When reading interviews with Hollywood film directors, the names of Japanese films sometimes come up. I was influenced by Akira Kurosawa. I respect Yasujiro Ozu. I like Kenji Mizoguchi. I watched ...

There is a scene in Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai” (1954) in which bandits attack a village. The studio location had suffered a snowstorm before filming, leaving an impression on cast and crew alike ...

There is a scene in Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai” (1954) in which bandits attack a village. The studio location had suffered a snowstorm before filming, leaving an impression on cast and crew alike ...