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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
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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 (25 credits)
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Editor (17 credits)
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Producer (11 credits)
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Soundtrack (2 credits)
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Sound department (1 credit)
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Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)
Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)
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Thanks (11 credits)
Thanks (11 credits)
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Self (18 credits)
Self (18 credits)
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Archive footage (15 credits)
Archive footage (15 credits)
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Book: ""Something Like An Autobiography". ISBN: 0394714393, 030780321X 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 Kenji Mizoguchi] Of all Japanese directors I have the greatest respect for him. . . . With the death of Mizoguchi, Japanese film lost its truest creator. See more »Trivia:
A theoretical interpretation of his work can be found in "Akira Kurosawa and Intertextual Cinema" by James Goodwin, published by Johns Hopkins in 1994. See more »Trademark:
Use of big, sometimes even overdramatic emotions in his characters. See more »Nickname:
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