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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 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 .
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).
Sep 2, 2024 · Kurosawa Akira, first Japanese film director to win international acclaim, noted for such films as Rashomon (1950), Ikiru (1952), Seven Samurai (1954), Throne of Blood (1957), Kagemusha (1980), and Ran (1985).
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 ...
Apr 2, 2014 · Best Known For: Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa won international acclaim with such films as 'Rashomon' (1950), 'Ikiru' (1952) and 'Ran' (1985).
Jul 27, 2022 · Akira Kurosawa was a master of cinema. From sprawling historical epics to intimate explorations of contemporary life, these are the director's best films.
A ranking of all thirty films directed by Akira Kurosawa, presented in order of best to worst.
Sep 6, 1998 · 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.
Akira Kurosawa. In Tokyo on March 23, 1910, Akira Kurosawa was born the youngest of eight children to middle-aged, middle class former samurai stock. He lived to see his 88th birthday, made thirty films over fifty years, and helmed the most famous samurai story ever shot, while most of his other productions are nothing short of essential viewing.
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).
