The Samurai Film Maker Akira Kurosawa is considered by many to be one of the most influential film makers of all time. Many of his films have been remade or his concepts repurposed for a new audiences; Seven Samurai was remade into the Magnificent Seven, The Battle Beyond our Stars, Zhong yi qun ying (Seven Warriors) and a Japanese anime series, Samurai 7. Kurosawa’s Yojimbo was remade into a Fist Full of Dollars, Last Man Standing, and another anime series, Kaze no Yojimbo.(Maunula,2014) George Lucas admits that Star Wars was partially inspired by The Hidden Fortress, (Kaminski,2008,p.47) so it is an understatement to say that Akira Kurosawa is a great film maker. He pioneered many techniques, such as using multiple cameras and using long lenses to shoot scenes. The influence he has left on modern cinema is felt long after his death in 1998.
Akira Kurosawa
Early Life
Descended from samurai. Akira Kurosawa was born in Tokyo, Japan on March 23, 1910, the youngest of eight children. His father was a fitness instructor at a local school, but had come from a long line of samurai located in the Akita prefecture. Kurosawa’s mother …show more content…
Seven Samurai is considered by many to be Akira Kurosawa’s magnum opus and his longest at nearly three and a half hours. The film follows a group of samurai who defend a village from bandits, and train their occupants to fight back against their oppressors. Each of the samurai were based on real people from Japanese history. For each of the seven samurai, Kurosawa created a bible of their likes, dislikes, favorite food, their past, speaking patterns, habits and anything else he could think about them. The residents of the village even had family trees created to help show relationships. This, along with the detailed character descriptions were something never before done by a Japanese director. (IMDB). The film started the trope of a hero creating a team to take down the main bad guys, something still seen in movies to this
Akira Kurosawa
Early Life
Descended from samurai. Akira Kurosawa was born in Tokyo, Japan on March 23, 1910, the youngest of eight children. His father was a fitness instructor at a local school, but had come from a long line of samurai located in the Akita prefecture. Kurosawa’s mother …show more content…
Seven Samurai is considered by many to be Akira Kurosawa’s magnum opus and his longest at nearly three and a half hours. The film follows a group of samurai who defend a village from bandits, and train their occupants to fight back against their oppressors. Each of the samurai were based on real people from Japanese history. For each of the seven samurai, Kurosawa created a bible of their likes, dislikes, favorite food, their past, speaking patterns, habits and anything else he could think about them. The residents of the village even had family trees created to help show relationships. This, along with the detailed character descriptions were something never before done by a Japanese director. (IMDB). The film started the trope of a hero creating a team to take down the main bad guys, something still seen in movies to this