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… — Akira Kurosawa Copy Share Image
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… — Akira Kurosawa Copy Share Image
The Japanese see self-assertion as immoral and self- sacrifice as the sensible course to take in life. — Akira Kurosawa Copy Share
“IT IS QUITE ENOUGH IF A HUMAN BEING HAS BUT ONE FIELD WHERE HE OR SHE IS STRONG. IF A HUMAN BEING WERE STRONG… — Akira Kurosawa Copy Share
I like unformed characters. This may be because, no matter how old I get, I am still unformed myself. — Akira Kurosawa Copy Share
Human beings are unable to be honest with themselves about themselves. They cannot talk about themselves without embellishing. — Akira Kurosawa Copy Share
I suppose all of my films have a common theme. If I think about it, though, the only theme I can think of is… — Akira Kurosawa Copy Share
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… — Akira Kurosawa Copy Share
Of all my films, people wrote to me most about this one... ...I had wanted to make The Idiot long before Rashomon. Since I… — Akira Kurosawa Copy Share
Movie directors, or should I say people who create things, are very greedy and they can never be satisfied... That's why they can keep… — Akira Kurosawa Copy Share
A truly good movie is enjoyable too. There’s nothing complicated about it. — Akira Kurosawa Copy Share
