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Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa (黒澤 明) was a Japanese filmmaker and painter who directed thirty films in a career spanning over five decades. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. He displayed a bold, dynamic style, strongly influenced by Western cinema yet distinct from it; he was involved with all aspects of film production. Kurosawa entered the Japanese film industry in 1936, following a brief stint as a painter. After years of working on numerous films as an assistant director and scriptwriter, he made his debut as a director during World War II with the popular action film Sanshiro Sugata (1943). After the war, the critically acclaimed Drunken Angel (1948), in which Kurosawa cast the then little-known actor Toshiro Mifune in a starring role, cemented the director's reputation as one of the most important young filmmakers in Japan. The two men would go on to collaborate on another fifteen films. Rashomon (1950), which premiered in Tokyo, became the surprise winner of the Golden Lion at the 1951 Venice Film Festival. The commercial and critical success of that film opened up Western film markets for the first time to the products of the Japanese film industry, which in turn led to international recognition for other Japanese filmmakers. Kurosawa directed approximately one film per year throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, including a number of highly regarded (and often adapted) films, such as Ikiru (1952), Seven Samurai (1954), Throne of Blood (1957), Yojimbo (1961) and High and Low (1963). After the 1960s he became much less prolific; even so, his later work—including two of his final films, Kagemusha (1980) and Ran (1985)—continued to receive great acclaim. In 1990, he accepted the Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement. Posthumously, he was named Asian of the Century in the Arts, Literature, and Culture category by AsianWeek magazine and CNN, cited there as being among the five people who most prominently contributed to the improvement of Asia in the 20th century. His career has been honored by many retrospectives, critical studies and biographies in both print and video, and by releases in many consumer media.

Crew
  • The Magnificent Seven

    The Magnificent Seven

    Department Writing

    Job Original Film Writer

    Average Rating
    6.5
    6182 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 14, 2016
    9 years ago
  • A Fistful of Dollars

    A Fistful of Dollars

    Department Writing

    Job Original Story

    Average Rating
    7.8
    4529 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 12, 1964
    62 years ago
  • Seven Samurai

    Seven Samurai

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    8.5
    4032 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 26, 1954
    73 years ago
  • Seven Samurai

    Seven Samurai

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    8.5
    4032 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 26, 1954
    73 years ago
  • Seven Samurai

    Seven Samurai

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    8.5
    4032 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 26, 1954
    73 years ago
  • Rashomon

    Rashomon

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    8.0
    2412 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 26, 1950
    76 years ago
  • Rashomon

    Rashomon

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    8.0
    2412 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 26, 1950
    76 years ago
  • Rashomon

    Rashomon

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    8.0
    2412 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 26, 1950
    76 years ago
  • The Magnificent Seven

    The Magnificent Seven

    Department Writing

    Job Original Film Writer

    Average Rating
    7.5
    1896 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 12, 1960
    66 years ago
  • Ran

    Ran

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    8.0
    1705 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 01, 1985
    41 years ago
  • Ran

    Ran

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    8.0
    1705 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 01, 1985
    41 years ago
  • Ran

    Ran

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    8.0
    1705 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 01, 1985
    41 years ago
  • Ran

    Ran

    Department Art

    Job Storyboard Artist

    Average Rating
    8.0
    1705 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 01, 1985
    41 years ago
  • Yojimbo

    Yojimbo

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    8.1
    1603 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 25, 1961
    65 years ago
  • Yojimbo

    Yojimbo

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    8.1
    1603 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 25, 1961
    65 years ago
  • Yojimbo

    Yojimbo

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    8.1
    1603 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 25, 1961
    65 years ago
  • Yojimbo

    Yojimbo

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    8.1
    1603 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 25, 1961
    65 years ago
  • Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

    Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

    Department Crew

    Job Thanks

    Average Rating
    7.3
    1325 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 06, 1999
    26 years ago
  • Ikiru

    Ikiru

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    8.3
    1255 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 09, 1952
    74 years ago
  • Ikiru

    Ikiru

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    8.3
    1255 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 09, 1952
    74 years ago
  • Ikiru

    Ikiru

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    8.3
    1255 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 09, 1952
    74 years ago
  • High and Low

    High and Low

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    8.3
    1048 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 01, 1963
    64 years ago
  • High and Low

    High and Low

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    8.3
    1048 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 01, 1963
    64 years ago
  • High and Low

    High and Low

    Department Production

    Job Associate Producer

    Average Rating
    8.3
    1048 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 01, 1963
    64 years ago
  • High and Low

    High and Low

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    8.3
    1048 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 01, 1963
    64 years ago
  • Throne of Blood

    Throne of Blood

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.9
    938 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 15, 1957
    70 years ago
  • Throne of Blood

    Throne of Blood

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    7.9
    938 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 15, 1957
    70 years ago
  • Throne of Blood

    Throne of Blood

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    7.9
    938 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 15, 1957
    70 years ago
  • Throne of Blood

    Throne of Blood

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    7.9
    938 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 15, 1957
    70 years ago
  • Last Man Standing

    Last Man Standing

    Department Writing

    Job Original Film Writer

    Average Rating
    6.4
    935 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 20, 1996
    29 years ago
  • Kagemusha

    Kagemusha

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.8
    704 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 26, 1980
    46 years ago
  • Kagemusha

    Kagemusha

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    7.8
    704 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 26, 1980
    46 years ago
  • Kagemusha

    Kagemusha

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    7.8
    704 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 26, 1980
    46 years ago
  • Kagemusha

    Kagemusha

    Department Art

    Job Storyboard Artist

    Average Rating
    7.8
    704 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 26, 1980
    46 years ago
  • Kagemusha

    Kagemusha

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    7.8
    704 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 26, 1980
    46 years ago
  • Sanjuro

    Sanjuro

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    8.0
    680 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1962
    65 years ago
  • Sanjuro

    Sanjuro

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    8.0
    680 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1962
    65 years ago
  • Sanjuro

    Sanjuro

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    8.0
    680 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1962
    65 years ago
  • The Hidden Fortress

    The Hidden Fortress

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    8.0
    664 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 28, 1958
    68 years ago
  • The Hidden Fortress

    The Hidden Fortress

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    8.0
    664 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 28, 1958
    68 years ago
  • The Hidden Fortress

    The Hidden Fortress

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    8.0
    664 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 28, 1958
    68 years ago
  • The Hidden Fortress

    The Hidden Fortress

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    8.0
    664 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 28, 1958
    68 years ago
  • Runaway Train

    Runaway Train

    Department Writing

    Job Original Film Writer

    Average Rating
    7.0
    618 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 15, 1985
    40 years ago
  • Runaway Train

    Runaway Train

    Department Writing

    Job Story

    Average Rating
    7.0
    618 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 15, 1985
    40 years ago
  • Dersu Uzala

    Dersu Uzala

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.9
    589 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 02, 1975
    51 years ago
  • Dersu Uzala

    Dersu Uzala

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    7.9
    589 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 02, 1975
    51 years ago
  • Dreams

    Dreams

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.7
    521 votes
    Release Date
    May 11, 1990
    36 years ago
  • Dreams

    Dreams

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    7.7
    521 votes
    Release Date
    May 11, 1990
    36 years ago
  • Dreams

    Dreams

    Department Art

    Job Storyboard Artist

    Average Rating
    7.7
    521 votes
    Release Date
    May 11, 1990
    36 years ago
  • Living

    Living

    Department Writing

    Job Original Film Writer

    Average Rating
    7.0
    473 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 04, 2022
    3 years ago
  • Red Beard

    Red Beard

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    8.1
    386 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 03, 1965
    61 years ago
  • Red Beard

    Red Beard

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    8.1
    386 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 03, 1965
    61 years ago
  • Red Beard

    Red Beard

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    8.1
    386 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 03, 1965
    61 years ago
  • Highest 2 Lowest

    Highest 2 Lowest

    Department Writing

    Job Original Film Writer

    Average Rating
    5.6
    346 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 14, 2025
    7 months ago
  • Stray Dog

    Stray Dog

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.5
    335 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 17, 1949
    77 years ago
  • Stray Dog

    Stray Dog

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    7.5
    335 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 17, 1949
    77 years ago
  • Stray Dog

    Stray Dog

    Department Production

    Job Associate Producer

    Average Rating
    7.5
    335 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 17, 1949
    77 years ago
  • Drunken Angel

    Drunken Angel

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.6
    294 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 27, 1948
    79 years ago
  • Drunken Angel

    Drunken Angel

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    7.6
    294 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 27, 1948
    79 years ago
  • Return of the Seven

    Return of the Seven

    Department Writing

    Job Original Concept

    Average Rating
    6.1
    288 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 19, 1966
    60 years ago
  • The Bad Sleep Well

    The Bad Sleep Well

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.7
    271 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 19, 1960
    66 years ago
  • The Bad Sleep Well

    The Bad Sleep Well

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    7.7
    271 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 19, 1960
    66 years ago
  • The Bad Sleep Well

    The Bad Sleep Well

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    7.7
    271 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 19, 1960
    66 years ago
  • The Bad Sleep Well

    The Bad Sleep Well

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    7.7
    271 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 19, 1960
    66 years ago
  • Battle Beyond the Stars

    Battle Beyond the Stars

    Department Writing

    Job Original Story

    Average Rating
    5.3
    214 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 08, 1980
    46 years ago
  • Rhapsody in August

    Rhapsody in August

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.2
    144 votes
    Release Date
    May 25, 1991
    35 years ago
  • Rhapsody in August

    Rhapsody in August

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    7.2
    144 votes
    Release Date
    May 25, 1991
    35 years ago
  • Dodes'ka-den

    Dodes'ka-den

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.0
    144 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 31, 1970
    56 years ago
  • Dodes'ka-den

    Dodes'ka-den

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    7.0
    144 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 31, 1970
    56 years ago
  • Rhapsody in August

    Rhapsody in August

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    7.2
    144 votes
    Release Date
    May 25, 1991
    35 years ago
  • Dodes'ka-den

    Dodes'ka-den

    Department Production

    Job Executive Producer

    Average Rating
    7.0
    144 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 31, 1970
    56 years ago
  • The Lower Depths

    The Lower Depths

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.1
    138 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 01, 1957
    69 years ago
  • The Lower Depths

    The Lower Depths

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    7.1
    138 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 01, 1957
    69 years ago
  • The Lower Depths

    The Lower Depths

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    7.1
    138 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 01, 1957
    69 years ago
  • The Lower Depths

    The Lower Depths

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    7.1
    138 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 01, 1957
    69 years ago
  • Sanshiro Sugata

    Sanshiro Sugata

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.5
    134 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 25, 1943
    84 years ago
  • Sanshiro Sugata

    Sanshiro Sugata

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    6.5
    134 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 25, 1943
    84 years ago
  • Sanshiro Sugata

    Sanshiro Sugata

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    6.5
    134 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 25, 1943
    84 years ago
  • Madadayo

    Madadayo

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.3
    126 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 17, 1993
    33 years ago
  • Madadayo

    Madadayo

    Department Art

    Job Storyboard Artist

    Average Rating
    7.3
    126 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 17, 1993
    33 years ago
  • Madadayo

    Madadayo

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    7.3
    126 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 17, 1993
    33 years ago
  • Madadayo

    Madadayo

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    7.3
    126 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 17, 1993
    33 years ago
  • The Idiot

    The Idiot

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.0
    121 votes
    Release Date
    May 23, 1951
    75 years ago
  • The Idiot

    The Idiot

    Department Editing

    Job Editor

    Average Rating
    7.0
    121 votes
    Release Date
    May 23, 1951
    75 years ago
  • The Idiot

    The Idiot

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    7.0
    121 votes
    Release Date
    May 23, 1951
    75 years ago
  • I Live in Fear

    I Live in Fear

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.3
    116 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 22, 1955
    71 years ago
  • I Live in Fear

    I Live in Fear

    Department Writing

    Job Story

    Average Rating
    7.3
    116 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 22, 1955
    71 years ago
  • Guns of the Magnificent Seven

    Guns of the Magnificent Seven

    Department Writing

    Job Original Concept

    Average Rating
    5.3
    102 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 14, 1969
    57 years ago
  • The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

    The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.7
    94 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 24, 1952
    75 years ago
  • The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

    The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    6.7
    94 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 24, 1952
    75 years ago
  • The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

    The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    6.7
    94 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 24, 1952
    75 years ago
  • After the Rain

    After the Rain

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    7.3
    93 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 22, 2000
    26 years ago
  • The Magnificent Seven Ride!

    The Magnificent Seven Ride!

    Department Writing

    Job Original Concept

    Average Rating
    5.5
    92 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 01, 1972
    54 years ago
  • Scandal

    Scandal

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.9
    91 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 26, 1950
    77 years ago
  • Scandal

    Scandal

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    6.9
    91 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 26, 1950
    77 years ago
  • One Wonderful Sunday

    One Wonderful Sunday

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.2
    88 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 01, 1947
    79 years ago
  • One Wonderful Sunday

    One Wonderful Sunday

    Department Writing

    Job Screenplay

    Average Rating
    7.2
    88 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 01, 1947
    79 years ago
  • The Quiet Duel

    The Quiet Duel

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.3
    87 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 19, 1949
    78 years ago
  • The Quiet Duel

    The Quiet Duel

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    7.3
    87 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 19, 1949
    78 years ago
  • No Regrets for Our Youth

    No Regrets for Our Youth

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.9
    82 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 29, 1946
    80 years ago
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