# Dersu Uzala
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dersu uzala (Der-SOO Ooza-LAH; Russian: Дерсу Узала; 1849–1908) was a Nanai trapper and hunter. He worked as a guide for Vladimir Arsenyev who immortalized him in his 1923 book dersu uzala. The book was adapted into two feature films, with the version by Akira Kurosawa being the better known.
Dersu Uzala
Guest host Jami Losurdo of Spoiler Free Reviews joins us to talk about Akira Kurosawa’s second Oscar winning film, which he made in the USSR after a string of flops in Japan
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Episode 187: Director Oddities
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Kurosawa: Dersu Uzula
First Aired December, 2025 David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf continue their conversation about some lesser known Akira Kurosawa films. Today they discuss the Soviet produced Dersu Uzala. It’s the only movie Kurosawa directed with a non-Japanese cast
DigiGods Episode 243: Digi-Spooky!
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SIRAT writer/director Óliver Laxe
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INTRODUCING REVENGE OF NATURE
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Dead Format — Episode 4: Films That Make You Want To Go On An Adventure
Dicky has popped in to the shop to check in on James and Matt at Dead Format VHS Rental, Gateshead — and this week they're going nowhere fast.
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Dersu Uzala: The Man Who Belonged to the Forest
Picture this: deep taiga in Russia's Far East, near the Chinese border, in nineteen-oh-six. A detachment of Russian soldiers led by an officer named Vladimir Arsenyev has lost its way. Food is running out, men are collapsing from exhaustion.
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