I like unformed characters. This may be because, no matter how old I get, I am still unformed myself.
AKIRA KUROSAWAI like unformed characters. This may be because, no matter how old I get, I am still unformed myself.
AKIRA KUROSAWAWhen it is very well expressed, one experiences a particularly deep emotion while watching that film.
AKIRA KUROSAWAWhen I start on a film I always have a number of ideas about my project. Then one of them begins to germinate, to sprout, and it is this, which I take and work with.
AKIRA KUROSAWAFor truly cinematic expression, the camera and the microphone must be able to cross both fire and water.
AKIRA KUROSAWAIf I were to write anything at all, it would turn out to be nothing but talk about movies. In other words, take ‘myself,’ subtract ‘movies,’ and the result is ‘zero.’
AKIRA KUROSAWAYet 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.
AKIRA KUROSAWASomething that you should take particular notice of is the fact that the best scripts have very few explanatory passages.
AKIRA KUROSAWAWhile the cameras are rolling, I rarely look directly at the actors, but focus my gaze somewhere else.
AKIRA KUROSAWAI believe this is what the medieval Noh playwright and theorist Zeami meant by ‘watching with a detached gaze.’
AKIRA KUROSAWAI am not a special person, I am not especially strong; I am not especially gifted.
AKIRA KUROSAWAThat is what makes a real movie. The script must be something that has the power to do this.
AKIRA KUROSAWAMan is a genius when he is dreaming.
AKIRA KUROSAWAIt is to make it nurture and grow that I write my script- it is directing it that makes my tree blossom and bear fruit.
AKIRA KUROSAWAWith 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.
AKIRA KUROSAWAI have no idea who the characters are, later, their personalities take over anything I might want to do.
AKIRA KUROSAWABy 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.
AKIRA KUROSAWA