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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

AUTEUR SPOTLIGHT | Akira Kurosawa

AUTEUR SPOTLIGHT | Akira Kurosawa

By Sophia Lu October 18, 2023

The 92nd Academy Awards awarded “Parasite” the best picture Oscar, the first ever for a foreign-language film. Since then, international cinema has experienced a marked increase in prominence in the...

THE REEL DEAL: Kurosawa, the Cultivator of US Pop Culture Icons From Across the Pacific

THE REEL DEAL: Kurosawa, the Cultivator of US Pop Culture Icons From Across the Pacific

By Tucker Oberting July 27, 2020

Pre-World War II, Japanese cinema had little real influence on the U.S. film industry. Then came Akira Kurosawa.  Throughout a career spanning seven decades from 1936 to 1993, director Kurosawa...

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