Akira Kurosawa

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Kurosawa is often regarded as Japan's greatest filmmaker. An auteur who created everlasting masterpieces as "Rashomon","Ikiru","Seven Samurai", "Yojimbo", and "High and Low". He's one of the most most influential and cherished directors "and for many the greatest artist the medium has known".
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Director Credits (30) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
1993 Madadayo
1991 Rhapsody in August
1990 Dreams Director
1985 Ran Director
1980 Kagemusha
1975 Dersu Uzala
1970 Dodes'ka-Den Director
1965 Red Beard Director
1963 High and Low Director
1962 Sanjuro Director
1961 Yojimbo Director
1960 The Hidden Fortress Director
1960 The Bad Sleep Well Director
1957 Throne of Blood Director
1957 The Lower Depths Director
1955 I Live in Fear Director
1954 Seven Samurai Director
1952 Ikiru Director
1951 The Idiot Director
1950 Rashomon Director
1950 Scandal Director
1949 Stray Dog Director
1949 The Quiet Duel Director
1948 Drunken Angel Director
1947 One Wonderful Sunday Director
1946 No Regrets for Our Youth Director
1945 Sanshiro Sugata 2 Director
1945 The Men Who Tread On the Tiger's Tail Director
1944 The Most Beautiful Director
1943 Sanshiro Sugata Director
Actor Credits (1) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
1985 A.K.
Producer Credits (9) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
1980 Kagemusha executive producer
1970 Dodes'ka-Den Producer
1963 High and Low
1961 Yojimbo producer
1960 The Hidden Fortress producer
1960 The Bad Sleep Well producer
1957 Throne of Blood producer
1957 The Lower Depths Producer
1949 Stray Dog associate producer
Writer Credits (41) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
2004 Samurai 7 (26)
2002 Umi wa miteita
2000 After the Rain
1996 Last Man Standing screenplay: Yojimbo
1993 Madadayo writer
1991 Rhapsody in August writer and
1990 Dreams Writer
1985 Runaway Train
1985 Ran Screenplay
1980 Kagemusha writer
1975 Dersu Uzala writer
1970 Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970 Dodes'ka-Den screenplay
1965 Red Beard Screenplay
1964 A Fistful of Dollars screenplay: Yojimbo (uncredited)
1964 The Outrage
1964 Jakoman to Tetsu and earlier screenplay
1963 High and Low Screenplay
1962 Sanjuro writer
1961 Yojimbo Screenplay
1960 The Magnificent Seven
1960 The Hidden Fortress writer
1960 The Bad Sleep Well Writer
1957 Throne of Blood writer
1957 The Lower Depths Writer
1955 I Live in Fear story
1954 Seven Samurai written by
1952 Ikiru writer
1951 The Idiot Writer
1950 Rashomon Writer
1950 Scandal Writer
1949 Stray Dog writer
1949 The Quiet Duel Writer
1948 Drunken Angel Writer
1948 The Portrait screenplay
1947 One Wonderful Sunday writer
1946 No Regrets for Our Youth Writer
1945 Sanshiro Sugata 2 Writer
1945 The Men Who Tread On the Tiger's Tail writer
1944 The Most Beautiful Writer
1943 Sanshiro Sugata Writer

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General Information Edit
Credited Name Akira Kurosawa
Gender Male
Birthday March 23, 1910
Death Sept. 6, 1998
Primary Role Director
Hometown Tokyo
Country Japan
Website
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Alias(es)
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 Takashi Shimura Takashi Shimura
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 Toshirō Mifune Toshirō Mifune
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 Minoru Chiaki Minoru Chiaki
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 Kamatari Fujiwara Kamatari Fujiwara
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 Eijirou Touno Eijirou Touno
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 Eiko Miyoshi
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 Noriko Sengoku
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 Yoshio Tsuchiya Yoshio Tsuchiya
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 Susumu Fujita
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 Kinji Fukasaku Kinji Fukasaku
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 Ishirou Honda Ishirou Honda
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 Toshio Masuda
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 John Sturges John Sturges
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 Shunsuke Tada
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 Keisuke Kinoshita Keisuke Kinoshita
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 Kei Kumai
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 Chris Marker Chris Marker
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 Takashi Koizumi
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