Akira Kurosawa: Master of Cinema
"The homage best suited for you coffee table comes from film historian Peter Cowie ... a visually stunning study of the director's work." ~Details"A book of value to Kurosawa novices and to aficionados in search of deeper insight. Beautifully bound and printed, and lavishly illustrated ... it's a book worthy of its subject." ~San Francisco Chronicle"The quiet, quotidian aspect of Kurosawa's art gets a nice push in the impressively lavish.  We're talking stacks of high-grade stills, notes, mockupsAkira Kurosawa: Master of Cinema." ~Atlantic Monthly"This is the definitive visual chronicle of a great artist." ~Palm Beach Post"Akira Kurosawa: Master of Cinemaby Peter Cowie is the most lavishly produced and profusely illustrated volume on Akira Kurosawa ever published." ~Turner Classic Movies"The question that must be answered is whether there is enough new material inAkira Kurosawa: Master of Cinemato justify its steep price. Is there enough new material to make it worth a purchase? The answer for any serious Kurosawa fan is an emphatic yes, not only because of the soundness of Cowie's commentary, but also because of the hundreds of gorgeous images that supplement it." ~American Cinematographer