Akira Kurosawa

Japanese · 1910–1998

Emperor of Japanese cinema whose masterful storytelling in Rashomon, Seven Samurai, and Ikiru influenced filmmakers worldwide for decades.

“To be an artist means to search for, find, and look at these realities. To be an artist means never to avert one's eyes.”
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“Man is a genius when he is dreaming.”
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“In a mad world, only the mad are sane.”
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