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Akira Kurosawa

Crew | * 03/23/1910 († 88, 09/06/1998) | Shinagawa, Tóquio (Japan)
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Adventure

Known for these Movies & Shows

In the midst of an attempt to take over his company, a powerhouse executive is hit with a huge ransom demand when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake. ...

High and Low

NR

1963 | 4.2/5 | 2h 22min
Drama, Crime, Mystery
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Japanese peasants Matashichi and Tahei try and fail to make a profit from a tribal war. They find a man and woman whom they believe are simple tribe members hiding in a fortress. Although the peasants ...

The Hidden Fortress

Certification unknown

1958 | 4.0/5 | 2h 19min
Adventure, Drama, Action, Comedy
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With Ran, legendary director Akira Kurosawa reimagines Shakespeare's King Lear as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan. Majestic in scope, the film is Kurosawa's late-life masterp ...

Ran

R

1985 | 4.1/5 | 2h 40min
Action, Drama, History
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Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his g ...

Kagemusha

PG

1980 | 3.9/5 | 3h
Action, Drama, History, War
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Movies with Akira Kurosawa as Actor(8)

as Self (archive footage)2020 Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
as Self (archive footage)2014 And the Oscar Goes To...
as himself2013 What Is Cinema?
as himself2000 Kurosawa
as himself2000 A Message from Akira Kurosawa: For Beautiful Movies
as himself1993 Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema
as himself1990 Making of 'Dreams'
as himself1985 A. K.

Movies with Akira Kurosawa as Crew(143)

Writing/Original Film Writer2022 Living
Writing/Original Film Writer2016 The Magnificent Seven
Writing/Original Story2008 The Last Princess
Writing/Original Film Writer2007 High and Low
Writing/Writer2007 Tsubaki Sanjuro
Writing/Screenplay2002 The Sea Is Watching
Writing/Writer2000 After the Rain
Writing/Screenplay2000 Dora-heita
Writing/Original Film Writer1996 Last Man Standing
Directing/Director1993 Madadayo
Editing/Editor1993 Madadayo
Writing/Screenplay1993 Madadayo
Directing/Director1991 Rhapsody in August
Editing/Editor1991 Rhapsody in August
Writing/Screenplay1991 Rhapsody in August
Directing/Director1990 Dreams
Writing/Screenplay1990 Dreams
Writing/Screenplay1985 Runaway Train
Directing/Director1985 Ran
Editing/Editor1985 Ran
Writing/Screenplay1985 Ran
Art/Storyboard Artist1985 Ran
Directing/Director1980 Kagemusha
Editing/Editor1980 Kagemusha
Production/Producer1980 Kagemusha
Production/Executive Producer1980 Kagemusha
Writing/Screenplay1980 Kagemusha
Art/Storyboard Artist1980 Kagemusha
Directing/Director1975 Dersu Uzala
Writing/Screenplay1975 Dersu Uzala
Writing/Original Story1973 Stray Dog
Writing/Screenplay1970 Tora! Tora! Tora!
Directing/Director1970 Dodes'ka-den
Production/Executive Producer1970 Dodes'ka-den
Writing/Screenplay1970 Dodes'ka-den
Directing/Director1970 Song of the Horse
Writing/Original Film Writer1968 The Last Day of Hsianyang
Production/Producer1965 Sanshiro Sugata
Writing/Writer1965 Sanshiro Sugata
Directing/Director1965 Red Beard
Editing/Editor1965 Red Beard
Writing/Screenplay1965 Red Beard
Writing/Original Story1964 A Fistful of Dollars
Writing/Screenplay1964 Jakoman and Tetsu
Writing/Original Story1964 The Outrage
Directing/Director1963 High and Low
Editing/Editor1963 High and Low
Production/Producer1963 High and Low
Writing/Screenplay1963 High and Low
Production/Associate Producer1963 High and Low
Directing/Director1962 Sanjuro
Editing/Editor1962 Sanjuro
Writing/Screenplay1962 Sanjuro
Writing/Screenplay1962 The Fencing Master
Directing/Director1961 Yojimbo
Editing/Editor1961 Yojimbo
Production/Producer1961 Yojimbo
Writing/Screenplay1961 Yojimbo
Directing/Director1960 The Bad Sleep Well
Editing/Editor1960 The Bad Sleep Well
Production/Producer1960 The Bad Sleep Well
Writing/Writer1960 The Bad Sleep Well
Writing/Original Film Writer1960 The Magnificent Seven
Crew/Script1959 Saga of the Vagabonds
Writing/Writer1959 Saga of the Vagabonds
Directing/Director1958 The Hidden Fortress
Editing/Editor1958 The Hidden Fortress
Production/Producer1958 The Hidden Fortress
Writing/Screenplay1958 The Hidden Fortress
Writing/Writer1958 The Hidden Fortress
Directing/Director1957 The Lower Depths
Editing/Editor1957 The Lower Depths
Production/Producer1957 The Lower Depths
Writing/Screenplay1957 The Lower Depths
Writing/Screenplay1957 Advance Patrol
Directing/Director1957 Throne of Blood
Editing/Editor1957 Throne of Blood
Production/Producer1957 Throne of Blood
Writing/Screenplay1957 Throne of Blood
Directing/Director1955 I Live in Fear
Writing/Story1955 I Live in Fear
Writing/Screenplay1955 Vanished Enlisted Man
Directing/Director1954 Seven Samurai
Editing/Editor1954 Seven Samurai
Writing/Screenplay1954 Seven Samurai
Writing/Screenplay1953 My Wonderful Yellow Car
Writing/Screenplay1952 Sword for Hire
Writing/Writer1952 Vendetta for a Samurai
Directing/Director1952 The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
Writing/Writer1952 The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
Directing/Director1952 Ikiru
Editing/Editor1952 Ikiru
Writing/Screenplay1952 Ikiru
Directing/Director1951 The Idiot
Editing/Editor1951 The Idiot
Writing/Screenplay1951 The Idiot
Writing/Screenplay1951 Beyond Love and Hate
Writing/Screenplay1951 The Den of Beasts
Writing/Screenplay1950 Escape at Dawn
Directing/Director1950 Scandal
Writing/Screenplay1950 Scandal
Writing/Screenplay1950 Jiruba no Tetsu
Directing/Director1950 Rashomon
Editing/Editor1950 Rashomon
Writing/Screenplay1950 Rashomon
Writing/Adaptation1950 Fencing Master
Writing/Writer1949 Lady From Hell
Directing/Director1949 The Quiet Duel
Writing/Writer1949 The Quiet Duel
Directing/Director1949 Stray Dog
Production/Associate Producer1949 Stray Dog
Writing/Writer1949 Stray Dog
Writing/Writer1949 Jakoman and Tetsu
Directing/Director1948 Drunken Angel
Writing/Writer1948 Drunken Angel
Writing/Writer1948 The Portrait
Writing/Screenplay1947 Four Love Stories
Directing/Director1947 One Wonderful Sunday
Writing/Screenplay1947 One Wonderful Sunday
Writing/Screenplay1947 Snow Trail
Directing/Director1946 Those Who Make Tomorrow
Directing/Director1946 No Regrets for Our Youth
Editing/Editor1946 No Regrets for Our Youth
Writing/Writer1946 No Regrets for Our Youth
Directing/Director1945 Sanshiro Sugata Part Two
Writing/Screenplay1945 Sanshiro Sugata Part Two
Writing/Writer1944 Wrestling-Ring Festival
Directing/Director1944 The Most Beautiful
Writing/Writer1944 The Most Beautiful
Directing/Director1943 Sanshiro Sugata
Editing/Editor1943 Sanshiro Sugata
Writing/Screenplay1943 Sanshiro Sugata
Writing/Writer1942 Wings of Victory
Directing/Co-Director1941 Horse
Directing/Assistant Director1940 The Monkey King
Directing/Assistant Director1940 Songoku 2
Directing/Assistant Director1940 Songoku 1
Directing/Assistant Director1938 Tojuro's Love
Directing/Third Assistant Director1937 A Tale of Thieves in War Time: Part 1 - Tiger and Wolf
Directing/Third Assistant Director1937 Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn
Crew/Second Unit1937 Avalanche
Directing/Third Assistant Director1936 Enoken's The Millionaire, Part 2
Directing/Third Assistant Director1936 Enoken's The Millionaire, Part 1

TV Shows/Series with Akira Kurosawa as Crew(2)

Creator/Creator2004 Samurai 7
Writing/Original Concept2004 Samurai 7

Born: Wednesday, 03/23 1910 (March) in Shinagawa, Tóquio (Japan)
Died: Sunday, 09/06 1998 (September) (aged: 88)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: Japanese (JA)
Other names for Akira Kurosawa (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"黒澤明"
"أكيرا كوروساوا"
"อะกิระ คุโระซะวะ"
"Акира Куросава"
"黑澤明"
"구로사와 아키라"
"אקירה קורוסאווה"
"Kurosawa Akira"
"黑泽明"
"아키라 구로사와"
"くろさわ あきら" (Kana/Japanese)
"AK" (Pseudonym)
Akira Kurosawa frequently works together with these people:
Takashi Shimura (31x, Actor)
Toshirō Mifune (25x, Actor)
Yoshirô Muraki (21x, Crew)
Ryûzô Kikushima (20x, Crew)
Kamatari Fujiwara (18x, Actor)
Tomoyuki Tanaka (18x, Crew)
Hideo Oguni (17x, Crew)
Ishirō Honda (14x, Crew)
Kajirō Yamamoto (14x, Crew)
Sōjirō Motoki (14x, Crew)
Takao Saitō (14x, Crew)
Toru Kusano (1x, Cast)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1262, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 09/29/2025