Akira Kurosawa Receives an Honorary Award: 1990 Oscars
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My opinion is " Oscar receiving an honorary Akira Kurasawa"
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Greatness.. Kurosawa, "I dont think I understand cinema yet.." wow..
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"Talking of Kurosawa, a poignant tale: Stanley Kubrick received a fan letter from Kurosawa in the late 1990s and was so touched by it. It meant more to him than any Oscar would. He agonised over how to reply, wrote innumerable drafts, but somehow couldn’t quite get the tenor and tone right. Weeks went by, and then months, still agonising. Then he decided enough was enough, the reply had to go, and before the letter was sent Kurosawa died. Stanley was deeply upset.”
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Imagine that, Spielberg and Lucas bring you on to the stage in front of all of Hollywood and the rest of America's television sets and give you a special award they made just to celebrate you and your work. The entire academy along with your friends in Tokyo then sing happy birthday to you. Then you get up and say that you don't deserve it, but you will work hard so that one day you might deserve it. Also you're 80 years old. Kurosawa was one hell of a guy.
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Tarantino in his 30s: I don't want to be an old director, I'mma quit soon. Kurosawa in his 80s: I haven't quite gotten the hang of this yet.
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"I dont think I understand cinema yet .." Kurosawa said in an interview years later. "Everyone thought that was a joke, But I don't really think I understand cinema "
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Kurosawa, Kubrick and Hitchcock never received a best director oscar and are the best ever imo
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For those wondering, when the Academy announced they were giving an Oscar to Kurosawa, Spielberg and Lucas both insisted to present it as each idolized the man and so they got to do it together, good tribute to a man who inspired them both.
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wow, Lucas and Spielberg looked so young ...new kids on the block, time flies
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I'd never heard a speech that humbled every living director before that one.
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"Thank you Kurosawa Sensei, everyone here stole something from you at one time".
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When Oscar's too small to express the greatness of an artist. Kurusawa is the best director in the history of cinema
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Look at Steven Spielberg rockin' the 90's haircut ha
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The greatest film maker of all time.
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As a true genius, he is also humble and knows that there is always room for perfection. Deep respect to him.
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Truly well deserves, and his modesty is all the more wonderful to see. I smiled throughout the whole video once I saw Kurosawa.
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This is the beauty and importance of art. George Lucas and Steven Spielberg looked up to Kurosawa like we look up to Lucas and Spielberg. Art is immortal
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As a Japanese, I am very proud of his films and achievements. And I believe his legacy has been inherited in many movies such as Star Wars series.
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it was they who were honored
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Do you notice how Steven Spielberg bows at 4:45? Seeing how it’s a cultural gesture for respect in Japan, it was super courteous for Spielberg to do that.
