Kiyoshi Kurosawa on the black-and-white edition of 'The Samurai and the Prisoner': "It was incredible. It was so different, and there are so many things that became apparent to me that I hadn’t noticed before. For instance, the patterns on people’s costumes. I think, with color, we’re more drawn to the coloring in the costumes, but suddenly the patterns and differences became very clear to me. Another thing was the whites of the eyes of the actors: suddenly being able to see that contrast so clearly added a kind of depth and striking quality to their expressions. So it was a brand-new discovery to me—very shocking, certainly not intentional—but I think that’s what’s so interesting about film: you can turn it into black-and-white and suddenly it’s a new world."
Read our interview with the director: https://t.co/iUBbtgBRtp