From 1902 to 1907, Арсе́ньев, who was then a captain of the 29th Musketeer Regiment of Siberia, began his first expedition in the Ussuri area. From 1908 to 1910, Арсе́ньев made a second inspection. During the two inspections, the local Hezhe hunter Dersu Uzala acted as a guide for him. During this period, Арсе́ньев and Dersu Uzala established a deep friendship. However, when Арсе́ньев came to Ussuri again, he heard the news of Dersu Uzala's murder. Later, Арсе́ньев organized his eight-year expedition diary into travel notes "Along Ussuri Territory" and "Dersu Uzala", which were published in 1921 and 1923. In 1926, the "Book Business" publishing house in Vladivostok published a collection of two books, titled "A Survey of the Sikhote Mountains from 1902 to 1906". Later, the Japanese translator Shiro Tanigawa translated it into Japanese and published it. Director Wind Man read the book in the 1940s. After he finished filming "Idiot" in 1951, he invited the Japanese left-wing playwright Eijiro Hisana to adapt it into a screenplay, but then Wind Man discovered that the background of the story was not available in Japan. Shooting, so the plan was stranded. In December 1971, Wind Man participated in the Moscow State Film Festival. The First Secretary of the Soviet Film Workers Association Kulzanov invited Wind Man to come to the Soviet Union to film a film. Wind Man immediately expressed his desire to shoot "Dersu Uzala", and the two parties reached an agreement. The agreement was written by Wind Man, then rewritten by Soviet dramatist Yuli Najibin, and finally negotiated and finalized by the two. The film cost 4 million U.S. dollars and was produced for four years, including two years of live shooting in the Soviet Union.
Dersu Uzala background creation
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Extended Reading
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Brooke 2022-03-18 09:01:05
[68min edit version] In Kurosawa Akira's works, it is at a low-middle level. The main plot is still around the old hunter Jersu Uzala and the expedition in the Ussuri Mountains. The old hunter is like The son of the forest, he respects nature and loves life. At the same time, he has a deep friendship with the captain Arseniev. He calls the tiger an Amba. According to the movie, this is a symbol of the aging people’s fear of the forest. In the end, there is nothing. Doubtfully did not adapt to city life, and eventually died in the forest, "the dust returns to the dust, the soil returns to the soil", which is probably the case. In addition, there is a description of the Chinese "Red Beard" in the film, which refers to the Chinese who robbed and raped at the border, which has a certain insulting nature.
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Randi 2022-03-17 09:01:06
[B+] Kurosawa's co-production work under the Soviet political propaganda system. In terms of "politics," Akira Kurosawa seems to be doing his best to avoid propaganda in this regard, allowing more attention to the friendship between Del Su and Soviet officers, thinking about the delicate relationship between man and nature, and so on. Since there is not much room for play in drama creation and other aspects, this film seems to be more like an assessment and proof of Kurosawa's hard power. The strength of its lens layout and image element arrangement is still respectable.
Dersu Uzala quotes
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[first lines]
Man in Horse-Drawn Cart: Looking for something?
Arsenev: Yes, a grave.
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Dersu Uzala: My home nowhere. Small hut in mountains where I can sleep. That my home.