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Book SynopsisThe Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa, who died at the age of 88, has been internationally acclaimed as a giant of world cinema. This book discusses how Kurosawa furnished a template for some well-known Hollywood directors, including Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, and George Lucas. It provides a comprehensive look at this master filmmaker.
Trade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1991 "The Warrior's Camera is not only a thoughtful, stimulating and rigorous study but also a major addition to both Kurosawa and Japanese film scholarship. Its examination of the intersection of self, culture, and history is meticulously done; its extended close analysis of individual films, especially Ikiru, Yojimbo, High and Low, and Red Beard, is superbly confident."--Film Quarterly "The subtle nuances that enrich Akira Kurosawa's intense cinemagraphic imagery distinguish Stephen Prince's insightful study, The Warrior's Camera."--American Cinematographer "[Prince's] close analysis of the films generates many superb insights. This work is accessible, nicely illustrated and an essential text about a great subject."--Choice
Table of ContentsIllustrations ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction xv 1 Viewing Kurosawa 3 2 The Dialectics of Style 32 3 Willpower Can Cure All Human Ailments 67 4 Experiments and Adaptations 114 5 Form and the Modern World 155 6 History and the Period Film 200 7 Years of Transition 250 8 The Final Period 292 9 The Legacy 340 Notes 359 Films Directed by Akira Kurosawa 397 Bibliography 399 Index 411
