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74 Years Old, His Final Battle The truth of the man Akira Kurosawa, as witnessed on the set of the film Ran. 

Trailer for Filming Akira Kurosawa
40 years after the release of Ran, a documentary film revealing the unknown side of the genius filmmaker, captured in the only surviving footage from the set, is finally complete.

Odawara Cinema
Screening Dates:
Friday, December 12
– Monday, December 29, 2025

秦野市市制70周年記念映画上映会
2025年10月18日
『映画の中の黒澤明　Filming Akira Kurosawa』
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Do you truly know the real Akira Kurosawa? 

Akira Kurosawa, recipient of the People's Honour Award and known globally as “Kurosawa of the World,” is often misunderstood in Japan,
described with words like “scary” or “strict.”
While he continues to influence creators abroad,
few in Japan are familiar with his true character.
In reality, Kurosawa was a remarkably gentle, soft-spoken, and masterful director. 

The Light of Rashomon: — On Three Lies and a Single Light  – Mitsuhiko Kawamura

Akira Kurosawa The Light of Rashomon — A Story of Unspoken Ethics and Redemption

This profound literary essay examines Ryunosuke Akutagawa's short story In a Grove and Akira Kurosawa's film Rashomon, confronting timeless themes of silence, storytelling, forgiveness, and human morality. Can truth truly be spoken? Is forgiveness ever possible?

Drawing from his own experience documenting Kurosawa during the filming of Ran, filmmaker Mitsuhiko Kawamura weaves personal narrative with cultural analysis, exploring the ethical architecture hidden beneath both literature and cinema.

Written in the shadow of illness and hardship, this book is not only a critical study but also a testimony of redemption. It is a quiet yet powerful light offered to those who seek meaning amidst the chaos of conflicting truths.

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This documentary showcases the human side of Akira Kurosawa
during the production of Ran.

“What I want to express is:
why can’t people live more peacefully, happily together?
Why can’t we act with more goodwill?”
These were Kurosawa’s own words
— a dream that inspired the creation of this documentary.

- 黒澤明 (キネマ旬報 1963年)
40 years after the release of Ran, this valuable record,
edited from previously incomplete video footage, has been reimagined
and awarded the 2024 Japanese Film Pen Club Encouragement Award.
Now presented as Filming Akira Kurosawa,
it vividly captures the passion and kindness of the 74-year-old Kurosawa,
who gave his all to filmmaking.
You’ll be moved by the intensity and warmth of the man behind the camera.
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映画の中の黒澤明
Filming Akira Kurosawag
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Recognition speaks for itself

🏆 2024 Japanese Film Pen Club Award

– Encouragement Prize Originally presented
under the title LifeWork of Akira Kurosawa,
this film has been praised for its artistic merit and archival value.

“This is not just a making-of. It is a record of the soul of a great artist.”
— Peter Barakan
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よくある質問

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  • この映画はドキュメンタリーですか？

    はい、映画『乱』の製作現場を記録したドキュメンタリー映画です。黒澤明監督の実際の姿を捉えた貴重な記録映像となっています。

  • 上映時間はどのくらいですか？

    上映時間は93分です。映画『乱』の制作過程を通じて黒澤監督の人間性に迫る内容となっております。

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  • 映画初心者でも楽しめますか？

    はい、映画好きの方はもちろん、黒澤明作品を観たことがない方にも楽しんでいただけます。一人の人間としての黒澤監督の魅力を描いた作品です。

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Meet the real Akira Kurosawa in the theater.

作品名: 映画の中の黒澤明 Filming Akira Kurosawa

監督: 河村 光彦　撮影: 谷口 裕幸　音楽:山田百合

映倫区分: G 
Director Profile – Mitsuhiko Kawamura
Mitsuhiko Kawamura is a Japanese documentary filmmaker
known for his intimate portrayals of artists and creators.
While in his fourth year at Kwansei Gakuin University,
he joined a team documenting the production of Kurosawa’s Ran.

He spent a full year closely following the director,
recording over 150 hours of behind-the-scenes footage.

From this archive, Filming Akira Kurosawa was created, capturing vivid moments
between the legendary director and his actors.
This work reveals Kurosawa’s hope that the 21st century would be an era free of war.

Kawamura’s films blend keen observation with profound respect for his subjects,
creating historical and culturally significant cinematic records.

📩 Contact: sun10ro@ymail.ne.jp

"Filming Akira Kurosawa" Trailer – 2 minutes
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