Chris Marker's elliptical, oblique documentary on the making of Akira Kurosawa's "Ran" is an uneasy blend of hagiography (usual Cahiers du Cinema stuff) and Marker's trademark meditations on the mediating role of technology in memory and the human experience, plus probably aging, and etc., etc., etc. These Gallicisms seem out-of-place; but the philosophies are easily discarded. What makes the film a pleasure are the glimpses we see of Kurosawa's work processes, in addition to all the detail and work that goes into the making of a true epic.

Chris Marker's elliptical, oblique documentary on the making of Akira Kurosawa's "Ran" is an uneasy blend of hagiography (usual Cahiers du Cinema stuff) and Marker's trademark meditations on the mediating role of technology in memory and the human experience, plus probably aging, and etc., etc., etc. These Gallicisms seem out-of-place; but the philosophies are easily discarded. What makes the film a pleasure are the glimpses we see of Kurosawa's work processes, in addition to all the detail and work that goes into the making of a true epic.

Introduction 　　A documentary with a new approach to Kurosawa through the testimonies of 11 world-famous filmmakers. A demonstration of the universal achievement he left in the history of world movie. 　　pagetop 　　Director Catherine Cadou 　　French-English-Japanese interpreter and translator. Specialized in the interpretation of japanese filmmakers since her first work assignment with Akira Kurosawa during the Cannes Film Festival 1980. Catherine Cadou is also the author of the French subtitles for more than 200 Japanese feature movies. In 2005, she directed a self-financed documentary about the life at Kiba, in Tokyo: Kiba Tokyo Micropole. 　　Staff Director : Catherine Cadou 　　Editor : Cédric Defert 　　Producer : Michiko Yoshitake 　　Cast 　　Bernardo Bertolucci 　　Julie Taymor 　　Théo Angelopoulos 　　Alejandro Gonzàles Iñárritu 　　Abbas Kiarostami 　　Shinya Tsukamoto 　　Hayao Miyazaki 　　John Woo 　　Martin Scorsese 　　Clint Eastwood 　　Bong Joon-Ho

Introduction 　　A documentary with a new approach to Kurosawa through the testimonies of 11 world-famous filmmakers. A demonstration of the universal achievement he left in the history of world movie. 　　pagetop 　　Director Catherine Cadou 　　French-English-Japanese interpreter and translator. Specialized in the interpretation of japanese filmmakers since her first work assignment with Akira Kurosawa during the Cannes Film Festival 1980. Catherine Cadou is also the author of the French subtitles for more than 200 Japanese feature movies. In 2005, she directed a self-financed documentary about the life at Kiba, in Tokyo: Kiba Tokyo Micropole. 　　Staff Director : Catherine Cadou 　　Editor : Cédric Defert 　　Producer : Michiko Yoshitake 　　Cast 　　Bernardo Bertolucci 　　Julie Taymor 　　Théo Angelopoulos 　　Alejandro Gonzàles Iñárritu 　　Abbas Kiarostami 　　Shinya Tsukamoto 　　Hayao Miyazaki 　　John Woo 　　Martin Scorsese 　　Clint Eastwood 　　Bong Joon-Ho

该纪录片由东宝策划，以采访和片场录像等构成，记录了黑泽明在东宝执导的21部电影之制作过程，从准备阶段到经过摄影、剪辑到公映为止的轨迹得到了完整的重现。全剧共21集，分别对应21部电影，收录于东宝在日本分三套发售的“黒澤明 THE MASTERWORKS DVD BOXSET”。

该纪录片由东宝策划，以采访和片场录像等构成，记录了黑泽明在东宝执导的21部电影之制作过程，从准备阶段到经过摄影、剪辑到公映为止的轨迹得到了完整的重现。全剧共21集，分别对应21部电影，收录于东宝在日本分三套发售的“黒澤明 THE MASTERWORKS DVD BOXSET”。

In a long dialogue, Nagisa Oshima interviews Akira Kurosawa, leading him to share his thoughts about filmmaking, his life and works, and numerous anecdotes relating to his films and his various film activities.

In a long dialogue, Nagisa Oshima interviews Akira Kurosawa, leading him to share his thoughts about filmmaking, his life and works, and numerous anecdotes relating to his films and his various film activities.