Kurosawa or the need to see what is unbearable.
Charles Tson
Cinema Criticism Magazine, December 2001, No. 35
"There is nothing better in life than the last moments. Be careful" - from the dialogues of the movie Red Beard.
I think Kurosawa's tendency towards action films has made him so popular in the West. "The image must move". This thinking of Satya Jitray (Kurosawa's inspiration) is not recognizable in his style. Although Sathya Jitray is deeply interested in Kurosawa's cinema, this thought shows how complex and diverse Sathya Jitray's cinema could be, and not limited and one-sided. Kurosawa was the first Japanese director to be officially recognized in the West. Rashomon 1950 won the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival in 1951 and the Oscar for Best Foreign Film in 1952. Kurosawa became as famous in Europe as in Hollywood. He took advantage of this development and position for a long time. That is, before we get to know Japanese cinema, of course, with a delay. Our understanding of Japanese cinema, both from its traditional directors (such as Mizoguchi, who is known quickly and Ozo, who is late) and from Japanese cinema itself, should reach the point where we can establish a balance between all elements and find out the special message of Kurosawa's cinema.