PlayStation and Alamo Drafthouse are celebrating the upcoming Ghost of Yōtei with a screening event including five classic ...

While this premise has appeared in art before and since 1952, I appreciate the film’s lack of clichés — Watanabe dies with a significant amount of time left in the film, allowing for a clever ...

According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, Kurosawa refused to attend Ran’s opening-night presentation at the Tokyo International Film Festival.

The 1980s were an outstanding decade for action films, and as such, they produced movies with some exceptional fight choreography. From genre staples to not-so-great action flicks that nevertheless ...

The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene has to offer. What do Akira Kurosawa’s Ran (1985) and Christopher ...

Akira Kurosawa: Julia Izumi – Photo: Cameron Whitman As Julia Izumi jokes early on in Akira Kurosawa Explains His Movies and Yogurt (With Live and Active Cultures), there can be something a ...

Akira Kurosawa is considered one of the most influential filmmakers of all time and now two of his best films, Yojimbo and Sanjuro, are finally available in a 4K Blu-ray Criterion Collection set.

Japanese Film Festival: Kurosawa Kanpai! The Projector is celebrating the 41st anniversary of the Japanese Film Festival with a special tribute to legendary film-maker Akira Kurosawa.

However, while I've seen all of those movies (and many other Kurosawa pictures), my all-time favorite movie of his is Dreams (often referred to as Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams). Here's why.

"Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!" The Jokers distribution in France have debuted a new trailer for the 4K re-release honoring the 70th Anniversary of this all-timer B&W action classic from ...