When thinking about what I wanted to do for my senior Asian Studies seminar project, I had three elements that I wanted to include. First I knew that I wanted to do some work with Kurosawa because I have been watching and collecting his films throughout my time at St. Olaf. My passion for his film grew from noticing the intricacies of his art and the lasting worldwide impact he has made on film. Secondly, during my four years as a student I have worked with technology and language for the Asian Studies and Japanese departments, acquiring many skills. I wanted to be able to use and showcase these skills in my final project. Having seen the use of short clips from video and television during my summers and part time work, I realized the potential that Kurosawa films had. Finally, I wanted to make a product that would be useful to students and professors for years to come, and not just write a paper that would collect dust. All three of these elements could be incorporated into a website/database. I decided to create this website with those things in mind.