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Akira Kurosawa [note 1] (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 ...
- Dreams
Dreams (夢, Yume) is a 1990 magical realist anthology film of...
- Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai (Japanese: 七人の侍, Hepburn: Shichinin no...
- High and Low
High and Low (Japanese: 天国と地獄, Hepburn: Tengoku to Jigoku,...
- Sanshiro Sugata
Sanshiro Sugata (Japanese: 姿三四郎, Hepburn: Sugata Sanshirō,...
- Ran
Ran (Japanese: 乱, lit. 'chaos or tumult ') is a 1985 epic...
- Ikiru
Ikiru (生きる, "To Live") is a 1952 Japanese drama film...
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Asian of the Century was a centurial issue of the 20th...
- Kagemusha
Kagemusha (影武者, Shadow Warrior) is a 1980 epic jidaigeki...
- Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood ( Japanese: 蜘蛛巣城, Hepburn: Kumonosu-jō, lit....
- Dreams
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.
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Mar 20, 2024 · They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Kurosawa Akira (born March 23, 1910, Tokyo, Japan—died September 6, 1998, Tokyo) was the first Japanese film director to win international acclaim, with such films as Rashomon (1950), Ikiru (1952), Seven Samurai (1954), Throne of Blood (1957), Kagemusha (1980), and ...
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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).
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Akira Kurosawa (Japanese: 黒澤 明, Hepburn: 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 ...
Apr 2, 2014 · Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa won international acclaim with such films as 'Rashomon' (1950), 'Ikiru' (1952) and 'Ran' (1985).