Kurosawa Retrospective - 25 outstanding films of the legendary Japanese director - Akira Kurosawa at Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts & Communication & The Japan Foundation > 15th-23rd March 2013

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Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)

Venues : 
15th to 18th March : Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts & Communication, Sri Aurobindo Society Campus, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, Adhichini, New Delhi -110017
Venue Info : www.sac.ac.in | Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Malviya Nagar(Yellow Line)'
19th to 23rd March : The Japan Foundation, 5A Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar IV, New Delhi - 110024

Venue Info : www.jfindia.org.in | Map | Events | Nearest Metro Station - 'Moolchand(Violet Line)'

Event Description : Japan Foundation and Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts & Communication, brings to you the most enticing -Kurosawa Retrospective- Experiencing the Genius of Akira Kurosawa.
A total of 25 outstanding films of the legendary Japanese director - Akira Kurosawa, will be screened with English subtitles. The screening is being spread to two venues - Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts & Communication, Adchini, New Delhi and The Japan Foundation, New Delhi. Entry is free on first-come-first-seated basis.

Profile of Akira Kurosawa : Born on 23rd March 1910in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Kurosawa studied art before entering into film. He served seven years as an assistant to director Kajiro Yamamoto. Within a few years, Kurosawa had achieved sufficient stature. He began his own directorial career with Judo Saga (1943). Following the end of World War II, Kurosawa’s career gathered speed with a series of films that cut across all genres, from crime thrillers to period dramas. Kurosawa won number of awards for his films. In fact, a number of his films served as “inspirations” for successful Hollywood tales. The master storyteller died on 6th, September1998 at the age of 88.

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