At 03:56 AM 9/6/98 -0400, Maercutio@aol.com wrote:

Yes, that's right. You didn't misread the subject tag. Akira Kurosawa, the
genius behind Seven Samurai, Rashomon, Ran, and so many others died

yesterday.

(Sunday, Sept 5, 1998)

And to think my Japanese Literature class was due to watch Rashamon this
Tuesday.
Farewell, Kurosawa-san. You will be sorely missed.


Now if I could only get copies of both versions of the Seven Samurai. 

Ah, well. Shigata ga nai.