I was amazed by his memory. Kurosawa was in his 70s and going blind when he wrote this book. He could remember things at 70 that I can't remember at 20. I laughed as he described his temper, and I cried as he told about his brother's death or described his mentor. The title says it all.
Most autobiographies start with the birth of the writer and end where they are now.
He writes as he remembers things. It does follow for the most part a chronological order, but sometimes he interrupts an anecdote he is telling and says it reminds him of something else and goes off on another tale. I have became astonished in how he was able to use black type on white paper to reflect such colorful images in my mind. For serious movie fans or just simply moviegoers, there is no better book that will take you into the mind of an artist. Kurosawa gives short blurbs of advice to aspiring filmakers, covering editing to screenwriting.