Kurosawa and Composing Movement

What were the three types of movement that Kurosawa used in his films.  How did he use these techniques in his films?  What did they communicate to the audience?

    The three types of movement that Kurosawa used in his films were nature, groups, and individuals. He used the movement of nature in his films by incorporating weather in the background of all of his films. This communicated to the audience visual interest as well as emotion. By showing the movement of nature, it can turn a more static scene into one with a lot of movement, which adds a layer of visual interest, and it can also amplify emotions by giving the audience another sense that they can relate to. He used the movement of groups in his films by using a number of people who move as a unit or separately. This was able to make emotions feel bigger because of the larger number of people, which allowed for more people to show the same reaction and thus make it clearer to the audience. Lastly, he used the movement of individuals in his films through unrealistic and exaggerated blocking and by telling his actors to pick one gesture that their character repeats. This helps convey the emotions much more clearly and dramatically to the audience and the use of repetitive gestures helps them identify characters quicker as well as their emotions. Overall, Kurosawa's uses of different types of motion in his films helped to amplify and communicate emotions to the audience.