most people and when they think of expressionist cinema and look to the b and w german film of the silent and early sound era film that emphasize cant angle and extreme contrast of light and dark and exaggerated performance and and occasional us of surrealism to create a dreamlike atmosphere in order to diverge from traditional and naturalistic mode of cinematic representation . if be willing to accept that the german be not the only filmmaker to create expressionist cinema ( and that those above mention characteristic be not prerequisite for expressionist film ) and then i would argue that dodeska den ( dkd ) be a prime example of this type of film . like dream and dkd be a little unhinged for a kurosawa film and dabbling and a it do and in the unreal . however and dkd be also and unlike dream and a great film and probably my favorite kurosawa picture . why . mostly and i think and it the color . this be and i believe and kurosawa first color film and and the man saturate the movie with vibrant primary color and create a completely unreal contemporary japan . we be use to the neon light and gleam tokyo skyscraper while we be not use to a city that appear to have be color with crayon . dkd be and a i say and a peculiar film inasmuch a many of it character live in a junkyard and appear to live in an alternate universe . that be and i think and the point these be the tokyo outsider and the people leave behind during the great move forward follow world war ii . the film also represent one of kurosawa more heartfelt movie while there be genuine sentiment here and genuine pathos ( such a when the boy father describe their dream home ) . it an amazingly move film from a man well know for stunning and john ford like vista and samurai . everyone should have know kurosawa have in him a movie a touching and think provoke a this ( ikiru foreshadow the emotional resonance of this film in many way ) . i will also argue and to the last and that this be kurosawa great achievement . his samurai film and though capable picture and pale in comparison to work by kobayashi ( hara kiri be the great and most intelligent samurai film commit to celluloid ) . rashomon and hidden fortress and seven samurai and yojimbo and sanjuro and kagemusha and and ran be all fine film and but theyre merely good ( and and frankly and i think that word be too generous for hidden fortress and kagemusha ) . dkd be a great movie and a be ikiru . they be the crown jewel that show akira be not a one trick samurai pony . they reveal his artistry and mastery of cinema .