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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'

2002·Documentary·49m
7.1
Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Seven Samurai" (1954).
Directed by Yoshinari Okamoto

Cast

Masayuki Yui
Masayuki Yui
Narrator
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Self
Shinobu Hashimoto
Shinobu Hashimoto
Self
Shinichiro Ikebe
Shinichiro Ikebe
Self
Seiji Miyaguchi
Seiji Miyaguchi
Self
Yoshirō Muraki
Yoshirō Muraki
Self
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Self
Teruyo Nogami
Teruyo Nogami
Self

Crew

Masayuki Yui
Masayuki Yui
Writer
Masayuki Yui
Masayuki Yui
Producer
Teruyo Nogami
Teruyo Nogami
Producer

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zel
zel
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'
although 100 years have passed since the birth of cinema, there was no one like kurosawa before him, and there's no one that comes close to kurosawa after him either

i love this line because it doesn't just praise kurosawa as a director, it shows how rare it is for someone to completely change the language of cinema. after watching the documentary, you realize that seven samurai wasn't great by accident. every frame, every movement, every detail came from an obsessive level of care and imagination. the quote feels less like exaggeration and more like a recognition of how much of modern filmmaking still carries his fingerprints. it made me appreciate not only seven samurai itself, but also the passion and dedication behind creating something that can inspire people decades later
although 100 years have passed since the birth of cinema, there was no one like kurosawa before him, and there's no one that comes close to kurosawa after him either

i love this line because it doesn't just praise kurosawa as a director, it shows how rare it is for someone to completely change the language of cinema. after watching the documentary, you realize that seven samurai wasn't great by accident. every frame, every movement, every detail came from an obsessive level of care and imagination. the quote feels less like exaggeration and more like a recognition of how much of modern filmmaking still carries his fingerprints. it made me appreciate not only seven samurai itself, but also the passion and dedication behind creating something that can inspire people decades later
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