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Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Japanese film maker

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Birthdate
March 23, 1910
Birthplace
Shinagawa
Shinagawa
Date of Death
September 6, 1998
Place of Death
Setagaya
Setagaya
Nationality
Japanese
Japanese
Author of
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Seven Samurai and other screenplays
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Ha ma de you
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Kurosawa eiga no bijutsu =
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Dodes'ka-den
Dodes'ka-den
Ikiru
Ikiru
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Comme une autobiographie
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Les bas-fonds
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Rashomon
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Creator of
Samurai 7
Samurai 7
Director of (Film)
Dodes'ka-den
Dodes'ka-den
Madadayo
Madadayo
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Dersu Uzala
Shichinin no samurai, 1954
Shichinin no samurai, 1954
The Quiet Duel
The Quiet Duel
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
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I Live in Fear
I Live in Fear
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Throne of Blood
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Also Known As
くろさわ あきら
Awards Received
Tokyo International Film Festival
Tokyo International Film Festival
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Golden Lion
Academy Awards
Academy Awards
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San Francisco International Film Festival
Occupation
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film editor
Film director
Film director
Author
Author
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filmmaker
Writer
Writer
Screenwriter
Screenwriter
Film producer
Film producer
ISNI
00000001085818990
Open Library ID
OL1190599A0
VIAF
664764640

Other attributes

Child
Asuka Kurosawa
Asuka Kurosawa
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Kazuko Kurosawa
Citizenship
Japan
Japan
Editor of
Shichinin no samurai, 1954
Shichinin no samurai, 1954
Genre
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Police procedural
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Buddy cop film
Known for
Japanese filmmaker and painter who directed thirty films in a career spanning over five decades. He is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in film history
Member of Board of Directors of
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
Notable Work
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Something Like an Autobiography
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
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Throne of Blood
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Rashomon
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The Hidden Fortress
Ikiru
Ikiru
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora!
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Runaway Train
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Pseudonym
AK
Spouse
Yōko Yaguchi
Yōko Yaguchi
Wikidata ID
Q8006
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