Akira Kurosawa (1910–1998) |
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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)
- The Last Battle
(2004)
... (film "Shichinin no samurai")
- The Era's End
(2004)
... (film "Shichinin no samurai")
- The Oaths
(2004)
... (film "Shichinin no samurai")
- The Lies
(2004)
... (film "Shichinin no samurai")
- The Rescue
(2004)
... (film "Shichinin no samurai")
1986
Fame
(TV Series) (based on the Japanese Daiei film "Rashomon" by - 1 episode)
- The Incident
(1986)
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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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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:
4 Biographical Movies | 15 Print Biographies | 8 Interviews | 21 Articles | 1 Pictorial | See more »Alternate Names:
Akira Kurosava | KurosawaHeight:
5' 11½" (1.82 m)
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The first film entitled I Live in Fear (1955) and another film Rhapsody in August (1991) were made about the atomic bomb. An episode of the film Dreams (1990) is devoted to this topic also. Concern about the atomic bomb is very important. For example, due to the shortage of energy, nuclear energy is used, but they don't know exactly how to dispose of the nuclear waste. So I see the hazards we ... See more »Trivia:
He worked with most of his cast and crew members repeatedly, similarly to the way his idol John Ford used the same people again and again. When Kurosawa was at his working peak, it was widely thought that if he didn't work with an actor or crew member again, the implication was that he did not like them. See more »Trademark:
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