The hidden gems of Seven Samurai: Kyuzo
Who are you calling a triangle?! Black and white. Check. Samurai. Double Check. Classic cinema. Check, check, check. Akira Kurosawa. Initiate screaming. Seven Samurai. Stop. Reeelax. Young, aspiring directors get a mandatory face-off with the master Akira Kurosawa - whether they want it or not - the very first few weeks they set foot on campus. And they should. I mean, how else can you learn the basics of camera angles, storytelling through moving pictures, and turning a great script into an unextinguishable flame of classic cinema? Speaking of inextinguishable flames, I bet there are things you don't know about Seven Samurai. Hidden in those three and half hours of quiet brilliance are devices that contribute to the story and deepen the characters. And I'll get to them whether you want it or not, triangle! Well, opening scenes matter. But the ones that matter are not always placed at the start. This is the case with Kyuzo - the masterful swordsman of the seven-strong bunch....