Martin Scorsese on Akira Kurosawa

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2 ай бұрын

Martin Scorsese reacts to the work of Akira Kurosawa.
Sources: Anaheim University, TIME
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@gregarnold1696 2 ай бұрын

One powerful aspect of Kurosawa's films is the revelation of who a character truly is.

@michaelrhudak 2 ай бұрын

Kurosawa's later films in color are adorned with so much gorgeous eye candy, almost like he'd been waiting his whole life to make color movies and so he loaded up everything with so much...color. He was a painter, after all. Dersu Uzala, Kagemusha, Ran, Dreams, Rhapsody in August...they're like paintings come to life.

@withered1453 2 ай бұрын

in ran there was always… so much on screen. so much color, so much action, so much space being used or not used but it never felt like too much. like somehow kurosawa made every frame of the movie count and made every frame so perfectly crafted to never be overwhelming is insane to me

@codyinthecinema 2 ай бұрын

The history and health of movies and the magic therein might rest more on the shoulders of Martin Scorcese than any other filmmaker, actor, or director due to his extensive work in preservation, his own filmography, and his unmatched love for cinema that has caused a great many of us to be absorbed in this lifetime fascination with the medium.

@steveconn 2 ай бұрын

Film must be preserved.

@maxtubb8560 2 ай бұрын

@@steveconn Martin Scorsese defines and embodies cinema and knows art because he has directed some of the most highly regarded movies in the history of medium and it frustrates me when he calls superhero movies not cinema people immediately labeled him as pretentious because he knows what he is talking since he has seen cinema evolve and has every right to criticize superhero movies.

@davidsummer8631 2 ай бұрын

Watching Kurosawa is watching poetry

@steveconn 2 ай бұрын

Mom loved Toshiro Mifune, the crazed energy. We saw Ran at the 4th Ave. Theater in Anchorage.

@Jeffool 2 ай бұрын

It's crazy; it closed before I got there, and I heard it was demolished shortly after I left. The entire time I was there, any time it was brought up, and even occasionally just passing by it, I'd hear it mentioned in a fond remembrance by people who went there in their childhood (and even adulthood). I kinda always hoped it would get sold and restored/rebuilt. Shame.

@steveconn 2 ай бұрын

@@Jeffool Saw the Goonies and Beyond Thunderdome there too. Had beautiful gold miner brass art with glittering stars along the side. The sign...criminal they demolished it.

@Jeffool 2 ай бұрын

@@steveconn I saw pictures of the inside, and of course drove by it a million times. The place looked the definition of picturesque. It seems it was exactly what you think of when you think "classic movie theater."

@steveconn 2 ай бұрын

@@Jeffool Really only one per city. Went back to 1947. Cherish these things.

@reedstepp 2 ай бұрын

“but he didn’t need any help BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA”

@nickmitsialis 2 ай бұрын

That's almost as good as Leo McKern's laugh as Number Two when Patrick McGoohan shouted "I AM NOT A NUMBER! I AM A FREE MAN!".

@ArchieAndy27 2 ай бұрын

Just goes to show, even a legend like Scorsese got it wrong sometimes whilst honing his craft 😂

@nickmitsialis 2 ай бұрын

@@ArchieAndy27 well, Scorsese was playing Van Gough, so l guess it made sense for him to be a bit goofy

@walkerbeane4760 2 ай бұрын

My second favorite filmmaker talking about my first. Two masters who made me fall in love with the medium. Thank you for this!

@ArchieAndy27 2 ай бұрын

Both Scorsese and Kurosawa (& Powell) are all legendary masters! You can see Kurosawa's influence even in Scorsese's most recent work. ❤

@madahad9 5 күн бұрын

When I saw Dreams I didn't immediately recognize who was playing Van Gogh, but as soon as he spoke that voice was unmistakable. I like some segments better than others. Naturally, Crows is my favourite.

@markportuondo2483 2 ай бұрын

Great video, I grew up always loving movies, but it wasn't till I saw a few Kurosawa films that I truly fell in love with cinema.

@joshua2814 2 ай бұрын

Last year I watched every Kurosawa movie (as part of a review series I was watching). It was amazing.

@johnnygage 2 ай бұрын

RIP Ryuichi Sakamoto 🙏❤️

@Buffaloc 11 күн бұрын

I saw Japanese films for the first time at the Toho La brea theatre in Los Angeles. Red Beard was the first Kurosawa film I saw. After that I searched the newspapers for more. My favorite Kurosawa film is 'Straw Dogs'. It is difficult for me to separate Mifune from Kurosawa.

@bharatbhushanbhandari9855 2 ай бұрын

Scorcese cameo in Dreams is the best cameo ever

@petergivenbless900 2 ай бұрын

Why is the theme from 'Merry Christmas, Mister Lawrence', by Ryuichi Sakamoto, from an Oshima film used when Scorsese is talking about Kurosawa?

@trevinalger 2 ай бұрын

I was thinking the exact same thing hahahah, makes no sense. Love the track tho, so I’m not mad. Just another opportunity to listen to the legend, RIP.

@peeonthepenski4729 2 ай бұрын

probably cuz it's japanese and kurosowa's japanese

@Flike245 2 ай бұрын

Interesting that Oshima saw himself as rebelling against Kurosawa's generation, although I think he ended up having great reverence for him. As should we all.

@ChristianB258 2 ай бұрын

I'm also hearing music sounding like the Age Of Empires 2 OST later in the video

@Martinmd12-zt7vu 2 ай бұрын

What does it mean to be the greatest filmmaker of all time? There are different ways to look at this. Do we consider just the pure talent they possessed, or whether they made the most daring films compared to their contemporaries? Should we evaluate which films were the hardest to make, given the time period they were in and what they accomplished? Perhaps we should assess how their work has defined an era of filmmaking, inspiring generation after generation, with their influence still evident today. Taking all these factors together, we might determine who deserves that title. Akira Kurosawa is truly a master when considering all these aspects.

@jd190d 2 ай бұрын

We can accomplish what we do because stand on the shoulders of giants.

@user-jt5tn7vj3r Ай бұрын

god even put merry xmas in the sound track of a speech describing 1:19

@filmbuff2777 2 ай бұрын

Kurosawa isn't one of my favourites, but I do admire him a lot.

@ninetyeyes2434 6 күн бұрын

Anyone know the song @1:25 when he starts talking about High and Low?

@thepalaceworm 2 ай бұрын

Kagemusha is better than Ran. Of course, ask me tomorrow and I might tell you the opposite is true. That was the power that The Emperor had on us all. They just get better and better each time you watch.

@DireAxis 2 ай бұрын

The Ran 4K resto at Film Forum was a moment for me, such an incredibly beautiful film.

@Trisket 2 ай бұрын

Kagemusha is better than Ran, and is probably my second favorite Kurosawa film behind Seven Samurai. I also like Sanjuro more than Yojimbo, but comparing his films against one another is like ranking masterpiece carved gems based on what colors you like most. Real hot take: Tatsuya Nakadai is a better lead than Toshiro Mifune.

@bluemooninthedaylight8073 2 ай бұрын

@@Trisket Ah, but Mifune has that wolfish charm.

@johnradovich8809 2 ай бұрын

Yeah. What’s my favorite Kurosawa? The last one I watched.

@aidanmca4177 2 ай бұрын

@@TrisketI think Ran will always be second to High and Low for me but Sanjuro is high up too, I prefer it to Yojimbo aswell it just feels so refined and smart, no fat

@fuiers 2 ай бұрын

High and Low is probably in my top 5 of all time. Im glad that Spike and Denzel are taking a crack at it.

@Njbear7453 2 ай бұрын

I have tried to watch hidden fortress TWICE and still haven’t finished it lmao but I still love Kurosawa but there’s just something about that film I can’t get through it.

@Magooch86 2 ай бұрын

Might need to lock your phone away while you watch it 😂

@Njbear7453 2 ай бұрын

@@Magooch86 I don’t look at my phone while I watch a movie lol

@TheRealNormanBates 2 ай бұрын

I know what you mean. Love most of Kurosawa's works, but that one can be a bit tough to get through.