Searching For Kurosawa
黒澤明を探して
“A college student records behind-the-scenes of Akira Kurosawa’s Ran, only for the footage to be confiscated—until he reunites with it three decades later.”
Synopsis
Searching for Kurosawa chronicles Kawamura Mitsuhiko’s journey from the set of Kurosawa’s Ran in 1985 to its final release three decades later. Now, with the rediscovered clips and Mitsuhiko’s own recollections, the film pieces together an intimate portrait of cinema’s “Emperor,” revealing how a young cinephile’s passion helped preserve invaluable fragments of film history. In the course of unearthing lost footage, Kawamura’s life takes an ironic course; he loved movies so much that his life became a movie.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Richard Rowland
- Original Title
- 黒澤明を探して
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 23m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Richard Rowland
Erjol Muarem
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Richard Rowland
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Erjol Muarem
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What is Searching For Kurosawa about?
Searching for Kurosawa chronicles Kawamura Mitsuhiko’s journey from the set of Kurosawa’s Ran in 1985 to its final release three decades later. Now, with the rediscovered clips and Mitsuhiko’s own recollections, the film pieces together an intimate portrait of cinema’s “Emperor,” revealing how a young cinephile’s passion helped preserve invaluable fragments of film history. In the course of unearthing lost footage, Kawamura’s life takes an ironic course; he loved movies so much that his life became a movie.
Who directed Searching For Kurosawa?
Searching For Kurosawa was directed by Richard Rowland.
Who stars in Searching For Kurosawa?
The principal cast of Searching For Kurosawa includes Mitsuhiko Kawamura, Akira Kurosawa, Shinnosuke Ikehata, Ishirō Honda.
When was Searching For Kurosawa released and how long is it?
Searching For Kurosawa was released in 2025 with a total runtime of 23m.