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Quote by Akira Kurosawa

“Human beings share the same common problems. A film can only be understood if it depicts these properly.”

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A renowned Japanese film director, known for his masterpieces such as 'Rashomon' and 'Seven Samurai'. His films profoundly reveal the complexity of human nature and social contradictions, having a profound impact on world cinema. more

“There is something that might be called cinematic beauty. It can only be expressed in a film, and it must be present for that film to be a moving work. When it is very well expressed, one experiences a particularly deep emotion while watching that film. I believe that it is this quality that draws people to come and see a film, and that it is the hope of attaining this quality that inspires the filmmaker to make his film in the first place.”

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Author:Akira Kurosawa

“With a good script a good director can produce a masterpiece; with the same script a mediocre director can make 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. That is what makes a real movie. The script must be something that has the power to do this.”

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Author:Akira Kurosawa

“It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.”

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Book:Something Like An Autobiography

Source: Something Like An Autobiography

“A truly good movie is enjoyable too. There’s nothing complicated about it.”

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Author:Akira Kurosawa

“The films an audience really enjoys are the ones that were enjoyable in the making. Yet pleasure in the work can’t be achieved unless you know you have put all of your strength into it and have done your best to make it come alive. A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.”

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Book:Something Like An Autobiography

Source: Something Like An Autobiography

“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.’”

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Author:Akira Kurosawa

“Something that you should take particular notice of is the fact that the best scripts have very few explanatory passages. Adding explanation to the descriptive passages of a screenplay is the most dangerous trap you can fall into. It’s easy to explain the psychological state of a character at a particular moment, but it’s very difficult to describe it through the delicate nuances of action and dialogue. Yet it is not impossible.”

Quote by Akira Kurosawa

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