Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vi
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. PART I JAPANESE CINEMA IN SEARCH OF A DISCIPLINE
6. Introduction 8
7. PART II THE FILMS OF KUROSAWA AKIRA
8. 1. Kurosawa Criticism and the Name of the Author 53
9. 2. Sanshiro Sugata 69
10. 3. The Most Beautiful 81
11. 4. Sanshiro Sugata, Part 2 89
12. 5. The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail 93
13. 6. No Regrets for Our Youth 114
14. 7. One Wonderful Sunday 135
15. 8. Drunken Angel 138
16. 9. The Quiet Duel 140
17. 10. Stray Dog 147
18. 11. Scandal 179
19. 12. Rashomon 182
20. 13. The Idiot 190
21. 14. Ikiru 194
22. 15. Seven Samurai 205
23. 16. Record of a Living Being 246
24. 17. Throne of Blood 250
25. 18. The Lower Depths 270
26. 19. The Hidden Fortress 272
27. 20. The Bad Sleep Well 274
28. 21. Yojimbo 289
29. 22. Sanjuro 293
30. 23. High and Low 303
31. 24. Red Beard 332
32. 25. Dodeskaden 334
33. 26. Dersu Uzala 344
34. 27. Kagemusha 348
35. 28. Ran 355
36. 29. Dreams 359
37. 30. Rhapsody in August 364
38. 31. Madadayo 372
39. Epilogue 375
40. Notes 379
41. Filmography 433
42. Bibliography 451
43. Index 471