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" Japanese1963. 2h23m Dramatic thriller Toshirô Mifune & Tatsuya Nakadai
The Bad Sleep Well
"Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru" Japanese1960. 2h15m Dramatic thriller Toshirô Mifune & Masayuki Mori
showtimesdetailsreviewsThe Hidden Fortress
"Kakushi-toride no san-akunin" Japanese1958. 2h19m Action drama Toshirô Mifune & Minoru Chiaki
Kumonosu-jô
"Throne of Blood" Japanese1957. 1h50m Action drama Toshirô Mifune & Isuzu Yamada
I Live in Fear
"Ikimono no kiroku" Japanese1955. 1h43m Drama Toshirô Mifune & Takashi Shimura
Seven Samurai
"Shichinin no samurai" Japanese1954. 3h27m Action drama Toshirô Mifune & Takashi Shimura
The Quiet Duel
"Shizukanaru ketto" Japanese1949. 1h35m Drama Toshirô Mifune & Takashi Shimura
showtimesdetailsreviewsDrunken Angel
"Yoidore tenshi" Japanese1948. 1h38m Dramatic thriller Takashi Shimura & Toshirô Mifune
One Wonderful Sunday
"Subarashiki nichiyôbi" Japanese1947. Isao Numasaki & Chieko Nakakita
No Regrets for Our Youth
"Waga seishun ni kuinashi" Japanese1946. 1h50m Drama Setsuko Hara & Susumu Fujita
Sanshiro Sugata II
"Zoku Sugata Sanshirô" Japanese1945. 1h23m Action/adventure Denjirô Ôkôchi & Susumu Fujita
Ichiban utsukushiku
"The Most Beautiful" Japanese1944. 1h25m Drama Takashi Shimura & Sôji Kiyokawa