Johnny at Spoon & Tamago [1] excitedly introduces a digital archive of film director Akira Kurosasawa from Ryukoku University [2]: “Consisting of over 20,000 photographs, manuscripts, notes and other artifacts, this is easily the most extensive database of memorabilia related to the director and his work, as well as a fascinating look behind the scenes.” The archive site is in Japanese but click around on the links on the left panel to see the images. (01.-11. is Rashomon)
Japan: Akira Kurosawa Digital Archive
· Written by Tomomi Sasaki
Categories: East Asia, Eastern & Central Europe, Japan, Film, Photography