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Tag: Akira Kurosawa

311: Rashomon at 75 Years

August 19, 2025

Akira Kurosawa’s 1950 film Rashomon celebrates its 75th birthday this month, so Dakota and Jeff are joined by Martyn Strange to talk about it!

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275: Seven Samurai at 70 Years

April 30, 2024

Back in 1954, Akira Kurosawa made the seminal epic ⁠Seven Samurai⁠. The film came out 70 years ago, so we review it and talk about the film’s influence.

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226: Make/Remake Ikiru and Living

February 14, 2023

Make/Remake examines how two films that share the same story. Not to say what film was better or worse, but how they are similar…

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183: Make/Remake Throne of Blood and The Tragedy of Macbeth

February 15, 2022

Normally Make/Remake examines how two films that share the same story. Not to say what film was better or worse, but how they are…

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153: Make/Remake Yojimbo and A Fistful of Dollars

June 1, 2021

Normally Make/Remake examines how two films that share the same story. Not to say what film was better or worse, but how they are…

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