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Director

Akira Kurosawa

Popular films

Seven Samurai1954
Rashomon1950
Ran1985
Yojimbo1961

About Akira Kurosawa

Known for: Directing
Born: March 23, 1910
Died: September 6, 1998 (age 88)
Birthplace: Shinagawa, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

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. He displayed a bold, dynamic style, strongly influenced by Western cinema yet distinct from it; he was involved…

Also credited as

أكيرا كوروساوا, อะกิระ คุโระซะวะ, 黑澤明, Kurosawa Akira, 아키라 구로사와, 쿠로사와 아키라, 아키라 쿠로사와, آکیرا کوروساوا

Filmography

Madadayo1993Director

Rhapsody in August1991Director
Dreams1990Director
Ran1985Director
Kagemusha1980Director
Dersu Uzala1975Director
Dodes'ka-den1970Director
Song of the Horse1970Director
Red Beard1965Director
High and Low1963Director
Sanjuro1962Director
Yojimbo1961Director
The Bad Sleep Well1960Director
The Hidden Fortress1958Director
The Lower Depths1957Director
Throne of Blood1957Director
I Live in Fear1955Director
Seven Samurai1954Director
Ikiru1952Director
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail1952Director
The Idiot1951Director
Rashomon1950Director
Scandal1950Director
Stray Dog1949Director
The Quiet Duel1949Director
Drunken Angel1948Director
One Wonderful Sunday1947Director
No Regrets for Our Youth1946Director
Those Who Make Tomorrow1946Director
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two1945Director
The Most Beautiful1944Director
Sanshiro Sugata1943Director

Searching For Kurosawa2025

Morceaux de Cannes2021
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die2020as Self (archive footage)
What Is Cinema?2013as Self
The World of Kazuo Miyagawa2012as Self
Kurosawa's Way2011as Self (archive footage)
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den'2002as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Drunken Angel'2002as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'2002as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'2002as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'2002as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ran'2002as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Red Beard'2002as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'2002as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'2002as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'2002as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'2002as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'2002as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'2002as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'2002as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'2002as Self
Kurosawa2000as Self
A Message from Akira Kurosawa: For Beautiful Movies2000as Self
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor1999
In Love With and Living Within Movies - Akira Kurosawa and Hayao Miyazaki1993as Self
Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema1993as Self
Making of 'Dreams'1990as Self
A. K.1985as Self
Making of Ran1985as Self

Highest 2 Lowest2025Original Film Writer

Living2022Original Film Writer
The Magnificent Seven2016Original Film Writer
At the Gate of the Ghost2011Original Story
The Last Princess2008Original Story
Tsubaki Sanjuro2007Writer
Ikiru2007Screenplay
High and Low2007Original Film Writer
The Sea Is Watching2002Screenplay
Dora-heita2000Screenplay
After the Rain2000Screenplay
Inferno1999Original Film Writer
Misty1997Original Film Writer
Last Man Standing1996Original Film Writer
Madadayo1993Screenplay
Image: Kurosawa's Continuity: 'Kagemusha'1993Original Story
Image: Kurosawa's Continuity: 'Ran'1993Original Story / Storyboard
Rhapsody in August1991Screenplay
Dreams1990Writer
Seven Warriors1989Original Film Writer
Runaway Train1985Original Film Writer
Ran1985Screenplay
The Warrior and the Sorceress1984Original Film Writer
The Seven Magnificent Gladiators1983Original Film Writer
Battle Beyond the Stars1980Original Story
Kagemusha1980Screenplay
The Last Round1976Original Film Writer
Dersu Uzala1975Screenplay
Stray Dog1973Original Story
The Magnificent Seven Ride!1972Original Concept
Dodes'ka-den1970Screenplay
Song of the Horse1970Writer
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo1970Original Concept
Guns of the Magnificent Seven1969Original Concept
The Last Day of Hsianyang1968Original Film Writer
Return of the Seven1966Original Concept
Django1966Original Film Writer
Sanshiro Sugata1965Writer
Red Beard1965Screenplay
The Outrage1964Original Story
A Fistful of Dollars1964Original Story
Jakoman and Tetsu1964Screenplay
High and Low1963Screenplay
The Fencing Master1962Screenplay
Sanjuro1962Screenplay
Yojimbo1961Screenplay
Play of the Week: Rashomon1960Original Film Writer
The Magnificent Seven1960Original Film Writer
The Bad Sleep Well1960Writer
Saga of the Vagabonds1959Writer
The Hidden Fortress1958Screenplay
Advance Patrol1957Screenplay
The Lower Depths1957Screenplay
Throne of Blood1957Screenplay
I Live in Fear1955Story
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree1955Screenplay
Vanished Enlisted Man1955Screenplay
Seven Samurai1954Screenplay
My Wonderful Yellow Car1953Screenplay
Ikiru1952Screenplay
Sword for Hire1952Screenplay
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail1952Writer / Screenplay
Vendetta of a Samurai1952Writer
The Den of Beasts1951Screenplay
The Idiot1951Screenplay
Beyond Love and Hate1951Screenplay
Fencing Master1950Adaptation
Rashomon1950Screenplay
Jiruba no Tetsu1950Screenplay
Scandal1950Screenplay
Escape at Dawn1950Screenplay
Stray Dog1949Writer
Jakoman and Tetsu1949Writer
The Quiet Duel1949Writer
Lady From Hell1949Writer
The Portrait1948Screenplay
Drunken Angel1948Writer
Snow Trail1947Screenplay
One Wonderful Sunday1947Screenplay
Four Love Stories1947Screenplay
No Regrets for Our Youth1946Writer
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two1945Screenplay
The Admirable Isshin Tasuke!1945Screenplay
The Most Beautiful1944Writer
Wrestling-Ring Festival1944Writer
World of Love1943Writer
Sanshiro Sugata1943Screenplay
Wings of Victory1942Writer
Currents of Youth1942Story
Horse1941Writer
A Fistful of Dollars RemakeYear unavailableOriginal Film Writer

Kagemusha1980Producer

Dodes'ka-den1970Executive Producer
Sanshiro Sugata1965Producer
High and Low1963Associate Producer
Yojimbo1961Producer
The Bad Sleep Well1960Producer
The Hidden Fortress1958Producer
The Lower Depths1957Producer
Throne of Blood1957Producer
Stray Dog1949Associate Producer
Flirtation in Spring1949Producer

After the Rain2000Title Designer

Image: Kurosawa's Continuity: 'Kagemusha'1993Concept Artist
Dreams1990Storyboard Artist
Ran1985Storyboard Artist
Kagemusha1980Storyboard Artist

The Draft!2026Thanks

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai1999Thanks
Saga of the Vagabonds1959Script
Avalanche1937Second Unit

Horse1941Assistant Director

The Monkey King1940Assistant Director
Enoken's Cropped Hair1940Assistant Director
Roppa's Honeymoon1940Assistant Director
Easy Alley1939Assistant Director
Enoken’s Shrewd Period1939Assistant Director
Enoken's Surprising Life1938Assistant Director
Composition Class1938Assistant Director
Tojuro's Love1938Assistant Director
Subterranean Heat1938Assistant Director
The Beautiful Hawk1937Assistant Director
Enoken's Chikiri Kinta Part 2 – Returning Is Scary, but the Weather Will Clear If You Wait1937Third Assistant Director
Enoken's Chikiri Kinta Part 1 – Momma, the Hat: The Nice Way1937Third Assistant Director
Avalanche1937Assistant Director
Japanese Women's Textbook1937Third Assistant Director
A Husband's Chastity: Fall Again1937Third Assistant Director
A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes1937Third Assistant Director
A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes & Fall Once Again1937Third Assistant Director
Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn1937Third Assistant Director
Saga of the Vagabonds, Part One: Tiger and Wolf1937Third Assistant Director
Tokyo Rhapsody1936Third Assistant Director
Enoken’s Ten Millions Sequel1936Third Assistant Director
Enoken’s Ten Millions1936Third Assistant Director
Paradise of the Virgin Flowers1936Assistant Director

Madadayo1993Editor

Rhapsody in August1991Editor
Ran1985Editor
Kagemusha1980Editor
Red Beard1965Editor
Legacy of the 500,0001963Editor
High and Low1963Editor
Sanjuro1962Editor
Yojimbo1961Editor
The Bad Sleep Well1960Editor
The Hidden Fortress1958Editor
The Lower Depths1957Editor
Throne of Blood1957Editor
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree1955Editor
Seven Samurai1954Editor
Ikiru1952Editor
The Idiot1951Editor
Rashomon1950Editor
No Regrets for Our Youth1946Editor
Sanshiro Sugata1943Editor