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A. K.

APRIL MOVIES 2025 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZqgZMSjOnI) “𝘛𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺.” Samurais and cars. Samurais sleeping. Strict takes. Rehearsal and direction before right before the camera rolls. Clear cut. You can see that Kurosawa’s vision is immense, aware of itself, full of itself. He knows what he needs to show, sketching things out. “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦.” And for this vision to work, he continuously works with people he knows. And for Kurosawa, knowing a person is trusting them. For the next project. For what to show next. A meticulous showcase of waiting for weather to weather out and the attention to detail in makeup, T-marks and props. Everything is intentional and everything is where it needs to be. Not a single thing is superfluous. A true master at work.