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Something Like An Autobiography(1st Edition)
by Akira Kurosawa, Audie E. Bock, Audie Bock
Paperback, 205 Pages, Published 1983 by Vintage
Mobipocket_Ebook
ISBN-13: 978-0-394-71439-4, ISBN: 0-394-71439-3

"Translated by Audie E. Bock. "A first rate book and a joy to read.... It's doubtful that a complete understanding of the director's artistry can be obtained without reading this book.... Also indispensable for budding directors are the addenda, in which Kurosawa lays out his beliefs on the primacy of a good script, on scriptwriting as an essential tool for directors, on directing actors, on camera placement, and on the value of steeping ..."

Samurai 7 Volume 1(1st Edition)
by Mizutaka Suhou, Akira Kurosawa
Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2009 by Del Rey
ISBN-13: 978-0-345-50183-7, ISBN: 0-345-50183-7

"Honor Against ThievesThreatened by plundering cyborg bandits, an innocent village defies its inhuman enemies with the help of mortal men born to do battle and bound to die for honor: humanity’s champions, the seven samurai. This thrilling manga is based on the classic film by Akira Kurosawa.Includes special extras after the story!"

Rashomon(1st Edition)
by Akira Kurosawa, Donald Richie
Paperback, Published 1969 by Random House~Trade
ISBN-13: 978-0-394-17146-3, ISBN: 0-394-17146-2

"Book by Kurosawa Akira"

Henri Langlois(1st Edition)
First Citizen of Cinema
by Glenn Myrent, Georges Patrick Langlois, Akira Kurosawa, Akira Kurosawsa, Lisa Nesselson
Paperback, 357 Pages, Published 1995 by Twayne Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-0-8057-4521-4, ISBN: 0-8057-4521-1

"The story of Henri Langlois and his Cinematheque is itself the stuff of movies, a tale vividly recounted in this, the first English translation of a book that won the French Prix du Palais Litteraire. Drawing on interviews with more than 100 film personalities, Langlois's personal papers, and a host of other primary sources, author Glenn Myrent, in collaboration with Langlois's brother, Georges Langlois, brilliantly captures the drama a ..."

RAN
by Akira Kurosawa
ISBN-13: 978-1-57252-326-5, ISBN: 1-57252-326-3

Yojimbo
by Akira Kurosawa
ISBN-13: 978-0-7800-1467-1, ISBN: 0-7800-1467-7

RAN
by Tatsuya Nakadai , Akira Terao , Akira Kurosawa
Published 1997 by Fox Lorber
ISBN-13: 978-1-57252-208-4, ISBN: 1-57252-208-9

Something Like An Autobiography
by Akira Kurosawa
240 Pages, Published 2011 by Vintage
ISBN-13: 978-0-307-80321-4, ISBN: 0-307-80321-X

"This short story, I feel, leaves out nothing in a full elaboration of the theme, and the image of the sweating man is so vivid you can see it before your eyes. All the assistant ... On one occasion the irrepressible Taniguchi Senkichi said to Yama- san's face, "You're a first-rate screenwriter, but as a director you're not really so hot.” Of course this is an ... The first script I wrote under Yama-san's supervision was based on Fuj ..."

Samurai 7 Volume 2
(Samural 7)
by Akira Kurosawa, Mizutaka Suhou
Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2009 by Del Rey
ISBN-13: 978-0-345-50894-2, ISBN: 0-345-50894-7

"SEVEN AGAINST DESTRUCTIONThe seven samurai have arrived at an embattled village to save its inhabitants from a loathsome foe. But they must overcome many obstacles. The community is afraid of the samurai, the enemy wields awesome technological powers, and the warriors themselves are burdened with the emotional scars of war. This exciting manga is based on the classic film by Akira Kurosawa.Includes special extras after the story!"

Seven Samurai(1st Edition)
The Ultimate Film Guide
by Roy Stafford, Akira Kurosawa, directed by Akira Kurosawa
Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 2001 by York Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-582-45256-5, ISBN: 0-582-45256-2

"Would you be willing to do what is right, regardless of the consequences? To see good triumph over evil and use your strength and heroism to protect the lives of others? Maybe you have what it takes to be a Samurai. Enjoyed the film? Want to know more? Go behind the scenes with the ultimate film guides and get the bigger picture. Discover how Akira Kurosawa's movie career began with a competition win and developed into one of the most h ..."

The Seven Samurai
And Other Screenplays (Classic Screenplay Series)
by Akira Kurosawa, Donald Richie, Audie E. Bock
Paperback, 227 Pages, Published 1992 by Faber & Faber
ISBN-13: 978-0-571-16224-6, ISBN: 0-571-16224-X

"These three screenplays are based on Kurosawa's shooting scripts.Ikiru (1952) tells the painful and intimate story of a Japanese civil servant coming to terms with old age and death. In Seven Samurai (1954) the inhabitants of a small Janpanese village employ a roaming band of samurai to defend them. In Throne of Blood (1957), based on Macbeth, a samurai is encouraged by his wife to kill his lord.This edition also includes a critical int ..."

VIDEO
VHS : Rashomon : Starring Toshiro Mifune and MacHiko Kyo
by Akira Kurosawa
Boxed, Published 1992 by Home Vision
ISBN-13: 978-0-7800-1456-5, ISBN: 0-7800-1456-1

Ikiru
by Akira Kurosawa
84 Pages, Published 1989 by Faber & Faber
ISBN-13: 978-0-571-12584-5, ISBN: 0-571-12584-0

Seven Samurai
by Akira Kurosawa
Published 1987
ISBN-13: 978-0-571-12627-9, ISBN: 0-571-12627-8

Ran
(Masterworks Edition)
by Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Mieko Harada, Daisuke Ryû, Hisao Kurosawa, Katsumi Furukawa, Masato Hara, Hideo Oguni, Masato Ide, William Shakespeare, Akira Kurosawa, directed by Akira Kurosawa
Dvd, Published 2003 by Fox Lorber
Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Dvd-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
ISBN-13: 978-0-7942-0336-8, ISBN: 0-7942-0336-1

"As critic Roger Ebert observed in his original review of Ran, this epic tragedy might have been attempted by a younger director, but only the Japanese master Akira Kurosawa, who made the film at age 75, could bring the requisite experience and maturity to this stunning interpretation of Shakespeare's King Lear. It's a film for the ages--one of the few genuine screen masterpieces--and arguably serves as an artistic summation of the great ..."

Throne of Blood
(The Criterion Collection)
by Isuzu Yamada, Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Akira Kubo, Minoru Chiaki, Akira Kurosawa, Sôjirô Motoki, Hideo Oguni, Ryûzô Kikushima, Shinobu Hashimoto, William Shakespeare, Hiroshi Tachikawa, Eiko Miyoshi, Chieko Naniwa, directed by Akira Kurosawa
Dvd, Published 2003 by Criterion
Multiple Formats, Black & White, Ntsc, Subtitled
ISBN-13: 978-0-7800-2644-5, ISBN: 0-7800-2644-6

"Akira Kurosawa Das Schloss im Spinnwebwald Einer der großen Klassiker von Akira Kurosawa im schönen Digipack in verbesserter Bildqualität. Akira Kurosawa dieser Name bürgt in der internationalen Filmwelt für absolute Qualität. Der 1910 in Tokio geborene japanische Meisterregisseur schuf zwischen 1943 und 1993 unzählige Filme, ein wahrlich großes und vielseitiges uvre: Die berühmtesten unter ihnen, wie Die sieben Samurai, Ra ..."

A Fistful of Dollars(Updated)
by Marianne Koch, Clint Eastwood, Sieghardt Rupp, Sergio Leone, Wolfgang Lukschy, Duccio Tessari, Fernando Di Leo, Jaime Comas Gil, Adriano Bolzoni, Tonino Valerii, Víctor Andrés Catena, Gian Maria Volontè, Joseph Egger, Akira Kurosawa, Mario Brega, Giorgio Papi, Arrigo Colombo, Ryûzô Kikushima, A. Bonzzoni, Metro Goldwyn Mayer, directed by Monte Hellman, Sergio Leone
Dvd, Published 2011 by Mgm (Video & Dvd)
Closed-Captioned, Color, Dvd-Video, Full Screen, Letterboxed, Ntsc, Subtitled, Widescreen, Import
ISBN-13: 978-0-7928-4254-5, ISBN: 0-7928-4254-5

"Sergio Leones Klassiker Für eine Handvoll Dollar war der Startschuss für den Italowestern und für eine der größten Filmkarrieren überhaupt: die Rede ist von Clint Eastwood. Es gibt in der gesamten Filmgeschichte nur wenige Filme, die ihr Genre grundlegend veränderten. Für eine Handvoll Dollar verwandelte den Western für immer. Großartige Meilensteine des Genres wie Sam Peckinpas The Wild Bunch oder sogar später Eastwoods Unforgiven wär ..."

Seven samurai(Updated)
A film (Classic film scripts)
by Akira Kurosawa
Paperback, 227 Pages, Published 1984 by Lorrimer
ISBN-13: 978-0-85647-086-8, ISBN: 0-85647-086-4

Ikiru
(The Criterion Collection)
by Takashi Shimura, Nobuo Kaneko, Shin'ichi Himori, Haruo Tanaka, Minoru Chiaki, Asakazu Nakai, Kôichi Iwashita, Sôjirô Motoki, Hideo Oguni, Shinobu Hashimoto, Akira Kurosawa, Bokuzen Hidari, Minosuke Yamada, Kamatari Fujiwara, Makoto Kobori, Miki Odagiri, directed by Akira Kurosawa
Dvd, Published 2010 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Black & White, Color, Dvd-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Ntsc
ISBN-13: 978-0-7800-2691-9, ISBN: 0-7800-2691-8

"Considered by some to be Akira Kurosawa's greatest achievement, Ikiru presents the director at his most compassionate-affirming life through an exploration of a man's death. Takashi Shimura portrays Kanji Watanabe, an aging bureaucrat with stomach cancer forced to strip the veneer off his existence and find meaning in his final days. Told in two parts, Ikiru offers Watanabe's quest in the present, and then through a series of flashbacks ..."

The Man with No Name Trilogy
(A Fistful of Dollars, For A Few Dollars More, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly)
by Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Elie Wallach, Agenore Incrocci, Duccio Tessari, Adriano Bolzoni, Fulvio Morsella, Furio Scarpelli, Aldo Giuffrè, Fernando Di Leo, Gian Maria Volontè, Enzo Dell'aquila, Jaime Comas Gil, Marianne Koch, Akira Kurosawa, A. Bonzzoni, directed by Monte Hellman, Sergio Leone
Dvd, Published 2006 by Mgm (Video & Dvd)
Closed-Captioned, Color, Dvd-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, Ntsc, Import
ISBN-13: 978-0-7928-4250-7, ISBN: 0-7928-4250-2

"Sergio Leone's trilogy of operatic spaghetti Westerns with Clint Eastwood made the former TV star into an international sensation as the scraggly, silent Man with No Name, a wandering rogue with a scheming mind and a sense of humor drier than the dusty, wind-scoured desert. With A Fistful of Dollars, a blatant rip-off of Kurosawa's cynical samurai hit Yojimbo, Leone transforms the Western hero into a crafty mercenary. The follow-up ..."

Books by Akira Kurosawa