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Akira Kurosawa

Directing

Born March 23, 1910 · Shinagawa, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Died September 6, 1998

Also known as أكيرا كوروساوا · อะกิระ คุโระซะวะ · 黑澤明

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Biography

Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese filmmaker who directed 30 feature films in a career spanning six decades. With a bold and dynamic style strongly influenced by Western cinema yet distinct from it, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. Known as a hands-on filmmaker, he was heavily involved with all aspects of production as a director, writer, producer, and editor.

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Awards & recognition

  • People's Honour Award · 1998
  • Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy · 1994
  • Praemium Imperiale · 1992
  • Academy Honorary Award · 1990
  • Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize · 1990
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  • Amanda Award — Best Foreign Feature Film · 1986
  • BAFTA Award — Best Film Not in the English Language · 1986
  • Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Film · 1986
  • Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Director · 1986
  • David di Donatello — Best Foreign Director · 1986
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic · 1986
  • Mainichi Film Award — Best Director · 1986
  • Mainichi Film Award — Best Film · 1986
  • Order of Culture · 1985
  • BAFTA Award — Best Direction · 1981
  • Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Film · 1981
  • César Award — Best Foreign Film · 1981
  • César Award · 1981
  • David di Donatello — Best Foreign Director · 1981
  • Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic · 1981
  • Mainichi Film Award — Best Film · 1981
  • Mainichi Film Award — Best Director · 1981
  • Nastro d'argento — best non-Italian film · 1981
  • Hōchi Film Award — Best Picture · 1980
  • Palme d'Or · 1980
  • Prize of the French Critics' Union/Best Australian Film · 1978
  • David di Donatello — Best Foreign Director · 1977
  • Nastro d'argento — best non-Italian film · 1977
  • Person of Cultural Merit · 1976
  • Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Film · 1966
  • Mainichi Film Award — Best Film · 1966
  • Asahi Prize · 1965
  • Ramon Magsaysay Award · 1965
  • Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Screenplay · 1964
  • Mainichi Film Award — Best Screenplay · 1964
  • Mainichi Film Award — Best Film · 1964
  • Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Film · 1959
  • FIPRESCI Prize of the Festival de Cannes · 1959
  • Silver Bear · 1959
  • Silver Bear — Best Director · 1959
  • Silver Lion · 1954
  • Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Screenplay · 1953
  • Kinema Junpo Award · 1953
  • Mainichi Film Award — Best Screenplay · 1953
  • Mainichi Film Award — Best Film · 1953
  • Academy Awards · 1952
  • Golden Lion · 1951
  • National Board of Review Awards 1951 · 1951
  • Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Screenplay · 1950
  • Kinema Junpo Award — Best Film of the Year · 1949
  • Mainichi Film Award — Best Film · 1949
  • Mainichi Film Award — Best Director · 1948
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • Knight of the Legion of Honour
  • Order of Friendship of Peoples
  • Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
  • Academy Award — Best Director · 1986 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Seven Samurai

1954Director, Editor, Screenplay

High and Low

1963Associate Producer, Director, Editor, Screenplay

Ikiru

1952Director, Editor, Screenplay

Red Beard

1965Director, Editor, Screenplay

Yojimbo

1961Director, Editor, Producer, Screenplay

Ran

1985Director, Editor, Screenplay, Storyboard Artist

Sanjuro

1962Director, Editor, Screenplay

The Hidden Fortress

1958Director, Editor, Producer, Screenplay

Rashomon

1950Director, Editor, Screenplay

Dersu Uzala

1975Director, Screenplay

Throne of Blood

1957Director, Editor, Producer, Screenplay

Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior

1980Director, Editor, Producer, Screenplay, Storyboard Artist

A Fistful of Dollars

1964Original Story

Dreams

1990Director, Storyboard Artist, Writer

The Bad Sleep Well

1960Director, Editor, Producer, Writer

Stray Dog

1949Associate Producer, Director, Writer

Drunken Angel

1948Director, Writer

The Magnificent Seven

1960Original Film Writer

Madadayo

1993Director, Editor, Screenplay, Storyboard Artist

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

1999Thanks

I Live in Fear

1955Director, Story

The Quiet Duel

1949Director, Writer

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

2020as Self (archive footage)

One Wonderful Sunday

1947Director, Screenplay

Dodes'ka-den

1970Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay

The Lower Depths

1957Director, Editor, Producer, Screenplay

Living

2022Original Film Writer

Samurai 7

2004Original Concept, Original Film Writer

Runaway Train

1985Original Film Writer, Story

The Idiot

1951Director, Editor, Screenplay

Snow Trail

1947Screenplay

Scandal

1950Director, Screenplay

No Regrets for Our Youth

1946Director, Editor, Writer

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

1970Original Concept

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

1945Director, Screenplay, Writer

Vendetta of a Samurai

1952Writer

The Magnificent Seven

2016Original Film Writer

What Is Cinema?

2013as Self

Sanshiro Sugata

1943Director, Editor, Screenplay

Last Man Standing

1996Original Film Writer

Return of the Seven

1966Original Concept

The Outrage

1964Original Story

Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two

1945Director, Screenplay

At the Gate of the Ghost

2011Original Story

The Magnificent Seven Ride!

1972Original Concept

Highest 2 Lowest

2025Original Film Writer

The Most Beautiful

1944Director, Writer

Battle Beyond the Stars

1980Original Story

Guns of the Magnificent Seven

1969Original Concept

The Draft!

2023Thanks