The Bad Sleep Well (悪い奴ほどよく眠る/Warui Yatsu Hodo Yoku Nemuru) – Akira Kurosawa (黒澤明) (Director and co-writer), Ryuzo Kikushima (菊島隆三) (Co-writer), Hideo Oguni (小國英雄) (Co-writer), Eijiro Hisaita (久板栄二郎) (Co-writer), and Shinobu Hashimoto (橋本忍) (Co-writer)

"It's not easy hating evil. You have to stoke your own fury until you become evil yourself." - Koichi Nishi As many people know, Akira Kurosawa is a massive fan of the playwright William Shakespeare. And movies like Throne of Blood — inspired by Macbeth — are his way of honouring that revolutionary English playwright, … Continue reading The Bad Sleep Well (悪い奴ほどよく眠る/Warui Yatsu Hodo Yoku Nemuru) – Akira Kurosawa (黒澤明) (Director and co-writer), Ryuzo Kikushima (菊島隆三) (Co-writer), Hideo Oguni (小國英雄) (Co-writer), Eijiro Hisaita (久板栄二郎) (Co-writer), and Shinobu Hashimoto (橋本忍) (Co-writer)

Ikiru (生きる/To Live) – Akira Kurosawa (黒澤明) (Director and co-writer), Shinobu Hashimoto (橋本忍) (Co-writer), Hideo Oguni (小國英雄) (Co-writer), and Leon Tolstoy (original novella)

"I don't know what I've been doing with my life all these years." - Kanji Watanabe Among Akira Kurosawa's filmography, his motion picture Ikiru is considered one of his masterpieces. It stars Takashi Shimura, one of his frequent cast participants, performing the role of a business man who lives his last months the best way … Continue reading Ikiru (生きる/To Live) – Akira Kurosawa (黒澤明) (Director and co-writer), Shinobu Hashimoto (橋本忍) (Co-writer), Hideo Oguni (小國英雄) (Co-writer), and Leon Tolstoy (original novella)