• Front cover of “On Kurosawa: A Tribute to the Master Director” by Peter Tasker, hardcover with monochrome portrait design.
  • Back cover of “On Kurosawa: A Tribute to the Master Director” by Peter Tasker (Zen Foto Gallery, 2018) with blurb quotes.
  • Close-up of the spine reading ‘ON KUROSAWA: A Tribute to the Master Director — Peter Tasker’; hardcover detail (Zen Foto Gallery, 2018).
  • Title page of “On Kurosawa: A Tribute to the Master Director” by Peter Tasker.
  • Table of contents listing essays and film-inspired sections in “On Kurosawa.”
  • Interior essay spread from “On Kurosawa,” mixing text with a small monochrome image.
  • Full-bleed color film still of an armored samurai reproduced in “On Kurosawa.”
  • Gritty black-and-white film still of a bound figure in armor from “On Kurosawa.”
  • Chapter spread titled “Mother” with poem and small landscape image, from “On Kurosawa.”
  • Essay spread “The Most Beautiful” from Peter Tasker’s “On Kurosawa.”
  • Black-and-white banquet scene with a large cake, reproduced as a film still in “On Kurosawa.”
  • Interior spread: essay ‘Stray Dog’ with text and a small still of Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura, from On Kurosawa by Peter Tasker (Zen Foto Gallery, 2018).
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On Kurosawa: A Tribute to the Master Director

On Kurosawa: A Tribute to the Master Director – Peter Tasker

Peter Tasker
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“On Kurosawa: A Tribute to the Master Director” by Peter Tasker is an English-language Zen Foto Gallery hardcover that combines essays, poetry, fiction and film stills to explore all 30 films of Japanese master director Akira Kurosawa.

Hardcover, 19.0 x 25.0 cm, 0.8 kg , 213 pages
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About the Book

“On Kurosawa: A Tribute to the Master Director” is a unique book on Akira Kurosawa, the most influential filmmaker in Japanese cinema. British writer Peter Tasker, who has lived in Japan for decades, responds to each of Kurosawa’s 30 films with a different form of writing – essays, poems, short stories and fragmentary reflections – creating a rich collage that blends film criticism, cultural history and personal memory.

Throughout the 213-page hardcover (186 × 246 mm), Tasker’s texts are interwoven with stills from Kurosawa’s masterpieces and rare behind-the-scenes photographs by set photographer Akihide Tamura, offering both visual and intellectual access to the director’s work. Published by Zen Foto Gallery in Tokyo and fully in English, the book is ideal for Kurosawa fans, cinephiles, film students and anyone interested in Japanese culture. As a carefully designed, limited art-book style volume, it fits perfectly into collections of Japanese photobooks and books on Japanese film.

Hardcover, 19.0 x 25.0 cm, 0.8 kg, 213 pages, English
ISBN: 9784905453789

About the Author

Peter Tasker (born 1955, UK) is a British author, financial analyst and long-time Japan resident. Known since the 1980s as a leading commentator on the Japanese economy, he has written numerous novels and non-fiction works about Japan, society and finance. With “On Kurosawa: A Tribute to the Master Director”, Tasker brings together his deep knowledge of Japan and his passion for cinema, offering an imaginative, multi-voiced portrait of Akira Kurosawa and the enduring impact of his films on world cinema.

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Publisher / Manufacturer: Zen Foto Gallery
Country of origin: Japan
Website: https://zen-foto.jp

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