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Akira Kurosawa (1910–1998)
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). Within a few years, Kurosawa had achieved sufficient stature to allow him greater creative freedom. Drunken Angel (1948)--"Drunken ...
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Born:in Tokyo, JapanDied:(age 88) in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan |
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Writer (78 credits)
2004
Samurai 7
(TV Series) (film "Shichinin no samurai" - 26 episodes)
- Ochiru!
(2004)
... (film "Shichinin no samurai")
- Ueru!
(2004)
... (film "Shichinin no samurai")
- Chigiru!
(2004)
... (film "Shichinin no samurai")
- Usotsuki!
(2004)
... (film "Shichinin no samurai")
- Tawake!
(2004)
... (film "Shichinin no samurai")
1986
Fame
(TV Series) (based on the Japanese Daiei film "Rashomon" by - 1 episode)
- The Incident
(1986)
... (based on the Japanese Daiei film "Rashomon" by)
1957
Nichiro sensô shôri no hishi: Tekichû ôdan sanbyaku-ri
(earlier screenplay "Techiku odan sanbyaku ri") / (screenplay)
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Director (33 credits)
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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director (25 credits)
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Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)
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Thanks (11 credits)
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Self (18 credits)
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Archive footage (15 credits)
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His play, "Throne of Blood," was performed in an Oregon Shakespeare Festival production at the Angus Bowmer Theatre in Ashland, Oregon. Bill Rauch was artistic director. See more »Publicity Listings:
3 Biographical Movies | 15 Print Biographies | 7 Interviews | 21 Articles | 1 Pictorial | See more »Alternate Names:
Akira Kurosava | KurosawaHeight:
5' 11½" (1.82 m)
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[on his discovery of Toshirô Mifune during casting of Drunken Angel (1948)] I am a person who is rarely impressed by actors, but in the case of Mifune, I was completely overwhelmed. See more »Trivia:
Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890- 1945". Pages 583-605. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987. See more »Trademark:
Reoccurring cynical distrust of memories and nostalgia. See more »Nickname:
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