Kiyoshi Kurosawa

I'm interested. Because the system of filmmaking is so different between the two countries, I'd have to start off by learning the American way of making films. And it seems like a lot of trouble to me at this point. If someone would offer me the possibility of remaking one of my films my own way, as a Japanese film, I would be interested but I don't expect it. It would be difficult, and I doubt it's likely to happen. Show less «

I would probably have to say that the student films I made on Super-8 are my most personal. I shot and edited them myself. Once I started making commercial films and working with a large cast, D.P. and crew, I've never felt that I could call any of the films I made in this format personal. Show less «

Until now [2007], I had conditions that allowed me to make films as I wanted. But in the past five years, I have become increasingly aware that it is more and more difficult for me to release my films, or even to make them. I am a bit worried, but I am trying to remain optimistic. Show less «