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.
Facts
Defining ContributionRashomon, 1950, and the opening of Japanese cinema to the world; Seven Samurai 2 Connections
Long-Form Articles
Works Created
Source High and Low (1963 film) (Wikipedia)
Source Kagemusha (Wikipedia)
Source Ran (film) (Wikipedia)
Source Encyclopedia Britannica
Source Stray Dog (film) (Wikipedia)
Source The Hidden Fortress, Wikipedia
Source Throne of Blood (Wikipedia)
Source Yojimbo (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Same As
Also in Arts and Music Atlas: the same subject.
Source Encyclopedia Britannica
Nationality
Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.
Sources
1. Akira Kurosawa (Wikipedia)
Lead sentence
Akira Kurosawa (黒澤 明 or 黒沢 明, Kurosawa Akira; March 23, 1910, September 6, 1998) was a Japanese filmmaker who directed 30 feature films in a career spanning six decades.
Article lead
In 1990, Kurosawa accepted the Academy Honorary Award.
View the Source2. Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.- Birth Year: 1910
- Death Year: 1998
- Nationality: Japanese
- Defining Contribution: Rashomon, 1950, and the opening of Japanese cinema to the world; Seven Samurai
View the Source Ikiru (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationWorks Created: Ikiru, Lead sentence, Wikipedia, retrieved 2026-09-12Quote, Works Created: Ikiru, Lead sentence, Wikipedia, retrieved 2026-09-12
is a 1952 Japanese drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa from a screenplay co-written with Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni.
Stray Dog (film) (Wikipedia)
Works Created: Stray Dog, Lead paragraphQuote, Works Created: Stray Dog, Lead paragraph
Stray Dog (Japanese: 野良犬, Hepburn: Nora Inu) is a 1949 Japanese crime drama noir film directed and co-written by Akira Kurosawa, starring Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura.
Kagemusha (Wikipedia)
Works Created: Kagemusha, Article lead sentenceQuote, Works Created: Kagemusha, Article lead sentence
Kagemusha (影武者; Shadow Warrior) is a 1980 Japanese epic jidaigeki film directed by Akira Kurosawa.
Yojimbo (Wikipedia)
Works Created: Yojimbo, Article lead sentenceQuote, Works Created: Yojimbo, Article lead sentence
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
Works Created: The Hidden Fortress, Article lead sentenceQuote, Works Created: The Hidden Fortress, Article lead sentence
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)
Works Created: High and Low, Article lead sentenceQuote, Works Created: High and Low, Article lead sentence
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.
Throne of Blood (Wikipedia)
Works Created: Throne of Blood, Infobox: directorQuote, Works Created: Throne of Blood, Infobox: director
Akira Kurosawa
Ran (film) (Wikipedia)
Works Created: Ran, Infobox: directorQuote, Works Created: Ran, Infobox: director
Akira Kurosawa
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.