira Kurosawa(3): A Global Influence on Cinema
Kurosawa’s impact on cinema is not limited to Japan. Directors from around the world have cited his work as a major influence on their careers. The likes of George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, and Francis Ford Coppola all point to Kurosawa as a key inspiration. Lucas openly acknowledged that Star Wars drew heavily from Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress (1958), particularly in its structure and the idea of telling a grand story through the perspective of two minor characters.
In fact, Kurosawa’s influence can be seen in films across multiple genres. From Westerns like The Magnificent Seven to crime dramas like The Usual Suspects, Kurosawa’s legacy is felt far beyond the borders of Japan. His ability to marry Eastern and Western storytelling, drawing from Shakespeare, Dostoevsky, and classical Japanese literature, made his work both accessible and profound.
*To explore Kurosawa’s worldwide influence, you might enjoy Paul Anderer’s Kurosawa’s Rashomon: A Vanished City, a Lost Brother, and the Voice Inside His Iconic Films .
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Fidelalify
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Liked how the post handled an objection I was forming as I read, and a stop at graingroves similarly anticipated where my thinking was going next, the rare writer who can predict reader concerns and address them in advance is doing something most online content fails to do despite that being basic editorial work.
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Dredic
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MitchellFek
Skimmed first and then went back to read carefully, and the careful read paid off in places I had missed, and a stop at amidbull got the same treatment, the rare site whose content rewards a second pass is content I want more of in my regular rotation rather than disposable single read articles.
Genequant
Felt a small spark of recognition when the post named something I had been struggling to articulate, and a look at byrdbush produced more such moments, the rare service of giving readers language for fuzzy intuitions is one of the higher values that good writing can provide and this site offered several today instances.
trendloversplace
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Marcussycle
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KeithVog
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Mateoteepe
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Beauseast
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Davonhoack
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OwenDal
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Erickdum
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