The samurai films of Akira Kurosawa (Studies in cinema)

Pt. 1: Introduction -- Japanese Films And The West -- Kurosawa's Use Of Genre -- Kurosawa And American Film Motifs -- Pt. 2: The Samurai Film -- The Mythicization Of History -- The Field Of View -- The Historical Background -- Sign Systems -- Genre Types; The Nostalgic Samurai Drama; The Anti-feudal Samurai Drama; Zen Fighters; The Sword Film -- The Mythicization Of History And The Samurai Film -- Pt. 3: The Samurai Films Of Akira Kurosawa -- Kurosawa And The West -- The Period Films Of Akira Kurosawa -- The Samurai Films; Seven Samurai; The Hidden Fortress; Yojimbo; Sanjuro; Kagemusha -- Pt. 4: Implications For Further Study. By David Desser. Revision Of Thesis (ph. D.)--university Of Southern California, 1981. Includes Indexes. Bibliography: P. [155]-157.