Eclipse Series 7: Postwar Kurosawa DVD Anna Biller Simms (Clarence Williams III)

Simms (Clarence Williams III)

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and proved a huge hit with theater goers

Black-and-white rushes for the film

what a dreadful thing

Eclipse Series 7: Postwar Kurosawa DVD Anna Biller Simms (Clarence Williams III)Akira Kurosawa came into his own as a filmmaker directly following World War II, delving into the state of his devastated nation with a series of pensive, topical dramas. Amid Japan's economic collapse and U. S. occupation, Kurosawa managed to find humor and redemption existing alongside despair and anxiety. In these five early films, which range from political epic to Capraesque whimsy to courtroom potboiler, Kurosawa revealed the artistic range and