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  • Thumbnail for Akira Kurosawa
    Akira Kurosawa (黒澤 明 or 黒沢 明, Kurosawa Akira, March 23, 1910 – September 6, 1998) was a Japanese filmmaker and painter who directed 30 films in a career...
    112 KB (13,717 words) - 13:47, 3 September 2024
  • works, both in film and other media, for which the Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa made some documented creative contribution. This includes a complete...
    41 KB (1,918 words) - 23:54, 14 August 2024
  • realist anthology film of eight vignettes written and directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Akira Terao, Martin Scorsese, Chishū Ryū, Mieko Harada and Mitsuko...
    21 KB (2,718 words) - 03:18, 8 June 2024
  • based on an original 1960s screenplay by Akira Kurosawa, with uncredited contributions by frequent Kurosawa collaborators Hideo Oguni and Ryūzō Kikushima...
    26 KB (3,105 words) - 09:51, 13 July 2024
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    known for his 16 collaborations with director Akira Kurosawa. These collaborations included Kurosawa's critically acclaimed jidaigeki films such as Rashomon...
    72 KB (4,788 words) - 16:57, 30 August 2024
  • about Akira Kurosawa: Erens, Patricia (1979). Akira Kurosawa: a guide to references and resources. G. K. Hall. ISBN 978-0-8161-7994-7. Kurosawa, Akira (2008)...
    2 KB (121 words) - 20:26, 17 February 2024
  • A number of Akira Kurosawa's films have been remade. Note: This list includes full remakes only; it does not include films whose narratives have been loosely...
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    羅生門, Hepburn: Rashōmon) is a 1950 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Akira Kurosawa from a screenplay he co-wrote with Shinobu Hashimoto. Starring Toshiro...
    80 KB (8,143 words) - 13:43, 5 September 2024
  • Achievement in Costume Design. She is the daughter of famous filmmaker Akira Kurosawa and actress Yōko Yaguchi, her son is actor Takayuki Kato. She is married...
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    Seven Samurai (category Films directed by Akira Kurosawa)
    no Samurai) is a 1954 Japanese epic samurai action film directed by Akira Kurosawa from a screenplay co-written with Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni...
    74 KB (7,182 words) - 06:14, 6 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Ishirō Honda
    retired from filmmaking. However, Honda's former colleague and friend, Akira Kurosawa, would persuade him to come out of retirement in the late 1970s and...
    77 KB (7,872 words) - 19:34, 29 August 2024
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    Yojimbo (category Films directed by Akira Kurosawa)
    Yōjinbō, lit. Bodyguard) is a 1961 Japanese samurai film directed by Akira Kurosawa, who also co-wrote the screenplay and was one of the producers. The...
    33 KB (3,838 words) - 04:45, 26 August 2024
  • The films of Japanese director Akira Kurosawa have had a far-reaching impact on cinema and how it is produced, both within Japan and internationally. As...
    27 KB (3,755 words) - 23:01, 4 November 2022
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    The legacy of filmmaking technique left by Akira Kurosawa (1910–1998) for subsequent generations of filmmakers has been diverse and of international influence...
    44 KB (5,966 words) - 14:31, 31 January 2024
  • Ran (film) (category Films directed by Akira Kurosawa)
    epic historical action drama film directed, edited and co-written by Akira Kurosawa. The plot derives from William Shakespeare's King Lear and includes...
    46 KB (5,244 words) - 03:17, 11 September 2024
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    Throne of Blood (category Films directed by Akira Kurosawa)
    Japanese jidaigeki film co-written, produced, edited, and directed by Akira Kurosawa, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film transposes the plot...
    37 KB (3,804 words) - 04:58, 5 August 2024
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    Akira Kurosawa which was short-lived due to Hayasaka's early death. The 1948 film Drunken Angel (Yoidore tenshi) was the first film directed by Akira...
    14 KB (1,720 words) - 20:25, 21 April 2024
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    Drunken Angel (category Films directed by Akira Kurosawa)
    directed by Akira Kurosawa, who also co-wrote the screenplay. It is notable for being the first of sixteen film collaborations between director Kurosawa and actor...
    15 KB (1,727 words) - 05:58, 23 August 2024
  • A Fistful of Dollars (category Films based on works by Akira Kurosawa)
    remake of the Akira Kurosawa film, Yojimbo (1961), which resulted in a successful lawsuit by Toho, Yojimbo's production company. Kurosawa wrote to Leone...
    46 KB (4,952 words) - 00:42, 25 August 2024
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    The Hidden Fortress (category Films directed by Akira Kurosawa)
    Fortress') is a 1958 Japanese jidaigeki adventure film directed by Akira Kurosawa, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. It tells the story of two peasants...
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