Akira Kurosawa
Directing
Born: 1910-03-23 · Shinagawa, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Died: 1998-09-06
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 cinema yet distinct from it; he was involved with all aspects of film production. Kurosawa entered the Japanese film industry in 1936, following a brief stint as a painter. After years of working on numero
🎬 Movies (30)
Highest 2 Lowest
2025
Original Film Writer
The Draft!
2023
Thanks
Living
2022
Original Film Writer
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
2020
Self (archive footage)
The Magnificent Seven
2016
Original Film Writer
What Is Cinema?
2013
Self
The World of Kazuo Miyagawa
2012
Self
Kurosawa's Way
2011
Self (Archive Footage)
At the Gate of the Ghost
2011
Original Story
The Last Princess
2008
Original Story
Tsubaki Sanjuro
2007
Writer
Ikiru
2007
Screenplay
High and Low
2007
Original Film Writer
Image: Kurosawa's Continuity
2005
Concept Artist
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ran'
2002
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'
2002
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
2002
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'
2002
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'
2002
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'
2002
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
2002
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'
2002
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'
2002
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den'
2002
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
2002
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
2002
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Drunken Angel'
2002
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
2002
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Red Beard'
2002
Self
