Akira Kurosawa
Directing · Director · Screenplay · Producer
Born Mar 23, 1910 · Shinagawa, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Active 1936–1998 · 6′0″ (182 cm) · Awards: Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Order of Culture, Ramon Magsaysay Award, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director, Praemium Imperiale, Order of Friendship of Peoples, Person of Cultural Merit
Akira Kurosawa (黒澤 明) was a Japanese filmmaker and painter who directed thirty films in a career spanning over five decades. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema.
Filmography
Highest 2 Lowest (2025) — Original Film WriterSearching For Kurosawa (2025)Seven Samurai (1954) — Director · Screenplay · EditorA Fistful of Dollars (1964) — Original StoryRashomon (1950) — Director · Screenplay · EditorRan (1985) — Director · Screenplay · Editor · Storyboard ArtistYojimbo (1961) — Director · Screenplay · Producer · EditorIkiru (1952) — Director · Editor · ScreenplayHigh and Low (1963) — Director · Screenplay · Associate Producer · EditorThe Magnificent Seven (1960) — Original Film WriterThe Magnificent Seven (2016) — Original Film WriterThrone of Blood (1957) — Director · Screenplay · Producer · EditorThe Hidden Fortress (1958) — Director · Producer · Screenplay · EditorSanjuro (1962) — Director · Screenplay · EditorKagemusha (1980) — Director · Screenplay · Producer · Storyboard Artist · EditorDersu Uzala (1975) — Director · ScreenplayRed Beard (1965) — Director · Screenplay · EditorDreams (1990) — Director · Storyboard Artist · WriterRunaway Train (1985) — Original Film Writer · StoryStray Dog (1949) — Director · Writer · Associate ProducerLast Man Standing (1996) — Original Film WriterThe Bad Sleep Well (1960) — Director · Writer · Producer · EditorDrunken Angel (1948) — Director · WriterLiving (2022) — Original Film Writer