Kurosawa and the Censors
Between 1945 and 1952, during the American occupation of Japan, censorship agencies reviewed all films proposed for production. In this video essay, Danish film scholar Lars-Martin Sorensen sheds light on the challenges Kurosawa faced from these censors in making DRUNKEN ANGEL (1948).
USA 2007 · Producer and interviewer: Robert Fischer · Camera: Amdi Broner · Sound: Jon Nguyen · Video editor: Isabel Sadurni · Online editor: Chris Ramey · DVD producer: Kim Hendrickson · Associate producer: Heather Shaw · Executive producers: Peter Becker, Fumiko Takagi, Jonathan Turell · With Lars Martin Sorensen · Production company: The Criterion Collection (New York) · Running time: 25 minutes
PUBLISHED ON THE FOLLOWING DVDS OR BLU-RAYS:
Drunken Angel (Criterion)