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Red Beard
film by Kurosawa Akira [1965]
Also known as: “Akahige”
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- In Kurosawa Akira: Later works of Kurosawa Akira
Akahige (1965; Red Beard) combines elements of entertainment with a sentimental humanism. In the 1960s, however, Japanese cinema fell into an economic depression, and Kurosawa’s plans, in most cases, were found by film companies to be too expensive. As a result, Kurosawa attempted to work with Hollywood…
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