"Akira Kurosawa, I Cento Anni Dell'Imperatore [Akira Kurosawa, the 100th Anniversary of the Emperor]" https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbl2604/ Author: Tassone, Aldo. Type: Journal Article Year: 2010 Publication Information: Film-Historia 20, no. 2 (2010). (https://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/filmhistoria/article/view/13513) Annotation: Commemorates centenary of Akira Kurosawa’s birth in 1910, “staunch defender of European individualism, man of bridges between cultures.” Focuses on Kurosawa’s humanistic vision and question of ethics represented in films, including cinematic adaptations of Shakespeare's plays, such as Ran (q.v.). Italian summary, online.  Language: Italian Cross-References: Kurosawa, Ran Tags: King Lear, Shakespeare as Influence WSB Update: Summer 2024 WSB Record Number: bbbl2604