Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Writer and director. Born 23 March 1910 in Shinagawa, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan. Died 6 September 1998.

10

Titles on Fi1m8 directing · 2 writing

68

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 2 titles

1

Oscar1 won · 1 nominated

Born

23 March 1910, Shinagawa, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Died

6 September 1998

Active

1950–2022

Frequently works with

Hideo Oguni, Toshirō Mifune, Shinobu Hashimoto, Takashi Shimura, Ryuzo Kikushima, Sōjirō Motoki, Tatsuya Nakadai, Isuzu Yamada

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Akira Kurosawa (March 23, 1910 – September 6, 1998) was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, producer, and editor. 1953 photo, on the set of Seven Samurai. T — Akira Kurosawa (March 23, 1910 – September 6, 1998) was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, producer, and editor. 1953 photo, on the set of Seven Samurai. T映画の友 (Eiga no tomo), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Akira Kurosawa (March 23, 1910 – September 6, 1998) was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, producer, and editor. 1953 photo, on the set of Seven Samurai. T — Akira Kurosawa (March 23, 1910 – September 6, 1998) was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, producer, and editor. 1953 photo, on the set of Seven Samurai. T映画の友 (Eiga no tomo), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Photographs: 映画の友 (Eiga no tomo), Public domain; 映画の友 (Eiga no tomo), Public domain. Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.