Akira Kurosawa: a name synonymous with cinematic mastery. His debut, Sanshiro Sugata, often heralded as the first glimpse of towering genius. But strip away the reverence, look past the auteurist mythology… What are we really left with? Released during the height of World War II, Sanshiro Sugata charts the familiar arc of a young, impetuous … Continue reading "Kurosawa’s Debut: Genius or Just Practice? Revisiting Sanshiro Sugata (1943)"
