Eclipse Series 23: The First Films of Akira Kurosawa (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

The “Eclipse Series 23: The First Films of Akira Kurosawa” is a wonderful collection of Kurosawa’s earlier work and if you are a Criterion Collection collector who is missing his earlier work in your collection (and have no intention of purchasing the awesome “AK100: 25 Read More …

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger’s Tail (as part of the Eclipse Series 23: The First Films of Akira Kurosawa) (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

Before Akira Kurosawa’s samurai films, it all began with “The Men Who Tread on the Tiger’s Tail”.  Although more comedy-driven, the film gives us a glimpse of the potential the filmmaker had earlier in his career and a small taste of what he would later Read More …