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The Films of Akira Kurosawa by Donald Richie
Anything from a couple to a dozen pages on each of his films, discussed by an expert. It's a traditional approach, analysing the films thematically above all, an auteurist approach, but it's superbly done, full of astute points and sound judgements, genuinely getting a grasp of each film. It doesn't compare to Bordwell's book on Ozu in brilliance, especially on Kurosawa's formal qualities, but as a more conventional analysis of a great director, it's absolutely exemplary.