With support from the Reginald S. Reinhardt, Ling-Makekau Fund for Asia-Pacific Films, Film Forum has announced a nine-film festival celebrating iconic Japanese director Akira Kurosawa from Friday, July 18 to Thursday, July 31.
An impressive line-up of Kurosawa’s films have been given 4K restorations and many will be shown in the U.S. for the first time, including Throne of Blood, Stray Dog, High and Low, The Hidden Fortress, Ikiru, Yojimbo, and Sanjuro. All 4K restorations were undertaken by Toho Co., Ltd. in Japan.
Rashomon is the lone 2K restoration, which was undertaken by the Academy Film Archive, the National Film Center of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, and Kadokawa Pictures, Inc.
For ticket information and the full schedule, visit Film Forum’s website here.
All films are released by Janus Films.
