Actually, it should be an ironic title at first.

Kurosawa's height (1.8 1m). He was very strict in directing at the shooting scene, demanding perfection in everything, insisting on his own opinions, and often yelling, which scared the staff enough, so he was nicknamed "the emperor". (You know, at that time, the Japanese were generally short and talked in a drizzly way. Blackpool is different in these two points, and he is the best among them. )

Because of his outstanding achievements in the film industry, this title later became an absolute title. (The propaganda made Oshima learn, and he couldn't wait to shout out his dentures. )

It is called the film emperor because Kurosawa's filming style requires complete control of the scene from the beginning, from scene scheduling to every leaf taken in the picture. That kind of tyranny and harshness made the film crew at a loss, so they were dubbed "Shadow Emperor" to describe Akira Kurosawa's absolute rule on the set.

But later, because of Kurosawa's great influence, the joke became a respectful name, praising Kurosawa's influence in the film as important as the emperor.

In addition, Kurosawa also has a title "Shakespeare in the film industry", and people usually described in this word order are suspected of being praised. For example, "Tofu Sith" is definitely not a Sith, and "Living Hua Tuo" is definitely not as good as Hua Tuo in reality, and it is clearly famous, but this "Shakespeare in the Movie" is really not inferior to Shakespeare. In my opinion,

Teruyo Nogami once wrote a book called Waiting for the Clouds, because the best embodiment of Akihito Kurosawa's character is that he can make the whole crew stop and wait for the clouds in order to get a good shot. When filming Heroes of the Warring States, he waited 100 days to get a satisfactory sunny scene. When filming Heaven and Hell, he found that the second floor of a residential building blocked his shot of Shinkansen actors throwing gold, so he simply demolished the second floor of the residential building.

I don't want to explain for Kurosawa, but it is because I love movies that I am stubborn and serious, so I can make so many excellent "Kurosawa movies". Blackpool's belief in movies is unimaginable now. After Red Beard (1965), Minlang's elegy couldn't stand Blackpool's bullying and running away. 1September, 970, Kurosawa's tiger caught fire halfway! Tiger! Tiger! "The release became a big hit at the Japanese box office that year. In the same year, in June+10, 5438, Kurosawa's film "Small Market without Season" (also known as: electric car craze) was a fiasco. 197 1 year 65438+February 22nd, Blackpool attempted suicide. I admire this strong sense of shame of putting the film aside for a while. In contrast, the current directors will only say "I made this movie for myself" and "This movie is a gift from God" to cover up their ugliness in the face of failure, and they have no sense of shame.

Tell two more short stories:

1, Blackpool had to leave the Soviet Union to shoot Uzara, Delsout, after the fiasco of electric car fanatics (1975). After returning to Japan, he wanted to shoot Shadow Warrior, but unfortunately no investors were willing to cooperate with this stubborn old man. It forced Emperor Akira Kurosawa to swear, "I want the audience to see the picture in my mind, even if it is not a movie, even if it is still!" So I sat at my desk drawing day and night, and unconsciously drew more than 200 pictures. I have a belief that supports my painting: one day I will make a movie of shadow fighters! "Finally, two brain-dead powders from the United States brought him investment and helped him complete the film. Not only that, they are crazy enough to fly across the Pacific Ocean and take photos with their idols in Japan. (In today's film circle, few people will invest like this ...) The above picture shows them taking a photo with Akira Kurosawa when they flew from the United States to Japan to visit the shooting scene of Shadow Warrior. The two American brain-dead fans are francis coppola and george lucas. (Thanks to Teacher @ Lucifer for the picture) The above is the image of Takeda Shingen, the protagonist of Shadow Warrior written by Kurosawa.

Akira Kurosawa had already decided to let the famous Japanese actor Katsutaro play this role (as can be seen from the above picture). Katsutaro once appeared in Dudu City series films, and became a big shot in Japanese sword halberd films. At that time, Japan's influence definitely exceeded that of Akira Kurosawa. Although he knew Akira Kurosawa's temper, Katsutaro said that he would fully cooperate and strive to complete an excellent film. The picture above shows the blind man's head city played by Katsutaro.

However, when Katsutaro filmed the first scene on the set, he asked his assistant to shoot his performance with a home video recorder at the same time, which angered Blackpool and the two clashed on the set. Unexpectedly, Blackpool directly expelled Katsutaro from the cast, and that night he called Zhong Daida to let him play. I'm afraid only Akira Kurosawa can get rid of his original actor in the first scene.

2. Later, Nakajima also appeared in Kurosawa's film Chaos. The old man is still alive. Last year, the Japanese film exhibition came to Beijing. China fans at the scene asked him to comment briefly on the differences between Akira Kurosawa and Mikio Naruse. He said: "As for the difference between Kurosawa and Mikio Naruse, I actually think they are no different. (If I have to) When I just finished filming director Akira Kurosawa and walked into director Seto's studio, director Seto would keep saying to me, "Quiet! Be quiet! "

Toshiro mifune, who chose to leave Kurosawa, replied when asked about Kurosawa:

""that guy! Minlang smiled again after recalling the sad song: "Kurosawa is a film director, but he is more serious than others in any respect." . However, as actors, we are not puppets, and we can't do whatever he says. Akira Kurosawa must tell me his requirements for the role before filming. I will play myself to the top according to his instructions, and he will not restrain me. "This kind of unrestrained arbitrariness may make his later achievements worse than the cooperation with Minlang's elegy, but several generations of filmmakers around the world will still draw nutrition from Emperor Akira Kurosawa's films.

Akira Kurosawa made me understand that when we go to the outside world, we should keep China people's own character and style, which is a very important lesson he taught Asian filmmakers. (Zhang Yimou Review)

I am too young to have direct contact with him. He has a great influence on our generation of China directors (Chen Kaige's review).

Although there is no war today, the audience may have different experiences and understandings when they watch Kurosawa's movies again.

But I believe that the audience will always react when watching it, which has something to do with Kurosawa's films. On the contrary, there are too many movies piled up now, and I think the creators should have these feelings through such a fierce internal impact. (Xu Keping)

I am deeply influenced by many Japanese movies, especially Kurosawa's movies. (Comments by John Woo)

"If I can make a movie with a master, I'd rather be an assistant." This master is Akira Kurosawa. (Coppola comments)

Akira Kurosawa is a cultural and artistic figure who made the greatest contribution to the progress of Asia in the 20th century. (Asia Weekly Review)

Akira Kurosawa is the most influential figure in Asia in the 20th century (commented by Time magazine).

The above is from Baidu Zhihu.