On this day, 74 years ago, Rashomon (1950), directed by Akira Kurosawa, premiered in the United States. Originally released in Japan in August 1950, the film gained international attention after winning the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1951. Its American premiere on 26 December 1951 marked the beginning of Kurosawa’s global recognition and introduced Western audiences to Japanese cinema on an unprecedented scale. | History of Cinema

6.6K views · 330 reactions | "The success of 'L'Eclisse' (1962) in Japan is explained by the very slow rhythm of the film, broken only now & then by "outbursts," such as the Stock Exchange sequences. The Japanese liked it a lot. They already knew & loved Alain Delon & Monica Vitti." Michelangelo Antonioni | History of Cinema | Facebook