Kurosawa Centennial

Today would have been Akira Kurosawa's 100th birthday. Here's a pretty good fan video using footage from Ran and music from the band Dead Can Dance:Here's a jittery copy of his lifetime achievement Oscar presentation:And here's a brief clips from Dreams:Kurosawa originally wanted to become a painter, and his idol was Van Gogh. You can see it in Ran and some of his other color films. While I