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 (79 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)
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- The Rescue
(2004)
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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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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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[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:
Kurosawa worshiped legendary American director John Ford, his primary influence as a filmmaker. When the two met, Ford was uncommonly pleasant to the younger Japanese filmmaker and afterwards Kurosawa dressed in a similar fashion to Ford when on film sets. When Kurosawa eventually met Ford in the early 60's, Ford said to him:"You really like rain!" To which a delighted Kurosawa replied "You've ... See more »Trademark:
Use of big, sometimes even overdramatic emotions in his characters. See more »Nickname:
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