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Best books to learn Akira Kurosawa, in order
Kurosawa is the most written-about Japanese director in English, which is both an advantage and the central problem: for decades he was the Japanese director Western critics could read, and the scholarship that made him famous is also the scholarship that misread him as an honorary Westerner.
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Akira Kurosawa: The Best Books to Read, in Order
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- How should I approach learning akira kurosawa?
- Kurosawa is the most written-about Japanese director in English, which is both an advantage and the central problem: for decades he was the Japanese director Western critics could read, and the scholarship that made him famous is also the scholarship that misread him as an honorary Westerner.
- What's a good book to start akira kurosawa with?
- A strong starting point is Focus on Rashomon by Donald Richie. The ordered reading paths above show exactly where it fits and what to read next.