
Originally Posted by
Columcille
The summary does not give it much justice. Akira Kurosawa is Japan's greatest director. The tranformation of the protagonist is truly remarkable. You will have to realize that what he was building as his legacy up to the point of finding out he had stomach cancer was nothing. The park itself was only a prop to the real story. He is threatened by Yakuza, he is comforted by a novelist who acts as his "Mephistopheles" and attempt to comfort the protagonist with all the flamboyance of a life filled with women and enjoyment.