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The genius of Akira Kurosawa (1910–1998) was manifold all through his long career. Prodigally, prodigiously, he moved with ease and mastery and style from the most mysteriously interior to the most spectacular.
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Cardullo, R.J. (2016). Circumstantial Evidence: Akira Kurosawa and The Seven Samurai. In: Teaching Sound Film. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-726-9_6
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