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Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa (黒澤 明 or 黒沢 明, Kurosawa Akira, March 23, 1910 – September 6, 1998) was a Japanese filmmaker and artist, who directed 30 films over a career spanning 57 years. Kurosawa was a prominent figure in the Golden Age of Japanese cinema during the late 40s to the 60s, and is now universally recognized as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. Heavily inspired by Western cinema, particularly American Westerns and Film Noir, his cinematic style was nevertheless uniquely his own, demonstrating a distinctive and masterful control of visual composition, narrative, and dramatic elements.
Kurosawa began his career in the Japanese film industry in 1936, a few years before the outbreak of World War II. His directorial debut came in 1943 with the action film Sanshiro Sugata, but he truly came into prominence in the 1950s with the film Rashomon. He directed numerous well-regarded and often adapted films, including Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, and Ran. He received several prestigious awards and honours from both Japan and across the globe, and his works continue to be highly regarded and regularly studied in film schools worldwide. Towards the end of his life, he faced a number of struggles and controversies, but he never stopped developing ambitious new projects, some of which were made into films posthumously.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Akira Kurosawa
Born: Shinagawa, Tokyo, Empire of Japan
Citizenship: Japan
Birthday: March 23, 1910
Occupations: Film director, screenwriter, producer, editor
Years Active: 1936-1993
Children: 2
Spouses: Yōko Yaguchi
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Awards and Nominations Received by Akira Kurosawa
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Movies Featuring Akira Kurosawa
Ran
Red Beard
High and Low
Yojimbo
Madadayo
Kagemusha
Rashomon
The Hidden Fortress
Ikiru
Seven Samurai
What Is Cinema?
And the Oscar Goes To…
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
A Message from Akira Kurosawa: For Beautiful Movies
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘Yojimbo’
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘Ikiru’
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘The Hidden Fortress’
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘Sanjuro’
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘Kagemusha’
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘Seven Samurai’
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘Throne of Blood’
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘High and Low’
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘Dodes’ka-den’
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘Ran’
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘The Lower Depths’
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘Stray Dog’
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘The Bad Sleep Well’
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘Drunken Angel’
Making of ‘Dreams’
Dreams
Rhapsody in August
A. K.
Scandal
In Love With and Living Within Movies - Akira Kurosawa and Hayao Miyazaki
The Idiot
Sanshiro Sugata Part Two
Sanjuro
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger’s Tail
I Live in Fear
The Quiet Duel
The Most Beautiful
Madadayo
Stray Dog
Sanshiro Sugata
The Lower Depths
Throne of Blood
No Regrets for Our Youth
Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema
Song of the Horse
Drunken Angel
The Hidden Fortress
The Bad Sleep Well
Dodes’ka-den
One Wonderful Sunday
Career Timeline
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘Yojimbo’
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘Ikiru’
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘The Hidden Fortress’
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘Sanjuro’
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘Kagemusha’
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘Seven Samurai’
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘Throne of Blood’
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘High and Low’
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘Dodes’ka-den’
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘Ran’
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘The Lower Depths’
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘Stray Dog’
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘The Bad Sleep Well’
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘Drunken Angel’
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