Akira Kurosawa
Japanese · 1910–1998
Emperor of Japanese cinema whose masterful storytelling in Rashomon, Seven Samurai, and Ikiru influenced filmmakers worldwide for decades.
Wikipedia ↗“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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“With a good script, a good director can produce a masterpiece.”
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“With a good script, a good director can produce a masterpiece. With the same script, a mediocre director can produce a passable film. But with a bad script even a good director can't possibly make a good film. For truly cinematic expression, the camera and the microphone must be able to cross both fire and water. The script must be something that has the power to do this.”
“I am not a special person. I am not especially strong; I am not especially gifted.”
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“I am not a special person. I am not especially strong; I am not especially gifted. I simply do not like to show my weakness, and I hate to lose. But above all, I want to see this world clearly, as it truly is.”
“In a mad world, only the mad are sane.”
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