Akira Kurosawa

Introducing… the new host of Truth & Movies

By David Jenkins

Leila Latif slinks into the presenting hot seat of LWLies’ weekly film review podcast.

Discover Hans Hillmann’s extraordinary film poster archive

By Jessica Boyall

The acclaimed German graphic artist created iconic designs for the likes of Akira Kurosawa and John Cassavetes.

Bill Nighy will lead an English-language reworking of Akira Kurosawa’s Ikiru

By Charles Bramesco

The newly-announced update will be scripted by none other than Kazuo Ishiguro.

Watch: Yojimbo vs A Fistful of Dollars

By Leigh Singer

Our latest Remake/Remodel video essay analyses the impact of Akira Kurosawa’s samurai epic on Sergio Leone’s Spaghetti western.

Why I love Toshiro Mifune’s performance in Throne of Blood

By Adam Scovell

His portrayal of wild-eyed samurai warrior in Akira Kurosawa’s adaptation of ‘Macbeth’ is simply iconic.

Tales of Starlight and Rey: Asian storytelling in Star Wars

By Callum Costello

How iconic Asian filmmakers like Akira Kurosawa continue to inspire the Star Wars saga.

Isle of Dogs

By Hannah Strong

A humongous creative undertaking and a simple love of dogs combine for the most staggering achievement of Wes Anderson’s career.

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Wes Anderson says Isle of Dogs is inspired by Akira Kurosawa

By Jack Godwin

The director recently revealed details about his new film in an hour-long video masterclass.

An unrealised Akira Kurosawa project is finally being made

By Jack Godwin

The Masque of the Black Death is being developed from a finished script by the late Japanese master.

Why Akira Kurosawa’s Ran remains one of cinema’s great epics

By Oscar Rickett

The Japanese director’s bleak and beautiful 1985 film returns to cinemas.

In praise of Akira Kurosawa’s forgotten masterpiece

By Amandas Ong

The Japanese master’s 1951 film Hakuchi is a celebration of humanity and its failings.

Watch the trailer for a new restoration of Akira Kurosawa’s Ran

By David Jenkins

A restored 4k print of this classic Japanese war movie is coming to cinemas this April.

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