Japanese director whose Rashomon, taking the top prize at Venice in 1951, opened Japanese cinema to world audiences. Across Seven Samurai, Ikiru, Throne of Blood and Ran, his dynamic staging and cutting influenced filmmakers everywhere, and his samurai films were openly remade as Westerns.
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Defining ContributionRashomon, 1950, and the opening of Japanese cinema to the world; Seven Samurai 2 Connections
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1. Akira Kurosawa (Wikipedia)
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In 1990, Kurosawa accepted the Academy Honorary Award.
2. Encyclopedia Britannica
Ikiru (Wikipedia)
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is a 1952 Japanese drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa from a screenplay co-written with Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni.
Kagemusha (Wikipedia)
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Kagemusha (影武者; Shadow Warrior) is a 1980 Japanese epic jidaigeki film directed by Akira Kurosawa.
Yojimbo (Wikipedia)
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Yojimbo (Japanese: 用心棒, Hepburn: Yōjinbō; lit. Bodyguard) is a 1961 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Akira Kurosawa, who also co-wrote the screenplay and was one of the producers. The film stars Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yoko
The Hidden Fortress, Wikipedia
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The Hidden Fortress (Japanese: 隠し砦の三悪人, Hepburn: Kakushi Toride no San Akunin; lit. 'The Three Villains of the Hidden Fortress') is a 1958 Japanese epic jidaigeki adventure film directed by Akira Kurosawa, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya.
High and Low (1963 film) (Wikipedia)
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High and Low (Japanese: 天国と地獄, Hepburn: Tengoku to Jigoku; lit. 'Heaven and Hell') is a 1963 Japanese police procedural film directed by Akira Kurosawa.
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