A film which build up a bridge between Japanese cinema and Western cinema

Rating: 10/10 (17 December 2007)

At that time this was a master war film. It was the most expensive film at that time in Hollywood. Director Kurosawa became well know in western culture after making this film. It took him more than 30 years to finish this film. I don't think there is a film which could took longer time than this one. The whole story was based on the "King Lear" by Shakespeare. It follows the same pattern as "King Lear". About a father who wants to pass his power to his three sons. The eldest son gets the most and the youngest son who do not butter up his father so he was banished from the land.
The long take and fast cut are the two different major technique Kurosawa used to shoot this film. When the two son were attacking their father the sound was off and only music remains. It was like a dream and after the eldest son got killed the sound came back to the scene. Their father was trying to commit suicide but he could not find a good sword.