Akira Kurosawa
Japanese filmmaker. Director of Seven Samurai, Rashomon, Yojimbo, and Ran. Bridge between Japanese cinema and the world. Master of composition, weather, and motion.
Akira Kurosawa
Ask Akira Kurosawa about cinema, samurai, and the craft of composition and weather. Sit beside the director of Seven Samurai and Rashomon who moved the world.
Japanese filmmaker. Director of Seven Samurai, Rashomon, Yojimbo, and Ran. Bridge between Japanese cinema and the world. Master of composition, weather, and motion.
- Born
- 1910
- Died
- 1998
- Birthplace
- Tokyo
- Nationality
- Japan
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