Awards

• Commended for IndieFab awards (Performing Arts/Drama) 2010

Overview

Cowie shows how film director Akira Kurosawa took the samurai genre to its apogee in such films as Yojimbo and Seven Samurai, his predilection for the historical film and the importance of the traditional in his work. He also looks at Kurosawa's adaptations of Shakespeare and his examination of our everyday lives.

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The homage best suited for you coffee table comes from film historian Peter Cowie ... a visually stunning study of the director's work. Details <br><br> A book of value to Kurosawa novices and to aficionados in search of deeper insight. Beautifully bound and printed, and lavishly illustrated ... it's a book worthy of its subject. San Francisco Chronicle <br><br> The quiet, quotidian aspect of Kurosawa's art gets a nice push in the impressively lavish. We're talking stacks of high-grade stills, notes, mockups Akira Kurosawa: Master of Cinema . Atlantic Monthly <br><br> This is the definitive visual chronicle of a great artist. Palm Beach Post <br><br> Akira Kurosawa: Master of Cinema by Peter Cowie is the most lavishly produced and profusely illustrated volume on Akira Kurosawa ever published. Turner Classic Movies<br> <br> The question that must be answered is whether there is enough new material in Akira Kurosawa: Master of Cinema to justify its steep price. Is there enough new material to make it worth a purchase? The answer for any serious Kurosawa fan is an emphatic yes, not only because of the soundness of Cowie's commentary, but also because of the hundreds of gorgeous images that supplement it. American Cinematographer

"""The homage best suited for you coffee table comes from film historian Peter Cowie ... a visually stunning study of the director's work."" ""Details"" ""A book of value to Kurosawa novices and to aficionados in search of deeper insight. Beautifully bound and printed, and lavishly illustrated ... it's a book worthy of its subject."" ""San Francisco Chronicle"" ""The quiet, quotidian aspect of Kurosawa's art gets a nice push in the impressively lavish. We're talking stacks of high-grade stills, notes, mockups ""Akira Kurosawa: Master of Cinema""."" ""Atlantic Monthly"" ""This is the definitive visual chronicle of a great artist."" ""Palm Beach Post"" """"Akira Kurosawa: Master of Cinema"" by Peter Cowie is the most lavishly produced and profusely illustrated volume on Akira Kurosawa ever published."" ""Turner Classic Movies "" ""The question that must be answered is whether there is enough new material in ""Akira Kurosawa: Master of Cinema"" to justify its steep price. Is there enough new material to make it worth a purchase? The answer for any serious Kurosawa fan is an emphatic yes, not only because of the soundness of Cowie's commentary, but also because of the hundreds of gorgeous images that supplement it."" ""American Cinematographer"""

Author Information

"Peter Cowie is a film historian and the author of ""Louise Brooks"" and ""Joan Crawford."" Formerly the international director of ""Variety,"" he now serves as consultant for the Berlin Film Festival and contributes commentaries for Criterion Collection releases. Donald Richie is the world's foremost expert on Kurosawa and is the author of many books on Japanese culture, including ""The Inland Sea"" and ""The Japanese Film."" Kazuko Kurosawa, the daughter of the director, is a costume designer whose credits include more than fifteen films, including ""Akira Kurosawa's Dreams."""

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