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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
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 (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 (18 credits)
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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Being an artist means not having to avert one's eyes. 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:
Use of big, sometimes even overdramatic emotions in his characters. See more »Nickname:
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