Dersu Uzala

Dersu Uzala

  • Director: Akira Kurosawa
  • Writer: Akira Kurosawa,Yuriy Nagibin,Vladimir Arsenev
  • Countries of origin: Soviet Union, Japan
  • Language: Russian, Chinese
  • Release date: December 20, 1977
  • Aspect ratio: 2.20 : 1
  • Also known as: Uzala, der Kirgise
  • "Dersu Uzala" is a feature film directed by Wind Man and starring Maksim Munzuk and Yuri Solomin .
    The film is adapted from the travel notes of the Russian geographer Арсе́ньев , "A Survey of the Sikhote Mountains in 1902-1906 ". It tells the friendship between the Russian military officer Арсе́ньев and the Hezhe hunter Dersu Uzala that transcends classes and levels. The film was released in Japan on August 2, 1975. 

    Details

    • Release date December 20, 1977
    • Filming locations Primorsky Kray, Russia
    • Production companies Atelier 41, Daiei Studios, Mosfilm

    Box office

    Budget

    $4,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross worldwide

    $14,480

    Movie reviews

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    • By Emilie 2022-03-25 09:01:15

      In memory of the soul that resonates with all things

      I admire this Hezhen, he has amazing insight, which stems from his many years of experience living in the forest. He also has a wonderful heart, and he's going to help people he doesn't know and may never meet.
      The commander went back to the railroad where Del Su was buried, but new villages had been built here, and the tomb had long since disappeared. The officer could only stand in place, silently reciting the name of his best friend: Del Su, and unfolding the memories that will be...

    • By Rowena 2022-03-25 09:01:15

      Very unremarkable movie by Akira Kurosawa

      Unlike the usual samurai image in Akira Kurosawa's films, the protagonist is almost not aggressive, but a kind-hearted, industrious, optimistic and traditional hunter. The portrayal of skills is slightly redundant, the characters are slightly thin, and there are no very attractive personalized details. Other characters are also slightly masked, more functional but less attractive, and the more important (Chinese) characters in the original work have been removed. (Sure enough, art...

    • By Mona 2022-03-24 09:03:02

      Hope the lost territories come back soon

      Russia has occupied several million square kilometers of our land, when will it be recovered, and Mongolia, although Sino-Russian relations are good now, we must be wary of this aggressive country. Geersu, a native of Goerte, could not survive hunting due to his reduced eyesight. He was asked by the captain to live in his home in the city, but he could not adapt to the city life and asked to go back to the mountains. The captain gave him a new rifle. After that, he was killed in the forest, but...

    • By Adela 2022-03-24 09:03:02

      where the truth lies

      I have never heard that Akira Kurosawa made such a film in the Soviet Union, and it was an unexpected gain after watching it.
        
        Del Su is an ordinary hunter, he belongs to the forest like a fish belongs only to the water. In the "his" forest, he seems to be omnipotent, he has a keen sense of smell and extremely keen observation, which makes him like Tarzan of the ape, showing extraordinary survivability like a hero in this environment. Like a myth, he can judge the physical signs of...

    • By Layne 2022-03-23 09:02:49

      Incarnation of Nature - Del Su

      Del Su said that fire, water, and wind are three very powerful people. He has forged a deep friendship with this forest, this land. He fears nature and regards it as a god, while fire, water, and wind are the messengers of the gods. Keen, he has insight into the land where he was born and raised, and is destined to be rooted in this reality forever.

      His kindness moved me. He prepared food for unforeseen guests in advance, and was angry because of the dense traps set up by "bad...

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    • By Archibald 2022-03-27 09:01:15

      The long aftertaste of a simple story is told in a plain narrative, and the moving photography is too beautiful. Japanese Akira Kurosawa made this film involving the conflict between nature and modernity and won the Oscar for best foreign language. More than 10 years after the film, Russian Mikhalkov filmed a similar "Spirit of Mongolia" in China and won the Golden...

    • By Jade 2022-03-27 09:01:15

      At the beginning of Kurosawa Akira's late style, people are in the wild, calm without stimulation, talk when they should speak, and the camera should move when they move, as Hashimoto Shinobu said, he really can't deal with more complex themes and character emotions, nature and civilization It's just a coat, it's good-looking, and it is from the simple characters that the strong emotions are also exuded. The friendship between Dersu Uzala and the captain is true in adversity, and the old man's...

    • By Ulises 2022-03-27 09:01:15

      Kurosawa Mindersu Uzala Maxim Monzuk Delsu belongs to the forest field, not in the city, the tiger is no different from him, is the last quiet farewell the movie emperor's own...

    • By Henri 2022-03-27 09:01:15

      The confrontation between primitive and modern always feels like hitting a stone with a pebble. The film weakens this confrontation and focuses on depicting the relationship between man and man, man and nature. A rare story told by Akira Kurosawa calmly, simple and sincere, every time the captain called Del Su, it was an emotional explosion, and tears filled his eyes. The more common it is, the more reasonable it is. The more introverted, the more full of...

    • By Aric 2022-03-27 09:01:15

      Akira Kurosawa's work, which is the least of Kurosawa Akira, completely adopts the European style to deal with such a grand theme, emphasizing characters and ignoring plots; focusing on presentation and neglecting commentary, even Del Su's final death is an understatement, it can even be said that is open. He seems to just tell you: in the torrent of industrialization, there is still a life form that has primitive and inseparable emotions and contracts with the ancient...

    Tidbits

    The film was originally agreed to be a Japanese-Soviet co-production, and finally became an independent production by the Moscow Film Studio. 
    The tampering with the territorial mark of the Wusuli River basin originally belonged to China and named in Chinese in the film can be seen everywhere in the original work "Investigation to the Xihuote Mountains in 1902-1906". In this regard, Wind Man also expressed dissatisfaction and worry....
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    Background creation

    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...
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    Evaluation action

    The film vividly, concretely and artistically expresses the profound philosophical thought: the law of being born in nature and returning to nature is insurmountable. When Del Su discovered that his vision loss and signs of aging had quietly appeared on him when he was hunting, Арсе́ньев understood: Del Su's dense forest life was about to end, and all this was natural. The alliance between man and nature is not idyllic, tragedy will...
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    Movie quotes

    • Dersu Uzala: You just like children. Have eyes but don't see. You try live in taiga, soon dead.

    • [first lines]

      Man in Horse-Drawn Cart: Looking for something?

      Arsenev: Yes, a grave.

    • Dersu Uzala: My home nowhere. Small hut in mountains where I can sleep. That my home.