The Legend & Butterfly is an attempt by Toei Studios to recreate Kurosawa-style epic blockbusters but ends up a muddled and confused dud.
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The result is a more melancholy and austere style reminiscent of classic period Japanese movies directed by directors like Akira Kurosawa and Kenji Mizoguchi The action scenes are precise and have more style than most American blockbusters With just one episode, anime fans are already buzzing that this will be one of the highlights of[...]
Rashomon, the 1950 Akira Kurosawa classic, helped introduce Japanese cinema to the world and Amblin Entertainment plans to create a direct adaptation.
Amblin Television announced today that it has optioned the rights to RASHOMON, Akira Kurosawa's groundbreaking, iconic film as the basis for a new dramatic mystery thriller series More facts to come!
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It's a good time for the side effects from the serum Ray Palmer gave Nate Heywood to kick in.
The second video has Marc Guggenheim going behind the scenes of the episode that includes a lot of homage to Akira Kurosawa and somebody really happy to have gotten superpowers.
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The cast and crew talk about making Kubo and the Two Strings something more than just a stop-motion samurai film. Among those interviewed are George
Much of what we know about Samurai myth and culture comes from the movies and manga on top of the films of Akira Kurosawa. It's also, along with Akira and Ghost in the Shell, responsible for opening up the manga and anime market in the West As I wrote before, it's also been a huge[...]