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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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Editor (17 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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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 | 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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Regarding American cinema, I could say that much better films were made in the past. Today's American cinema provides the wrong service to the audience. Violence and car crashes are often seen. What pleasure is there in watching such scenes? Old American films expressed human problems quite well, but these days the American cinema has problems. There is no doubt that a film like Jurassic Park (... See more »Trivia:
He named the film that made him want to work in cinema as Abel Gance's film La roue (1923), particularly certain kinetic shots of trains. See more »Trademark:
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