{"product_id":"the-book-of-redemption-mitsuhiko-kawamura-9798289132338","title":"The Book of Redemption: Akira Kurosawa's Films as the Textbook of Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Book of Redemption\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKurosawa's Films as the Textbook of Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy Mitsuhiko Kawamura\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to live with purpose? To forgive? To begin again?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Redemption\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed filmmaker and documentarian Mitsuhiko Kawamura explores the moral and spiritual essence of Akira Kurosawa's cinema. Drawing from decades of firsthand experience-including his role in documenting the making of \u003ci\u003eRan\u003c\/i\u003e-Kawamura combines film analysis, philosophical reflection, and personal confession to reveal Kurosawa's works as timeless ethical narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough films like \u003ci\u003eIkiru\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSeven Samurai\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRed Beard\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHigh and Low\u003c\/i\u003e, this book asks universal questions: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do we live?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is sin, and how can it be atoned?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs redemption possible in a godless world?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan storytelling be an act of salvation?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not just a study of cinema-it is a deeply moving testimony to the power of human dignity, moral courage, and the redemptive potential of even the smallest act. For readers of philosophy, film lovers, and seekers of meaning, this book offers a rare, meditative journey into the heart of what it means to be human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mitsuhiko Kawamura\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798289132338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.27d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mitsuhiko Kawamura","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47036546515199,"sku":"9798289132338","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b3505ef8-13ee-41b9-90eb-01988e0b29b3.jpg?v=1752637898","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-book-of-redemption-mitsuhiko-kawamura-9798289132338","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}