Kurosawa

This post would have come a lot sooner had I not been locked in mortal combat with YouTube; it's getting harder to find clips I can comment on or post without being blocked.  (I've appealed and hopefully "fair use" will

This film has yielded so much influence, from Lucas' space operas to Leone's macaroni westerns (as, fittingly, the Japanese referred to them).  And today's shot is just one breathtaking moment from the old master, Akira Kurosawa, in a film packed