"It's human to lie. Most of the time we can't even be honest with ourselves."
🎞️ #OTD in #Film #History #BoxingDay 1951, #AkiraKurosawa's innovative masterpiece RASHOMON, starring #ToshiroMifune and Machiko Kyō, was released in 🇺🇸. It won an Honorary Academy Award in 1952.
🎞️ #OTD in #Film #History #BoxingDay 1951, #AkiraKurosawa's innovative masterpiece RASHOMON, starring #ToshiroMifune and Machiko Kyō, was released in 🇺🇸. It won an Honorary Academy Award in 1952.
December 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
"It's human to lie. Most of the time we can't even be honest with ourselves."
🎞️ #OTD in #Film #History #BoxingDay 1951, #AkiraKurosawa's innovative masterpiece RASHOMON, starring #ToshiroMifune and Machiko Kyō, was released in 🇺🇸. It won an Honorary Academy Award in 1952.
🎞️ #OTD in #Film #History #BoxingDay 1951, #AkiraKurosawa's innovative masterpiece RASHOMON, starring #ToshiroMifune and Machiko Kyō, was released in 🇺🇸. It won an Honorary Academy Award in 1952.
2:25pm TODAY on @bbctwo.bsky.social
The 1960 #Western film🎥 “The Magnificent Seven” directed by #JohnSturges & written by #WilliamRoberts
Based on #AkiraKurosawa’s 1954 film🎥 “Seven Samurai”
🌟 #YulBrynner #SteveMcQueen #CharlesBronson #RobertVaughn #BradDexter #HorstBuchholz #JamesCoburn
The 1960 #Western film🎥 “The Magnificent Seven” directed by #JohnSturges & written by #WilliamRoberts
Based on #AkiraKurosawa’s 1954 film🎥 “Seven Samurai”
🌟 #YulBrynner #SteveMcQueen #CharlesBronson #RobertVaughn #BradDexter #HorstBuchholz #JamesCoburn
December 26, 2024 at 2:04 PM
2:25pm TODAY on @bbctwo.bsky.social
The 1960 #Western film🎥 “The Magnificent Seven” directed by #JohnSturges & written by #WilliamRoberts
Based on #AkiraKurosawa’s 1954 film🎥 “Seven Samurai”
🌟 #YulBrynner #SteveMcQueen #CharlesBronson #RobertVaughn #BradDexter #HorstBuchholz #JamesCoburn
The 1960 #Western film🎥 “The Magnificent Seven” directed by #JohnSturges & written by #WilliamRoberts
Based on #AkiraKurosawa’s 1954 film🎥 “Seven Samurai”
🌟 #YulBrynner #SteveMcQueen #CharlesBronson #RobertVaughn #BradDexter #HorstBuchholz #JamesCoburn
Fresh #poster #art for #SpikeLee 's new #film #HIGHEST2LOWEST, starring #DenzelWashington, #JeffreyWright, and #A$APRocky.
It is a reinterpretation of #AkiraKurosawa's 1963 film High and Low.
First trailer releases tomorrow.
It is a reinterpretation of #AkiraKurosawa's 1963 film High and Low.
First trailer releases tomorrow.
May 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Fresh #poster #art for #SpikeLee 's new #film #HIGHEST2LOWEST, starring #DenzelWashington, #JeffreyWright, and #A$APRocky.
It is a reinterpretation of #AkiraKurosawa's 1963 film High and Low.
First trailer releases tomorrow.
It is a reinterpretation of #AkiraKurosawa's 1963 film High and Low.
First trailer releases tomorrow.
Hey everybody! This week we are discussing #AkiraKurosawa’s adaptation of Macbeth, #ThroneOfBlood. Listen as we breakdown this unique perspective on the Shakespeare classic that balances the true nature of the story while placing it in a new cultural and historical context. Enjoy on all platforms!
December 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Hey everybody! This week we are discussing #AkiraKurosawa’s adaptation of Macbeth, #ThroneOfBlood. Listen as we breakdown this unique perspective on the Shakespeare classic that balances the true nature of the story while placing it in a new cultural and historical context. Enjoy on all platforms!
"In a mad world, only the mad are sane."
40th Anniversary 🎞 #OTD in #Film #History 31 May 1985, #AkiraKurosawa's spectacular adaptation of #Shakespeare's "King Lear," RAN, starring Tatsuya Nakadai, was shown at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
40th Anniversary 🎞 #OTD in #Film #History 31 May 1985, #AkiraKurosawa's spectacular adaptation of #Shakespeare's "King Lear," RAN, starring Tatsuya Nakadai, was shown at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
May 31, 2025 at 12:53 AM
"In a mad world, only the mad are sane."
40th Anniversary 🎞 #OTD in #Film #History 31 May 1985, #AkiraKurosawa's spectacular adaptation of #Shakespeare's "King Lear," RAN, starring Tatsuya Nakadai, was shown at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
40th Anniversary 🎞 #OTD in #Film #History 31 May 1985, #AkiraKurosawa's spectacular adaptation of #Shakespeare's "King Lear," RAN, starring Tatsuya Nakadai, was shown at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
"It's human to lie. Most of the time we can't even be honest with ourselves."
75th Anniversary 🎞️#OTD in #Film #History 25 August 1950, #AkiraKurosawa's innovative classic RASHOMON, starring #ToshiroMifune and Machiko Kyō, premiered in Tokyo. It received an Honorary Academy Award in 1952.
75th Anniversary 🎞️#OTD in #Film #History 25 August 1950, #AkiraKurosawa's innovative classic RASHOMON, starring #ToshiroMifune and Machiko Kyō, premiered in Tokyo. It received an Honorary Academy Award in 1952.
August 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
"It's human to lie. Most of the time we can't even be honest with ourselves."
75th Anniversary 🎞️#OTD in #Film #History 25 August 1950, #AkiraKurosawa's innovative classic RASHOMON, starring #ToshiroMifune and Machiko Kyō, premiered in Tokyo. It received an Honorary Academy Award in 1952.
75th Anniversary 🎞️#OTD in #Film #History 25 August 1950, #AkiraKurosawa's innovative classic RASHOMON, starring #ToshiroMifune and Machiko Kyō, premiered in Tokyo. It received an Honorary Academy Award in 1952.
"The shadow of a man can never stand up and walk on its own."
🎞 #OTD in #Film #History 23 April 1980, #AkiraKurosawa's brilliant identity-swap drama KAGEMUSHA, starring #TatsuyaNakadai, premiered in Tokyo.
🎞 #OTD in #Film #History 23 April 1980, #AkiraKurosawa's brilliant identity-swap drama KAGEMUSHA, starring #TatsuyaNakadai, premiered in Tokyo.
April 23, 2025 at 1:05 AM
"The shadow of a man can never stand up and walk on its own."
🎞 #OTD in #Film #History 23 April 1980, #AkiraKurosawa's brilliant identity-swap drama KAGEMUSHA, starring #TatsuyaNakadai, premiered in Tokyo.
🎞 #OTD in #Film #History 23 April 1980, #AkiraKurosawa's brilliant identity-swap drama KAGEMUSHA, starring #TatsuyaNakadai, premiered in Tokyo.
10pm TODAY on @ITV4
The 1964 #Western film🎥 “A Fistful of Dollars” directed by #SergioLeone from a screenplay by Víctor Andrés Catena, Jaime Comas Gil & Sergio Leone.
It’s based on #AkiraKurosawa’s 1961 film🎥 “Yojimbo”
🌟 #ClintEastwood #MarianneKoch #JosefEgger
The 1964 #Western film🎥 “A Fistful of Dollars” directed by #SergioLeone from a screenplay by Víctor Andrés Catena, Jaime Comas Gil & Sergio Leone.
It’s based on #AkiraKurosawa’s 1961 film🎥 “Yojimbo”
🌟 #ClintEastwood #MarianneKoch #JosefEgger
June 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
10pm TODAY on @ITV4
The 1964 #Western film🎥 “A Fistful of Dollars” directed by #SergioLeone from a screenplay by Víctor Andrés Catena, Jaime Comas Gil & Sergio Leone.
It’s based on #AkiraKurosawa’s 1961 film🎥 “Yojimbo”
🌟 #ClintEastwood #MarianneKoch #JosefEgger
The 1964 #Western film🎥 “A Fistful of Dollars” directed by #SergioLeone from a screenplay by Víctor Andrés Catena, Jaime Comas Gil & Sergio Leone.
It’s based on #AkiraKurosawa’s 1961 film🎥 “Yojimbo”
🌟 #ClintEastwood #MarianneKoch #JosefEgger
"This is the nature of war. By protecting others, you save yourself. If you only think of yourself, you'll only destroy yourself."
🎞️ #OTD in #Film #History 19 November 1956, #AkiraKurosawa's thrilling masterpiece SEVEN SAMURAI was released in the 🇺🇸
🎞️ #OTD in #Film #History 19 November 1956, #AkiraKurosawa's thrilling masterpiece SEVEN SAMURAI was released in the 🇺🇸
November 19, 2025 at 2:50 AM
"This is the nature of war. By protecting others, you save yourself. If you only think of yourself, you'll only destroy yourself."
🎞️ #OTD in #Film #History 19 November 1956, #AkiraKurosawa's thrilling masterpiece SEVEN SAMURAI was released in the 🇺🇸
🎞️ #OTD in #Film #History 19 November 1956, #AkiraKurosawa's thrilling masterpiece SEVEN SAMURAI was released in the 🇺🇸
For the second installment in my #BestBluraysof2024 list, here is my review of @criterion.bsky.social's #4KUHD presentation of #AkiraKurosawa's 1990 anthology "Dreams."
#Kurosawa #BlurayReview #Bluray #hometheater #Bestof2024 #CriterionCollection
#Kurosawa #BlurayReview #Bluray #hometheater #Bestof2024 #CriterionCollection
December 19, 2024 at 7:33 PM
For the second installment in my #BestBluraysof2024 list, here is my review of @criterion.bsky.social's #4KUHD presentation of #AkiraKurosawa's 1990 anthology "Dreams."
#Kurosawa #BlurayReview #Bluray #hometheater #Bestof2024 #CriterionCollection
#Kurosawa #BlurayReview #Bluray #hometheater #Bestof2024 #CriterionCollection
#AkiraKurosawa’s #Rashomon is often conscripted by film critics and scholars to serve as bugler for their pet epistemological uncertainty.
Read the review by @williamjbarker.bsky.social at #IntoTheScreen: open.substack.com/pub/williamj...
Read the review by @williamjbarker.bsky.social at #IntoTheScreen: open.substack.com/pub/williamj...
April 12, 2025 at 9:34 AM
#AkiraKurosawa’s #Rashomon is often conscripted by film critics and scholars to serve as bugler for their pet epistemological uncertainty.
Read the review by @williamjbarker.bsky.social at #IntoTheScreen: open.substack.com/pub/williamj...
Read the review by @williamjbarker.bsky.social at #IntoTheScreen: open.substack.com/pub/williamj...
Tonight in our #Criterion Collection Crawl--we're up to Spine #842--we are watching #AkiraKurosawa's 1990 film "Dreams," a collection of 8 vignettes supposedly based on the director's dreams.
The 6th vignette, "Mt. Fuji In Red" is eerily prescient of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami aftermath.
The 6th vignette, "Mt. Fuji In Red" is eerily prescient of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami aftermath.
December 9, 2023 at 2:13 AM
Tonight in our #Criterion Collection Crawl--we're up to Spine #842--we are watching #AkiraKurosawa's 1990 film "Dreams," a collection of 8 vignettes supposedly based on the director's dreams.
The 6th vignette, "Mt. Fuji In Red" is eerily prescient of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami aftermath.
The 6th vignette, "Mt. Fuji In Red" is eerily prescient of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami aftermath.
"This is the nature of war. By protecting others, you save yourself. If you only think of yourself, you'll only destroy yourself."
🎞️ #OTD in #Film #History 19 November 1956, #AkiraKurosawa's thrilling masterpiece SEVEN SAMURAI was released in the 🇺🇸
🎞️ #OTD in #Film #History 19 November 1956, #AkiraKurosawa's thrilling masterpiece SEVEN SAMURAI was released in the 🇺🇸
November 19, 2024 at 2:00 AM
"This is the nature of war. By protecting others, you save yourself. If you only think of yourself, you'll only destroy yourself."
🎞️ #OTD in #Film #History 19 November 1956, #AkiraKurosawa's thrilling masterpiece SEVEN SAMURAI was released in the 🇺🇸
🎞️ #OTD in #Film #History 19 November 1956, #AkiraKurosawa's thrilling masterpiece SEVEN SAMURAI was released in the 🇺🇸
The poster for this year’s edition of the Cannes Film Festival featuring a scene from #AkiraKurosawa’s Rhapsody in August 💖💖💖
April 20, 2024 at 2:58 PM
The poster for this year’s edition of the Cannes Film Festival featuring a scene from #AkiraKurosawa’s Rhapsody in August 💖💖💖
"A roaring piece of entertainment" re The Dissolve.
#AkiraKurosawa's THE HIDDEN FORTRESS today (Fri) at 3:40pm, 6:50pm and this Mon at 5:05pm (paired back-to-back with George Lucas' STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE at 2:30pm, 8pm for which is was a prime influence) > bit.ly/Akira-Kurosa...
#AkiraKurosawa's THE HIDDEN FORTRESS today (Fri) at 3:40pm, 6:50pm and this Mon at 5:05pm (paired back-to-back with George Lucas' STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE at 2:30pm, 8pm for which is was a prime influence) > bit.ly/Akira-Kurosa...
August 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"A roaring piece of entertainment" re The Dissolve.
#AkiraKurosawa's THE HIDDEN FORTRESS today (Fri) at 3:40pm, 6:50pm and this Mon at 5:05pm (paired back-to-back with George Lucas' STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE at 2:30pm, 8pm for which is was a prime influence) > bit.ly/Akira-Kurosa...
#AkiraKurosawa's THE HIDDEN FORTRESS today (Fri) at 3:40pm, 6:50pm and this Mon at 5:05pm (paired back-to-back with George Lucas' STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE at 2:30pm, 8pm for which is was a prime influence) > bit.ly/Akira-Kurosa...
"I'll get paid for killing, and this town is full of people who deserve to die."
⚔️ #OTD in #Film #History 25 April 1961, #AkiraKurosawa's samurai classic "Yojimbo," starring #ToshirôMifune, was released in 🇯🇵
⚔️ #OTD in #Film #History 25 April 1961, #AkiraKurosawa's samurai classic "Yojimbo," starring #ToshirôMifune, was released in 🇯🇵
a black and white photo of a samurai holding a sword in his hand .
ALT: a black and white photo of a samurai holding a sword in his hand .
media.tenor.com
April 25, 2025 at 5:10 AM
"I'll get paid for killing, and this town is full of people who deserve to die."
⚔️ #OTD in #Film #History 25 April 1961, #AkiraKurosawa's samurai classic "Yojimbo," starring #ToshirôMifune, was released in 🇯🇵
⚔️ #OTD in #Film #History 25 April 1961, #AkiraKurosawa's samurai classic "Yojimbo," starring #ToshirôMifune, was released in 🇯🇵
“RASHOMON struck the world of film like a thunderbolt" re #RogerEbert.
Today (Wed) at 5pm + 9:20pm, your last chance to see #AkiraKurosawa's 1950 RASHOMON in its 2K restoration > bit.ly/Akira-Kurosawa-A-Retrospective
Today (Wed) at 5pm + 9:20pm, your last chance to see #AkiraKurosawa's 1950 RASHOMON in its 2K restoration > bit.ly/Akira-Kurosawa-A-Retrospective
August 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
“RASHOMON struck the world of film like a thunderbolt" re #RogerEbert.
Today (Wed) at 5pm + 9:20pm, your last chance to see #AkiraKurosawa's 1950 RASHOMON in its 2K restoration > bit.ly/Akira-Kurosawa-A-Retrospective
Today (Wed) at 5pm + 9:20pm, your last chance to see #AkiraKurosawa's 1950 RASHOMON in its 2K restoration > bit.ly/Akira-Kurosawa-A-Retrospective
9pm TODAY on @ITV4
The 1964 #Western film🎥 “A Fistful of Dollars” directed by #SergioLeone from a screenplay by Víctor Andrés Catena, Jaime Comas Gil & Sergio Leone.
It’s based on #AkiraKurosawa’s 1961 film🎥 “Yojimbo”
🌟 #ClintEastwood #MarianneKoch #JosefEgger
The 1964 #Western film🎥 “A Fistful of Dollars” directed by #SergioLeone from a screenplay by Víctor Andrés Catena, Jaime Comas Gil & Sergio Leone.
It’s based on #AkiraKurosawa’s 1961 film🎥 “Yojimbo”
🌟 #ClintEastwood #MarianneKoch #JosefEgger
March 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
9pm TODAY on @ITV4
The 1964 #Western film🎥 “A Fistful of Dollars” directed by #SergioLeone from a screenplay by Víctor Andrés Catena, Jaime Comas Gil & Sergio Leone.
It’s based on #AkiraKurosawa’s 1961 film🎥 “Yojimbo”
🌟 #ClintEastwood #MarianneKoch #JosefEgger
The 1964 #Western film🎥 “A Fistful of Dollars” directed by #SergioLeone from a screenplay by Víctor Andrés Catena, Jaime Comas Gil & Sergio Leone.
It’s based on #AkiraKurosawa’s 1961 film🎥 “Yojimbo”
🌟 #ClintEastwood #MarianneKoch #JosefEgger
9pm TODAY on @ITV4
The 1964 #Western film🎥 “A Fistful of Dollars” directed by #SergioLeone from a screenplay co-written with #VíctorAndrésCatena & #JaimeComasGil
Based on #AkiraKurosawa’s 1961 film🎥 “Yojimbo”
🌟 #ClintEastwood #MarianneKoch #JosefEgger
The 1964 #Western film🎥 “A Fistful of Dollars” directed by #SergioLeone from a screenplay co-written with #VíctorAndrésCatena & #JaimeComasGil
Based on #AkiraKurosawa’s 1961 film🎥 “Yojimbo”
🌟 #ClintEastwood #MarianneKoch #JosefEgger
September 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
9pm TODAY on @ITV4
The 1964 #Western film🎥 “A Fistful of Dollars” directed by #SergioLeone from a screenplay co-written with #VíctorAndrésCatena & #JaimeComasGil
Based on #AkiraKurosawa’s 1961 film🎥 “Yojimbo”
🌟 #ClintEastwood #MarianneKoch #JosefEgger
The 1964 #Western film🎥 “A Fistful of Dollars” directed by #SergioLeone from a screenplay co-written with #VíctorAndrésCatena & #JaimeComasGil
Based on #AkiraKurosawa’s 1961 film🎥 “Yojimbo”
🌟 #ClintEastwood #MarianneKoch #JosefEgger
If anyone needs someone to pull on the threads in an article about #EdMcBain's King's Ransom, #AkiraKurosawa's High and Low and other related adaptations... I AM HERE. I WILL WRITE YOU AN ARTICLE.
May 7, 2025 at 11:04 AM
If anyone needs someone to pull on the threads in an article about #EdMcBain's King's Ransom, #AkiraKurosawa's High and Low and other related adaptations... I AM HERE. I WILL WRITE YOU AN ARTICLE.
"Admirable, my Lord. You, who would soon rule the world, allow a ghost to frighten you."
⚔️ #OTD in #Film #History 15 Jan 1957, THRONE OF BLOOD, #AkiraKurosawa's transposition of #Shakespeare's #Macbeth plot to feudal Japan, starring #ToshiroMifune, hit 🇯🇵
⚔️ #OTD in #Film #History 15 Jan 1957, THRONE OF BLOOD, #AkiraKurosawa's transposition of #Shakespeare's #Macbeth plot to feudal Japan, starring #ToshiroMifune, hit 🇯🇵
January 15, 2025 at 5:50 AM
"Admirable, my Lord. You, who would soon rule the world, allow a ghost to frighten you."
⚔️ #OTD in #Film #History 15 Jan 1957, THRONE OF BLOOD, #AkiraKurosawa's transposition of #Shakespeare's #Macbeth plot to feudal Japan, starring #ToshiroMifune, hit 🇯🇵
⚔️ #OTD in #Film #History 15 Jan 1957, THRONE OF BLOOD, #AkiraKurosawa's transposition of #Shakespeare's #Macbeth plot to feudal Japan, starring #ToshiroMifune, hit 🇯🇵
#Trailer for #Highest2Lowest, #SpikeLee's remake of #AkiraKurosawa's #HighAndLow...
youtu.be/Sh8yqcozfn8?...
youtu.be/Sh8yqcozfn8?...
Highest 2 Lowest | Official Trailer HD | A24
YouTube video by A24
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August 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
#Trailer for #Highest2Lowest, #SpikeLee's remake of #AkiraKurosawa's #HighAndLow...
youtu.be/Sh8yqcozfn8?...
youtu.be/Sh8yqcozfn8?...
Tomorrow (Tue) — back-to-back screenings of the incomparable Toshiro Mifune in #AkiraKurosawa's 1961 YOJIMBO (at 2:15pm + 6:40pm) and 1962 SANJURO (at 4:35pm + 9pm) > bit.ly/Akira-Kurosawa-A-Retrospective
August 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Tomorrow (Tue) — back-to-back screenings of the incomparable Toshiro Mifune in #AkiraKurosawa's 1961 YOJIMBO (at 2:15pm + 6:40pm) and 1962 SANJURO (at 4:35pm + 9pm) > bit.ly/Akira-Kurosawa-A-Retrospective
#AkiraKurosawa’s #Rashomon is often conscripted by film critics and scholars to serve as bugler for their pet epistemological uncertainty.
Read the review by @williamjbarker.bsky.social at #IntoTheScreen: open.substack.com/pub/williamj...
Read the review by @williamjbarker.bsky.social at #IntoTheScreen: open.substack.com/pub/williamj...
April 10, 2025 at 7:59 AM
#AkiraKurosawa’s #Rashomon is often conscripted by film critics and scholars to serve as bugler for their pet epistemological uncertainty.
Read the review by @williamjbarker.bsky.social at #IntoTheScreen: open.substack.com/pub/williamj...
Read the review by @williamjbarker.bsky.social at #IntoTheScreen: open.substack.com/pub/williamj...
"This is the nature of war: By protecting others, you save yourselves. If you only think of yourself, you'll only destroy yourself."
⚔️ #OTD in #Film #History 26 April 1954, #AkiraKurosawa's influential masterpiece SEVEN SAMURAI, starring #ToshiroMifune, battled it out in 🇯🇵
⚔️ #OTD in #Film #History 26 April 1954, #AkiraKurosawa's influential masterpiece SEVEN SAMURAI, starring #ToshiroMifune, battled it out in 🇯🇵
April 26, 2025 at 1:34 AM
"This is the nature of war: By protecting others, you save yourselves. If you only think of yourself, you'll only destroy yourself."
⚔️ #OTD in #Film #History 26 April 1954, #AkiraKurosawa's influential masterpiece SEVEN SAMURAI, starring #ToshiroMifune, battled it out in 🇯🇵
⚔️ #OTD in #Film #History 26 April 1954, #AkiraKurosawa's influential masterpiece SEVEN SAMURAI, starring #ToshiroMifune, battled it out in 🇯🇵