... used masks to convey his characters' emotions, later on to be replaced with detailed face-paintings. His melding of different arts and culture is a true innovation as it successfully conveyed stories in formats that can be viewed as both Eastern and Western styled. He referenced this in an interview by which he mentioned: "I collect old Japanese lacquerware as well as antique ... French and Dutch glassware. In short, the Western and the Japanese live side by side in my mind naturally, without the least bit of conflict." Kurosawa's bold and dynamic style has been related by critics, as ....

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