akira kurosawa

     

Akira Kurosawa (Kyūjitai: 黒澤 明, Shinjitai: 黒沢 明, Kurosawa Akira, 23 March 1910 – 6 September 1998) was a prominent Japanese film director, film producer, and screenwriter. His first credited film (Sanshiro Sugata) was released in 1943; his last (Madadayo) in 1993. His many awards include the Légion d'Honneur and an Oscar for Lifetime Achievement.

Trivia about akira kurosawa

  • Toshiro Mifune & this director with whom he made 16 films died less than a year apart
  • This director of "Seven Samurai" is descended from the great 11th century samurai Abe Sadato
  • He directed "The Hidden Fortress", "Rashomon" & "Throne of Blood"
  • "Rhapsody in August","Ikiru","Yojimbo"
  • Shinobu Hashimoto co-wrote the scripts for his "Rashomon" & "Seven Samurai"
  • His 1985 film "Ran" is a Japanese version of "King Lear"
  • Scorsese played Van Gogh in a segment of this Japanese director's "Dreams"
  • Toshiro Mifune starred in this director's epic "Throne of Blood", sort of a samurai version of "Macbeth"
  • The 1985 action film "Runaway Train" was based on a screenplay by this great Japanese director

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