TY  - BOOK
AU  - San Juan,Eric
TI  - Akira Kurosawa: a viewer's guide 
SN  - 9781538110898 (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - PN1998.3.K87 S26 2018
U1  - 791.4302/33092 23
PY  - 2018///]
CY  - Lanham
PB  - Rowman & Littlefield
KW  - Kurosawa, Akira,
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-238) and index; Sanshiro sugata (1943) -- The most beautiful (1944) -- Sanshiro sugata part 2 (1945) -- The men who tread on the tiger's tail (1945) -- No regrets for our youth (1946) -- One wonderful Sunday (1947) -- Drunken angel (1948) -- The quiet duel (1949) -- Stray dog (1949) -- Scandal (1950) --  Rashomon (1950) --  The idiot (1951) -- Ikiru (1952) -- Seven samurai (1954) -- I live in fear (1955) -- Throne of blood (1957) -- The lower depths (1957) -- The hidden fortress (1958) --  The bad sleep well (1960) -- Yojimbo (1961) -- Sanjuro (1962) -- High and Low (1963) --  Red Beard (1965) -- Dodes'ka-den (1970) -- Song of the horse (1971) --  Dersu uzala (1975) -- Kagemusha (1980) -- Ran (1985) -- Dreams (1990) -- Rhapsody in August (1991) -- Madadayo (1993)
N2  - "This is an accessible look at the films of Akira Kurosawa, whose movies are works of art and popular culture touchstones, influencing such directors as George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. The author examines all of the director's works and explains why that film is culturally significant and what makes it an enjoyable viewing experience"--
ER  -