Akira Kurosawa is rightfully considered one of the most significant and influential directors in the history of cinema. His work had a beneficial effect not only on the development of Japanese cinema, but also on the formation of the world.
The works of Akira Kurosawa are both innovative and classic films at the same time in terms of layout and plot construction. They combined both innovative notes and deep oriental wisdom. Critics and film experts consider this director and screenwriter to be the one who took the most significant step to bring the West and the East closer, surpassing all the politicians of the world in this regard.
Biography of Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa was born into a large Japanese family in the spring of 1910. His mother was engaged only in home and family, and his father - a former military man and director of a comprehensive school - was a breadwinner, but found time for the cultural and aesthetic development of the offspring. The boy studied at his father’s school with a military and sports bias, but in addition to these sciences he mastered several other areas:
- literature,
- visual arts,
- Japanese and world culture.
The most successful in his youth, Akira Kursoava was in drawing. Several of his paintings were even nominated for a national award. This prompted the young man to enter the art school, but he was denied. Akira for a long time could not find his path, worked as an assistant at a small film studio. It was during this period of his life that he was fascinated by the cinema and everything connected with it.
Director and screenwriter Akira Kurosawa's career
The eldest brother of Akira, Heigo, had a significant influence on the choice of a career path. He was closely associated with the world of cinema, but while still very young, he committed a ritual suicide. Akira decided to continue his activities. Directing was not included in the plans of the young man, he was more attracted to the profession of a screenwriter.
The mentor of the future movie genius was the Japanese director Yamamoto Kajiro. It was under his leadership that Kurosawa took the first steps - he shot most of the scenes in the film "The Horse". Akira's career growth was unhurried, but almost all of his paintings (over 30) became the owners of the most prestigious world and national awards. Ironically, the director gained the greatest popularity outside his homeland.
