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The following is a list of works, both in film and other media, for which the Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa made some documented creative contribution. This includes a complete list of films with which he was involved (including the films on which he worked as assistant director before becoming a full director), as well as his little-known contributions to theater, television and literature.
All of Akira Kurosawa's movies in chronological order. Note: Only includes films directed by Akira Kurosawa.
In 1942, the respected Japanese screenwriter and director Mansaku Itami read a movie script titled A German at Daruma Temple. It had been rejected for filming by Japan’s wartime censors, so it was published in a journal, but Itami was greatly impressed by what he read and predicted the script’s author, Akira Kurosawa, would one day represent the new standard for Japanese cinema.
Akira Kurosawa. Writer: The Hidden Fortress. After training as a painter (he storyboards his films as full-scale paintings), Kurosawa entered the film industry in 1936 as an assistant director, eventually making his directorial debut with Sanshiro Sugata (1943). Within a few years, Kurosawa had achieved sufficient stature to allow him greater creative freedom.
Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, who gathers six other samurai to join him.
Akira Kurosawa (黒澤 明 or 黒沢 明, Kurosawa Akira, March 23, 1910 – September 6, 1998) was a Japanese filmmaker and painter who directed 30 films in a career spanning over five decades. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema.Kurosawa displayed a bold, dynamic style, strongly influenced by Western cinema yet distinct from ...
Akira Kurosawa (黒澤 明) was a Japanese filmmaker and painter who directed thirty films in a career spanning over five decades. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. He displayed a bold, dynamic style, strongly influenced by Western cinema yet distinct from it; he was involved with all aspects of film production. Kurosawa ...
Jul 27, 2022 · Kurosawa always had a gift for filming the organic world. Rolling hills, fields of grass, and vast skies always looked so expansive and stunning in his hands. "Rashomon" begins with protagonists ...
Feb 15, 2024 · Akira Kurosawa is arguably the most acclaimed and widely recognized Japanese filmmaker in cinema history. He received a single nomination for Best Director and an Honorary Oscar from the Academy ...
Jun 18, 2024 · Akira Kurosawa's films established cinematic language, defining filmmaking for over 80 years, with some of the highest critical acclaim. The best Akira Kurosawa films like Rashomon and Seven Samurai showcase his influence on storytelling, inspiring filmmakers like George Lucas.; Hidden Fortress and Red Beard are accessible entry points to Akira Kurosawa's movies, revealing his genius for ...
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