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Akira Kurosawa

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

23/03/1910

Day of Death

06/09/1998
(88) years old

Place of Birth

Shinagawa, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Akira Kurosawa

Biography

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 cinem... Read More

Known For

Life Work of Akira Kurosawa

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

Dersu Uzala. Russian Dreams of Kurosawa

And the Oscar Goes To...

What Is Cinema?

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ran'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'

Filmography

Cast

2022

Life Work of Akira Kurosawa

as Self

2020

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

as Self (archive footage)

2020

Dersu Uzala. Russian Dreams of Kurosawa

as Self (archive footage)

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)

2013

What Is Cinema?

as Self

2012

The World of Kazuo Miyagawa

as Self

2002

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Creat...

as Self

2002

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Creat...

as Self

2002

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Creat...

as Self

2002

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Creat...

as Self

2002

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Creat...

as Self

2002

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Creat...

as Self

2002

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Creat...

as Self

2002

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Creat...

as Self

2002

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Creat...

as Self

2002

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Creat...

as Self

2002

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Creat...

as Self

2002

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Creat...

as Self

2002

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Creat...

as Self

2002

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Creat...

as Self

2002

Chris on Chris

as Self (archive footage)

2000

Kurosawa

as Self

2000

A Message from Akira Kurosawa: For Beaut...

as Self

1993

In Love With and Living Within Movies - ...

as Self

1993

Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema

as Self

1990

Making of 'Dreams'

as Self

1985

A. K.

as Self

1985

Making of Ran

as Self

Crew

2025

Highest 2 Lowest

as Original Film Writer

2022

Living

as Original Film Writer

2016

The Magnificent Seven

as Original Film Writer

2007

Ikiru

as Screenplay

2007

High and Low

as Original Film Writer

1999

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

as Thanks

1996

Last Man Standing

as Original Film Writer

1993

Madadayo

as Storyboard Artist

1993

Madadayo

as Editor

1991

Rhapsody in August

as Screenplay

1990

Dreams

as Storyboard Artist

1985

Ran

as Storyboard Artist

1980

Kagemusha

as Storyboard Artist

1980

Kagemusha

as Editor

1973

Stray Dog

as Original Story

1970

Dodes'ka-den

as Executive Producer

1970

Song of the Horse

as Director

1968

The Last Day of Hsianyang

as Original Film Writer

1965

Red Beard

as Screenplay

1965

Red Beard

as Editor

1964

The Outrage

as Original Story

1964

Jakoman and Tetsu

as Screenplay

1963

High and Low

as Associate Producer

1963

High and Low

as Editor

1962

The Fencing Master

as Screenplay

1960

Play of the Week: Rashomon

as Original Film Writer

1960

The Magnificent Seven

as Original Film Writer

1955

Vanished Enlisted Man

as Screenplay

1954

Seven Samurai

as Editor

1952

Sword for Hire

as Screenplay

1951

The Den of Beasts

as Screenplay

1951

Beyond Love and Hate

as Screenplay

1950

Fencing Master

as Adaptation

1950

Jiruba no Tetsu

as Screenplay

1950

Scandal

as Screenplay

1949

Stray Dog

as Associate Producer

1948

The Portrait

as Screenplay

1947

Snow Trail

as Screenplay

1945

Sanshiro Sugata Part Two

as Screenplay

1944

The Most Beautiful

as Writer

1943

World of Love

as Writer

1943

Sanshiro Sugata

as Editor

1943

Sanshiro Sugata

as Screenplay

1942

Wings of Victory

as Writer

1937

Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward...

as Third Assistant Director

2011

At the Gate of the Ghost

as Original Story

2008

The Last Princess

as Original Story

2007

Tsubaki Sanjuro

as Writer

2005

Image: Kurosawa's Continuity

as Concept Artist

2005

Image: Kurosawa's Continuity

as Original Story

2002

The Sea Is Watching

as Screenplay

2001

Kaze no Yojimbo

as Original Film Writer

2000

Dora-heita

as Screenplay

2000

After the Rain

as Writer

1993

Madadayo

as Director

1993

Madadayo

as Screenplay

1991

Rhapsody in August

as Director

1991

Rhapsody in August

as Editor

1990

Dreams

as Director

1990

Dreams

as Screenplay

1985

Runaway Train

as Original Film Writer

1985

Runaway Train

as Story

1985

Ran

as Screenplay

1985

Ran

as Director

1985

Ran

as Editor

1980

Battle Beyond the Stars

as Original Story

1980

Kagemusha

as Director

1980

Kagemusha

as Screenplay

1980

Kagemusha

as Producer

1980

Kagemusha

as Executive Producer

1975

Dersu Uzala

as Director

1975

Dersu Uzala

as Screenplay

1972

The Magnificent Seven Ride!

as Original Concept

1970

Dodes'ka-den

as Screenplay

1970

Dodes'ka-den

as Director

1970

Song of the Horse

as Writer

1970

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

as Original Concept

1969

Guns of the Magnificent Seven

as Original Concept

1966

Return of the Seven

as Original Concept

1965

Sanshiro Sugata

as Writer

1965

Sanshiro Sugata

as Producer

1965

Red Beard

as Director

1964

A Fistful of Dollars

as Original Story

1963

Legacy of the 500,000

as Editor

1963

High and Low

as Screenplay

1963

High and Low

as Director

1962

Sanjuro

as Screenplay

1962

Sanjuro

as Director

1962

Sanjuro

as Editor

1961

Yojimbo

as Director

1961

Yojimbo

as Editor

1961

Yojimbo

as Screenplay

1961

Yojimbo

as Producer

1960

The Bad Sleep Well

as Producer

1960

The Bad Sleep Well

as Editor

1960

The Bad Sleep Well

as Director

1960

The Bad Sleep Well

as Writer

1959

Saga of the Vagabonds

as Writer

1959

Saga of the Vagabonds

as Script

1958

The Hidden Fortress

as Editor

1958

The Hidden Fortress

as Screenplay

1958

The Hidden Fortress

as Producer

1958

The Hidden Fortress

as Director

1957

Advance Patrol

as Screenplay

1957

The Lower Depths

as Producer

1957

The Lower Depths

as Editor

1957

The Lower Depths

as Director

1957

The Lower Depths

as Screenplay

1957

Throne of Blood

as Editor

1957

Throne of Blood

as Director

1957

Throne of Blood

as Producer

1957

Throne of Blood

as Screenplay

1955

I Live in Fear

as Story

1955

I Live in Fear

as Director

1955

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

as Screenplay

1955

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

as Editor

1954

Seven Samurai

as Director

1954

Seven Samurai

as Screenplay

1953

My Wonderful Yellow Car

as Screenplay

1952

Ikiru

as Director

1952

Ikiru

as Screenplay

1952

Ikiru

as Editor

1952

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

as Director

1952

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

as Writer

1952

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

as Screenplay

1952

Vendetta of a Samurai

as Writer

1951

The Idiot

as Director

1951

The Idiot

as Editor

1951

The Idiot

as Screenplay

1950

Rashomon

as Director

1950

Rashomon

as Editor

1950

Rashomon

as Screenplay

1950

Scandal

as Director

1950

Escape at Dawn

as Screenplay

1949

Stray Dog

as Writer

1949

Stray Dog

as Director

1949

Jakoman and Tetsu

as Writer

1949

Flirtation in Spring

as Producer

1949

The Quiet Duel

as Writer

1949

The Quiet Duel

as Director

1949

Lady From Hell

as Writer

1948

Drunken Angel

as Director

1948

Drunken Angel

as Writer

1947

One Wonderful Sunday

as Director

1947

One Wonderful Sunday

as Screenplay

1947

Four Love Stories

as Screenplay

1946

No Regrets for Our Youth

as Editor

1946

No Regrets for Our Youth

as Writer

1946

No Regrets for Our Youth

as Director

1946

Those Who Make Tomorrow

as Director

1945

Sanshiro Sugata Part Two

as Director

1945

Bravo! Tebare Ishin

as Screenplay

1944

The Most Beautiful

as Director

1944

Wrestling-Ring Festival

as Writer

1943

Sanshiro Sugata

as Director

1942

Currents of Youth

as Story

1941

Horse

as Assistant Director

1941

Horse

as Writer

1940

The Monkey King

as Assistant Director

1940

Enoken's Cropped Hair

as Assistant Director

1940

Roppa's Honeymoon

as Assistant Director

1939

Easy Alley

as Assistant Director

1939

Enoken’s Shrewd Period

as Assistant Director

1938

Enoken's Surprising Life

as Assistant Director

1938

Composition Class

as Assistant Director

1938

Tojuro's Love

as Assistant Director

1938

Subterranean Heat

as Assistant Director

1937

The Beautiful Hawk

as Assistant Director

1937

Enoken's Chikiri Kinta Part 2 – Returnin...

as Third Assistant Director

1937

Enoken's Chikiri Kinta Part 1 – Momma, t...

as Third Assistant Director

1937

Avalanche

as Second Unit

1937

Avalanche

as Assistant Director

1937

Japanese Women's Textbook

as Third Assistant Director

1937

A Husband's Chastity: Fall Again

as Third Assistant Director

1937

A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes & ...

as Third Assistant Director

1937

A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes

as Third Assistant Director

1937

Saga of the Vagabonds, Part One: Tiger a...

as Third Assistant Director

1936

Tokyo Rhapsody

as Third Assistant Director

1936

Enoken’s Ten Millions Sequel

as Third Assistant Director

1936

Enoken’s Ten Millions

as Third Assistant Director

1936

Paradise of the Virgin Flowers

as Assistant Director