Kurosawa Akira; March 23, 1910 – September 6, 1998) was a Japanese filmmaker who directed 30 feature films in a career spanning six decades. With a bold and dynamic style strongly influenced by Western cinema yet distinct from it, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. Known as a hands-on filmmaker, he was heavily involved with all aspects of production as a director, writer, producer, and editor. It is Wonderful to Create is among the most wonderful things ever produced, at least if you are a Kurosawa fan. The series consists of episodes of varying length, typically between 30 and 60 minutes, which chronicle the making of Kurosawa’s films. Altogether 21 of Kurosawa’s 30 films are covered by the series: basically, the ones that he shot for Toho studios. The series was produced by Kurosawa’s long-time aide Teruyo Nogami and features interviews with practically all of Kurosawa’s key collaborators who were still alive at the time of making the series. Unfortunately, the series has never been made available on its own. Instead, episodes have been included on home video releases both in Japan and elsewhere.
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