Akira Kurosawa

    Akira Kurosawa

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    • “The characters in my films try to live honestly and make the most of the lives they’ve been given. I believe you must live honestly and develop your abilities to the full. People who do this are the real heroes.”
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    • “For me, filmmaking combines everything. That’s the reason I’ve made cinema my life’s work. In films, painting and literature, theatre and music come together. But a film is still a film.”
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    • “I like unformed characters. This may be because, no matter how old I get, I am still unformed myself.”
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    • “Being an artist means not having to avert one’s eyes.”
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    • “Human beings share the same common problems. A film can only be understood if it depicts these properly.”
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    • “It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.”
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