It has been 25 years since the death of the great film director Akira Kurosawa, yet interest in his work remains strong, and fresh insights continue to surface. Two welcome additions to the critical studies on this renowned director are Olga V. Solovieva's "The Russian Kurosawa" and David A. Conrad's "Akira Kurosawa and Modern Japan." Both writers fruitfully explore how Kurosawa's films, including samurai epics, reflect the condition of Japan when they were made.
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Writers place renowned director's 30 movies in historical context
Director Akira Kurosawa on the set of his 1980 historical epic "Kagemusha." The Japanese maestro and his works are the subject of two recent books. (Courtesy of Ian Buruma)
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