Akira Kurosawa
March 23, 1910
Tokyo, Japan
September 6, 1998
at the age of 88
Photo from "Shichinin no samurai"
© Columbia Pictures
Awards
Directed 27 films
Dersu Uzala
Russian1975. 2h17m Adventure, drama Yuriy Solomin & Maksim Munzuk
High and Low
"Tengoku to jigoku" in Japanese1963. 2h23m Dramatic thriller Toshirô Mifune & Tatsuya Nakadai
The Bad Sleep Well
"Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru" in Japanese1960. 2h15m Dramatic thriller Toshirô Mifune & Masayuki Mori
showtimesdetailsreviewsThe Hidden Fortress
"Kakushi-toride no san-akunin" in Japanese1958. 2h19m Action drama Toshirô Mifune & Minoru Chiaki
The Lower Depths
"Donzoko" in Japanese1957. 2h17m Drama Toshirô Mifune & Isuzu Yamada
showtimesdetailsreviewsThrone of Blood
"Kumonosu-jô" in Japanese1957. 1h50m Action drama Toshirô Mifune & Isuzu Yamada
I Live in Fear
"Ikimono no kiroku" in Japanese1955. 1h43m Drama Toshirô Mifune & Takashi Shimura
Seven Samurai
"Shichinin no samurai" in Japanese1954. 3h27m Action drama Toshirô Mifune & Takashi Shimura
Rashômon
JapaneseG1950. 1h28m Dramatic thriller Toshirô Mifune & Machiko Kyô
showtimesdetailsreviews109The Quiet Duel
"Shizukanaru ketto" in Japanese1949. 1h35m Drama Toshirô Mifune & Takashi Shimura
showtimesdetailsreviewsDrunken Angel
"Yoidore tenshi" in Japanese1948. 1h38m Dramatic thriller Takashi Shimura & Toshirô Mifune
One Wonderful Sunday
"Subarashiki nichiyôbi" in Japanese1947. Isao Numasaki & Chieko Nakakita
No Regrets for Our Youth
"Waga seishun ni kuinashi" in Japanese1946. 1h50m Drama Setsuko Hara & Susumu Fujita
Sanshiro Sugata II
"Zoku Sugata Sanshirô" in Japanese1945. 1h23m Action/adventure Denjirô Ôkôchi & Susumu Fujita
The Most Beautiful
"Ichiban utsukushiku" in Japanese1944. 1h25m Drama Takashi Shimura & Sôji Kiyokawa