... also noted in this film that, quote, "In this picture I finally discovered myself". For those who discover Kurosawa, they will find a master technician and artist, with a deep compassion for his characters and an awe of the vastness of nature. He also made Japanese cinema known in the western world with his film Rashomon, which won the top prize in the Venice ... of Hidden Fortress, an award-winning film that inspired George Lucas to steal the plot for Star Wars. His love of literature also showed in two excellent versions of Shakespeare (Macbeth in Throne of Blood and King Lear in Ran)...

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