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Kurosawa and the Censors

Akira Kurosawa's early films, such as Drunken Angel, faced significant challenges due to US censorship during the American occupation of Japan from 1945 to 1952.

Danish film scholar Lars-Martin Sorensen explores the challenges Japanese director Akira Kurosawa faced due to US censorship of his early films, such as Drunken Angel (1948),during the American occupation of Japan from 1945 to 1952.

Info about Kurosawa and the Censors

Studio(s): The Criterion Collection

Originally Released: United States, Nov 27, 2007

Production Country: United States

Genres:Documentary, Short