When Akira Kurosawa’s “Rashomon” won the prestigious Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival in 1951, it allowed Japanese cinema to begin gaining more of a foothold abroad. Throughout his career, Kurosawa incorporated Western influences into his work, with Shakespeare being one ready example as seen in Kurosawa’s “Macbeth” and “King Lear” adaptations, “Throne of Blood” and “Ran.” The Westerns of John Ford were another major influence on Kurosawa, who managed to combine such inspirations with a local sensibility rooted in his own unique cultural background.
In turn, Kurosawa earned the admiration of global audiences and filmmakers, with “The Hidden Fortress” serving as a major inspiration for George…The post Akira Kurosawa Had A Theory About His Films’ International Appeal appeared first on /Film.
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