Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese filmmaker who directed 30 feature films in a career spanning six decades. With a bold and dynamic style strongly influenced by Western cinema yet distinct from it, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. Known as a hands-on filmmaker, he was heavily involved with all aspects of production as a director, writer, producer, and editor.
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Highest 2 Lowest
writer
2025
Living
writer
2022
The Magnificent Seven
writer
2016
What Is Cinema?
actor
2013
At the Gate of the Ghost
writer
2011
Kurosawa's Way
actor
2011
The Last Princess
writer
2008
Tsubaki Sanjuro
writer
2007
Ikiru
writer
2007
High and Low
writer
2007
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
actor
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'
actor
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Drunken Angel'
actor
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ran'
actor
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'
actor
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'
actor
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
actor
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
actor
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'
actor
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'
actor
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
actor
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den'
actor
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'
actor
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
actor
2002
The Sea Is Watching
writer
2002
Kurosawa
actor
2000
Dora-heita
writer
2000
A Message from Akira Kurosawa: For Beautiful Movies
actor
2000
After the Rain
writer
2000
Last Man Standing
writer
1996
In Love With and Living Within Movies - Akira Kurosawa and Hayao Miyazaki
actor
1993
Madadayo
director
1993
Madadayo
writer
1993
Rhapsody in August
director
1991
Rhapsody in August
writer
1991
Making of 'Dreams'
actor
1990
Dreams
director
1990
Dreams
writer
1990
Runaway Train
writer
1985
Ran
writer
1985
Ran
director
1985
A. K.
actor
1985
Battle Beyond the Stars
writer
1980
Kagemusha
director
1980
Kagemusha
writer
1980
Dersu Uzala
writer
1975
Dersu Uzala
director
1975
Stray Dog
writer
1973
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
writer
1972
Dodes'ka-den
writer
1970
Dodes'ka-den
director
1970
Song of the Horse
writer
1970
Song of the Horse
director
1970
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
writer
1970
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
writer
1969
Return of the Seven
writer
1966
Sanshiro Sugata
writer
1965
Red Beard
writer
1965
Red Beard
director
1965
The Outrage
writer
1964
A Fistful of Dollars
writer
1964
Jakoman and Tetsu
writer
1964
High and Low
writer
1963
High and Low
director
1963
The Fencing Master
writer
1962
Sanjuro
director
1962
Sanjuro
writer
1962
Yojimbo
director
1961
Yojimbo
writer
1961
Play of the Week: Rashomon
writer
1960
The Magnificent Seven
writer
1960
The Bad Sleep Well
director
1960
The Bad Sleep Well
writer
1960
Saga of the Vagabonds
writer
1959
The Hidden Fortress
writer
1958
The Hidden Fortress
director
1958
Advance Patrol
writer
1957
The Lower Depths
director
1957
The Lower Depths
writer
1957
Throne of Blood
writer
1957
Throne of Blood
director
1957
I Live in Fear
writer
1955
I Live in Fear
director
1955
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
writer
1955
Vanished Enlisted Man
writer
1955
Seven Samurai
director
1954
Seven Samurai
writer
1954
My Wonderful Yellow Car
writer
1953
Ikiru
director
1952
Ikiru
writer
1952
Sword for Hire
writer
1952
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
writer
1952
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
director
1952
Vendetta of a Samurai
writer
1952
The Den of Beasts
writer
1951
The Idiot
director
1951
The Idiot
writer
1951
Beyond Love and Hate
writer
1951
Rashomon
director
1950
Rashomon
writer
1950
Jiruba no Tetsu
writer
1950
Scandal
director
1950
Scandal
writer
1950
Escape at Dawn
writer
1950
Stray Dog
writer
1949
Stray Dog
director
1949
Jakoman and Tetsu
writer
1949
The Quiet Duel
writer
1949
The Quiet Duel
director
1949
Lady From Hell
writer
1949
The Portrait
writer
1948
Drunken Angel
writer
1948
Drunken Angel
director
1948
Snow Trail
writer
1947
One Wonderful Sunday
writer
1947
One Wonderful Sunday
director
1947
Four Love Stories
writer
1947
No Regrets for Our Youth
writer
1946
No Regrets for Our Youth
director
1946
Those Who Make Tomorrow
director
1946
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
writer
1945
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
director
1945
The Most Beautiful
writer
1944
The Most Beautiful
director
1944
World of Love
writer
1943
Sanshiro Sugata
writer
1943
Sanshiro Sugata
director
1943
Wings of Victory
writer
1942
Currents of Youth
writer
1942
Horse
writer
1941