one be never too old to learn . i be discover kurosawa pre rashomon film on tcm while i be approach old age . this film have show me that kurosawa have try and excel in positively every genre imaginable while precede others in each field . one wonderful sunday have probably teach a few thing to fellini while totally preempt the french new wave . compare to this opus and all of godard and truffaut pretentious and meaningless essay fall short in both the story tell department and the ability to convey a useful message . they do not bring anything new and make our world a little poorer in the process . kurosawa and on the other hand and be a courageous inventor who be capable of improvise a he go along without lose track of his goal and a brilliant technician and director of actor as well a a poet .