View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Japanese director is not mentioned in Good People?
(a) Takizawa Eisuke.
(b) Fushimizu Shu.
(c) Naruse Mikio.
(d) Yasujiro Ozu.

2. How old was Kurosawa when he got married?
(a) 29.
(b) 23.
(c) 40.
(d) 35.

3. What innovation made One Wonderful Sunday a sensation in Paris?
(a) Disjointed chronology.
(b) Audience interaction.
(c) Surreal dream sequences.
(d) Use of multiple languages.

4. What is the PCL?
(a) A photo lab.
(b) A sales firm.
(c) A massage parlor.
(d) A film school.

5. In Rashomon, Kurosawa wants to recapture the excitement he once felt from what?
(a) Kendo.
(b) Silent films.
(c) Hearing master storytellers.
(d) Painting.

6. Who joined Kurosawa in forming Film Art Association?
(a) Mikio.
(b) Shu.
(c) Ozu.
(d) Yanamoto.

7. Where did Kurosawa choose to shoot the fight scene from Sugata Sanshiro?
(a) In a thick forested area.
(b) On a mountain.
(c) On a soundstage.
(d) On the roof of his house.

8. How did Kurosawa learn of Japan's defeat in the war?
(a) By a newsreel.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) The studio head announces it.
(d) Via radio.

9. What is The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail based on?
(a) A Chinese novel.
(b) A kabuki place.
(c) An American movie.
(d) A Shakespearean play.

10. What did Naruse Mikio use to build a scene?
(a) Many short shots.
(b) One establishing shot, and some closeups.
(c) A single, extended shot.
(d) Voiceover.

11. What does Kurosawa say was Takizawa's great talent in Good People?
(a) Setting atmosphere.
(b) Staying under budget.
(c) Using silence.
(d) Directing actors.

12. Why was PCL first established?
(a) To stock chain stores with simple film.
(b) To research for sound films.
(c) To provide film for spy planes.
(d) To develop military technology.

13. What term does Kurosawa use to describe the Japanese censors in A Bitter War?
(a) Lax.
(b) Obsessive.
(c) Bribable.
(d) Nonexistent.

14. Which is not an additional job that assistant directors had on set with Yamamoto Kajiro?
(a) Serving as extras.
(b) Giving actor's direction.
(c) Editing.
(d) Screenwriting.

15. For what studio did Kurosawa make A Salmon's Old Stories?
(a) Janus Films.
(b) He privately distributes.
(c) Film Art Association.
(d) Toho.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of A Salmon's Old Stories, what does Kurosawa accuse Japanese directors of emulating?

2. What was the first position Akira took under Yamamoto Kajiro?

3. What separated Akira from his contemporaries on set with Yamamoto Kajiro?

4. What enemy of Kurosawa's disappeared with the end of World War II?

5. How did film-goers know that a particular night shot in Sugata Sanshiro was shot during the day?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 440 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample