This has been on RUclips for years, but somehow I've never seen this video before. So many rich associations and complex feelings are evoked by all these films! Not just the masterpieces, but the minor films and even the rare failures have great individual moments. I'm just so fucking grateful for this artist, and that I was able to see all his work and to learn to love and appreciate it.
I recently watched Drunken Angel on Tubi. I hadn't watch it in a long time. It is probably considered one of his "minor" films but even when he is telling a small story it still has an epic quality to it. Mifune's death scene is every bit as tragic as that in Throne of Blood. He gives such a great performance. It is more subdued than in Seven Samurai or Yojimbo. It is a little closer to his performance in Red Beard, my personal favourite of Kurosawa's films. It took me a long time to finally get around to watching it. I was not captivated by the story of a 19th century medical clinic with a three hour run time. I was so wrong in that opinion and became absolutely engrossed in the story and of these characters, especially the titular one who is trying to teach a new young doctor the importance of the clinic and the service to the impoverished community. The most moving moment is when they save a young girl from a certain life of prostitution. She becomes in a young boy whose family who are experiencing a great hardship. The film has no great plot and is a series of sequences in the lives of these people. I loved it.
@GREG FREEMAN I didn't watch Redbeard for the same reasons, I want to check it out now. Kurosawa is one of my favorite directors so I need to finish his filmography.
@@comradejosephstalinoftheus8698 By all means finish it, Comrade Stalin. You won't regret it and you probably won't be such a mean dictator afterwards.
@@comradejosephstalinoftheus8698 Not exactly free, but if you subscribe to the Criterion Channel online, you can see not only Red Beard, but nearly all of Kurosawa's work.
I wish he had ventured into science fiction. Not the hard sci-fi of Star Wars but something more mythical like Dune. He would have been an ideal director for that story and would find a balance between the human and mythological aspects of the story. We almost got a Kurosawa Godzilla film but Toho Studio feared the cost that came along with one of his films and it sadly never happened. We can only imagine what he might have brought to the series.
I don't know if you know but Star Wars is heavily inspired by Kurosawa and it's so much more mythical than Dune. It's a modern myth that is a blend of Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Eastern & Western cultures, so I think Kurosawa will definitely be fit for Star Wars, as it is inspired from his work.
Lucas basically ripped off The Hidden Fortress. It's actually my least favourite of Kurosawa's films. The two comical characters get very annoying after a while. You can certainly see the origins of R2-D2 and C3-PO. But the whole first Star Wars film was almost a total remake. In his wildest dreams Lucas will never be another Akira Kurosawa. I recently rewatched Ran and it blew me away.
The Bad Sleep Well, Rashomon, The Hidden Fortress, Stray Dog?, Seven Samurai, Ikiru, High & Low, Sanjuro?, Dreams, Yojimbo?, The Hidden Fortress, The Quiet Duel, Seven Samurai, The Bad Sleep Well, The Hidden Fortress, The Most Beautiful, The Lower Depths, The Bad Sleep Well, Drunken Angel, Dersu Uzala, Dodes'ka-Den, Sanshiro Sugata 1, Rashomon, One Wonderful Sunday, Yojimbo?, Ran, No Regrets for Our Youth, The Bad Sleep Well, Kagemusha?, Stray Dog, Forgot?, The Hidden Fortress, Drunken Angel?, Rashomon, Stray Dog, Kagemusha, Ikiru, Yojimbo, Dersu Uzala, The Bad Sleep Well, Can;t remember? , Yojimbo or Sanjuro?, ?, Drunken Angel, ?, Stray Dog, Dreams, Scandal, ?, Rhapsody in August, Seven Samurai, The Bad Sleep Well?, Yojimbo, Ran, Dersu Uzala, Rashomon, High & Low, Dersu Uzala, Yojimbo, Dreams, Dreams?, Stray Dog, Throne of Blood, The Idiot, The Bad Sleep Well, ?, Dodesdan?, Red Beard, The Most Beautiful, Seven Samurai, ?, ? , The Lower Depths, Sanjuro, Ikiru, The Quiet Duel, Sanshiro Sugata, Sanshiro Sugata 2, The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail , Ikiru, Dreams, ?, Sanjuro?, Dersu Uzala, The Idiot, No Regrets for Our Youth, Yojimbo?, Rhapsody in August?, Dodeskaden?, Ran, ? Umbrella?, Throne Of Blood Last Scene few scenes, Last Scene The Bad Sleep Well, The Hidden Fortress, Stray Dog, Drunken Angel, Ikiru, Seven Sanurai, Dreams or Rhapsody?, Rashomon,
This has been on RUclips for years, but somehow I've never seen this video before. So many rich associations and complex feelings are evoked by all these films! Not just the masterpieces, but the minor films and even the rare failures have great individual moments. I'm just so fucking grateful for this artist, and that I was able to see all his work and to learn to love and appreciate it.
Greatest film director of all time. Bar none.
That ending scene of High and Low ... that's too powerful
Beautiful. He is my absolute favorite director.
i am iranian ......toshiro mifune and takashi shimura are the best actor in the history of the cinema .......i so like the old cinema of japan........
ผลงานมีคุณภาพของผู้กำกับอากิระ คุรุโซวา ผลิตที่ประเทศญี่ปุ่นส่งขายทั่วโลกได้ทั้งเงินและกล่อง สุดยอดมากครับที่สร้างผลงานชิ้นเยี่ยมประดับไว้ในโลกใบนี้ด้วยความจริงใจอย่างสุดซึ้ง ขอบคุณคร้บ
A MASTER AT WORK , Sorely missed !
So much emotions and memories. I'm not crying 😢. I want to thank you so much for this ❤️. You may not read this. Anyway.
Oh, I read it loud and clear! Thanks for watching this video and taking the time to leave a comment!
This is really awesome. It really shows me how good a filmmaker Akira Kurosawa is. Pls make more. I'll be waiting :)
Akira Kurosawa 😍
Poet of cinema
Loved this. But you just can't go wrong with the Kurosawa images. How beautiful. And that blood spray. Yeah.
Pretty much the Greatest of all time!!
saved this to my faves. great video!!!!
Now ain’t this just a wave of nostalgia
I recently watched Drunken Angel on Tubi. I hadn't watch it in a long time. It is probably considered one of his "minor" films but even when he is telling a small story it still has an epic quality to it. Mifune's death scene is every bit as tragic as that in Throne of Blood. He gives such a great performance. It is more subdued than in Seven Samurai or Yojimbo. It is a little closer to his performance in Red Beard, my personal favourite of Kurosawa's films. It took me a long time to finally get around to watching it. I was not captivated by the story of a 19th century medical clinic with a three hour run time. I was so wrong in that opinion and became absolutely engrossed in the story and of these characters, especially the titular one who is trying to teach a new young doctor the importance of the clinic and the service to the impoverished community. The most moving moment is when they save a young girl from a certain life of prostitution. She becomes in a young boy whose family who are experiencing a great hardship. The film has no great plot and is a series of sequences in the lives of these people. I loved it.
@GREG FREEMAN
I didn't watch Redbeard for the same reasons, I want to check it out now. Kurosawa is one of my favorite directors so I need to finish his filmography.
@@comradejosephstalinoftheus8698 By all means finish it, Comrade Stalin. You won't regret it and you probably won't be such a mean dictator afterwards.
@heinrichvon
I've been meaning to, I just gotta find UT for free somewhere, I might just buy it somewhere.
*it
@@comradejosephstalinoftheus8698 Not exactly free, but if you subscribe to the Criterion Channel online, you can see not only Red Beard, but nearly all of Kurosawa's work.
これはいい編集！👍
damn great love love it! luuuuuurve you Kurosawa!!!
I wish he had ventured into science fiction. Not the hard sci-fi of Star Wars but something more mythical like Dune. He would have been an ideal director for that story and would find a balance between the human and mythological aspects of the story. We almost got a Kurosawa Godzilla film but Toho Studio feared the cost that came along with one of his films and it sadly never happened. We can only imagine what he might have brought to the series.
I don't know if you know but Star Wars is heavily inspired by Kurosawa and it's so much more mythical than Dune. It's a modern myth that is a blend of Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Eastern & Western cultures, so I think Kurosawa will definitely be fit for Star Wars, as it is inspired from his work.
Lucas basically ripped off The Hidden Fortress. It's actually my least favourite of Kurosawa's films. The two comical characters get very annoying after a while. You can certainly see the origins of R2-D2 and C3-PO. But the whole first Star Wars film was almost a total remake. In his wildest dreams Lucas will never be another Akira Kurosawa. I recently rewatched Ran and it blew me away.
Great director ,there are scene from different movies of Mr akira and we don’t know the names
I knew the names of almost all the movies, but the two or three I didn't recognize really bug me.
Underrated
👍
What is the film in minute 2:35?
Kagemusha!
What film is 2:08?
Dersu Uzala
Ethan Cooper Thanks, appeared to be much more modern than anything else.
The Bad Sleep Well, Rashomon, The Hidden Fortress, Stray Dog?, Seven Samurai, Ikiru, High & Low, Sanjuro?, Dreams, Yojimbo?, The Hidden Fortress, The Quiet Duel, Seven Samurai, The Bad Sleep Well, The Hidden Fortress, The Most Beautiful, The Lower Depths, The Bad Sleep Well, Drunken Angel, Dersu Uzala, Dodes'ka-Den, Sanshiro Sugata 1, Rashomon, One Wonderful Sunday, Yojimbo?, Ran, No Regrets for Our Youth, The Bad Sleep Well, Kagemusha?, Stray Dog, Forgot?, The Hidden Fortress, Drunken Angel?, Rashomon, Stray Dog, Kagemusha, Ikiru, Yojimbo, Dersu Uzala, The Bad Sleep Well, Can;t remember? , Yojimbo or Sanjuro?, ?, Drunken Angel, ?, Stray Dog, Dreams, Scandal, ?, Rhapsody in August, Seven Samurai, The Bad Sleep Well?, Yojimbo, Ran, Dersu Uzala, Rashomon, High & Low, Dersu Uzala, Yojimbo, Dreams, Dreams?, Stray Dog, Throne of Blood, The Idiot, The Bad Sleep Well, ?, Dodesdan?, Red Beard, The Most Beautiful, Seven Samurai, ?, ? , The Lower Depths, Sanjuro, Ikiru, The Quiet Duel, Sanshiro Sugata, Sanshiro Sugata 2, The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail , Ikiru, Dreams, ?, Sanjuro?, Dersu Uzala, The Idiot, No Regrets for Our Youth, Yojimbo?, Rhapsody in August?, Dodeskaden?, Ran, ? Umbrella?, Throne Of Blood Last Scene few scenes, Last Scene The Bad Sleep Well, The Hidden Fortress, Stray Dog, Drunken Angel, Ikiru, Seven Sanurai, Dreams or Rhapsody?, Rashomon,
Haha, I appreciate your effort, thanks mate
what's the film at 2:50
The Idiot 1951, if your talking about the walking on the bridge with snow 9 months late.
What movie is at 1:07?
The movie is called Ran
What’s the song?!
Whistling Theme from The Bad Sleep Well
Sanjuro Theme by Masaru Satô
RAN Theme by Tôru Takemitsu
Red Beard Theme by Masaru Satô
Ethan Cooper thank you brother! Make more of these, they’re dope!
Thank you! I have a few film projects I'm working on at the moment but eventually I'll post another video like this.