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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 (77 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
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(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 (24 credits)
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Producer (11 credits)
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Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)
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Thanks (11 credits)
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Self (16 credits)
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Archive footage (15 credits)
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(Book) "Something Like an Autobiography"Publicity Listings:
3 Biographical Movies | 14 Print Biographies | 7 Interviews | 21 Articles | 1 Pictorial | See more »Alternate Names:
Akira Kurosava | KurosawaHeight:
5' 11½" (1.82 m)
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In a mad world, only the mad are sane. See more »Trivia:
Although his "samurai" films are considered the archetypal samurai films over the rest of the world, they were actually considered atypical in Japan. Most Japanese samurai films had been set in the 18th & 19th centuries, when a peaceful Japan was at the peak of its nationalism, with the largest number of bushido code-adhering samurai. Kurosawa's films typically feature individualistic "ronin" (... See more »Trademark:
His signature look on set: dark clothes, floppy hat and sunglasses See more »Nickname:
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