“I like silent pictures and I always have ... I wanted to restore some of this beauty. I thought of it, I remember in this way: one of techniques of modern art is simplification, and that I must therefore simplify this film.” WayArtWantedRememberFilmModernArt IsSilentTechniqueSimplifyModern ArtSimplification Book:Rashomon Source: Rashomon
“Although human beings are incapable of talking about themselves with total honesty, it is much harder to avoid the truth while pretending to be other people. They often reveal much about themselves in a very straightforward way. I am certain that I did. There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.” PeopleWayHumansCertainHuman BeingsTalkingHonestyHarderCreatorPretendingIncapableStraightforward Book:Rashomon Source: Rashomon
“Page 61: No matter where I go in the world, although I can't speak any foreign language, I don't feel out of place. I think of earth as my home. If everyone thought this way, people might notice just how foolish international friction is and the would be put an end to it.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldWayFeelsI CanEndsMatterHomeMightWould BeEarthSpeakLanguagePagesInternationalFoolishFrictionForeign Language Author:Akira Kurosawa
“During the shooting of a scene the director’s eye has to catch even the minutest detail. But this does not mean glaring concentratedly at the set. While the cameras are rolling, I rarely look directly at the actors, but focus my gaze somewhere else. By doing this I sense instantly when something isn’t right. Watching something does not mean fixing your gaze on it, but being aware of it in a natural way. I believe this is what the medieval Noh playwright and theorist Zeami meant by ‘watching with a detached gaze.’” WayBelieveLooksMeanDoeEyeActorsI BelieveNaturalFocusSceneDirectorsCamerasDetailsShootingFilmmakingRollingSomewhere ElseMedievalPlaywrightFixingDetachedTheoristsNoh Author:Akira Kurosawa
