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    Akira Kurosawa (黒澤 明 or 黒沢 明, Kurosawa Akira, March 23, 1910 – September 6, 1998) was a Japanese filmmaker who directed 30 films in a career spanning over...
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    Kiyoshi Kurosawa (黒沢 清, Kurosawa Kiyoshi, born July 19, 1955) is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film critic, author, actor, and professor at Tokyo...
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  • both in film and other media, for which the Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa made some documented creative contribution. This includes a complete list...
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    Hepburn: Rashōmon) is a 1950 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Akira Kurosawa from a screenplay he co-wrote with Shinobu Hashimoto. Starring Toshiro...
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  • Kurosawa (written: 黒沢 or 黒澤 lit. "black swamp") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Akira Kurosawa (1910–1998), Japanese filmmaker...
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  • Kazuko Kurosawa (黒澤 和子, Kurosawa Kazuko, born April 29, 1954) is a Japanese costume designer. She won the 2008 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Costume...
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  • Akira Kurosawa (1910–1998) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Kurosawa may also refer to: Kurosawa (crater), an impact crater on Mercury Kurosawa...
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  • Alala Kurosawa (黒澤あらら, Kurosawa Alala), also known as Arara Kurosawa, is a Japanese adult video (AV) director who has specialized in producing videos in...
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  • Ran (film) (category Films directed by Akira Kurosawa)
    historical action drama film directed, co-written, and edited by Akira Kurosawa. The plot derives from William Shakespeare's King Lear and includes segments...
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  • Asuka Kurosawa (黒沢あすか, Kurosawa Asuka, born 22 December 1971) is a Japanese actress and gravure model. She has appeared in more than 20 films since 1988...
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  • Kurosawa's Way (French: Kurosawa, la voie) is a 2011 French documentary directed and written by Catherine Cadou. The film features 11 major filmmakers...
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  • Takuya Kurosawa (Shinjitai: 黒澤琢弥, Kurosawa Takuya, born in Ibaraki, June 7, 1962) is a Japanese race car driver. Kurosawa raced in All-Japan Formula Three...
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  • based on an original 1960s screenplay by Akira Kurosawa, with uncredited contributions by frequent Kurosawa collaborators Hideo Oguni and Ryūzō Kikushima...
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  • Yoshihisa "Kowloon" Kurosawa (born 1971) is a Japanese businessman, essayist, and nonfiction writer from Tokyo, Japan. He is best known for being the designer...
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    known for his 16 collaborations with director Akira Kurosawa. These collaborations included Kurosawa's critically acclaimed jidaigeki films such as Rashomon...
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    Seven Samurai (category Films directed by Akira Kurosawa)
    Samurai) is a 1954 Japanese epic samurai action film directed by Akira Kurosawa from a screenplay co-written with Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni. Taking...
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    Motoharu Kurosawa (黒澤元治, Kurosawa Motoharu, born 6 August 1940), nicknamed "Gan-san", is a retired professional Japanese racing driver. He is the patriarch...
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    Yojimbo (category Films directed by Akira Kurosawa)
    Yōjinbō, lit. Bodyguard) is a 1961 Japanese samurai film directed by Akira Kurosawa, who also co-wrote the screenplay and was one of the producers. The film...
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    Kinko Kurosawa (黒沢 琴古, Kurosawa Kinko) was an 18th-century komusō of the Fuke sect of Zen Buddhism. A former samurai, he became a shakuhachi instructor...
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    The legacy of filmmaking technique left by Akira Kurosawa (1910–1998) for subsequent generations of filmmakers has been diverse and of international influence...
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  • realist anthology film of eight vignettes written and directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Akira Terao, Martin Scorsese, Chishū Ryū, Mieko Harada and Mitsuko...
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  • Kurosawa Station is the name of multiple train stations in Japan. Kurosawa Station (Yokote) in Yokote, Akita Prefecture Kurosawa Station (Yurihonjō, Akita)...
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  • Serpent's Path (2024 film) (category Films directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa)
    thriller film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa starring Damien Bonnard and Ko Shibasaki. A French-language remake of Kurosawa's 1998 film of the same name, Serpent's...
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  • Tomoyo Kurosawa (黒沢 ともよ, Kurosawa Tomoyo, born April 10, 1996) is a Japanese actress and singer. Her major voice acting roles include Yuki Yuna is a Hero...
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  • construction of a new dam. The main antagonist is the vengeful spirit of Sae Kurosawa, the sole Twin Shrine Maiden sacrificed for the failed ritual. She yearns...
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  • The films of Japanese director Akira Kurosawa have had a far-reaching impact on cinema and how it is produced, both within Japan and internationally. As...
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  • The Legend of the Strongest, Kurosawa! (Japanese: 最強伝説 黒沢, Hepburn: Saikyō Densetsu Kurosawa) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki...
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  • Cure (film) (category Films directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa)
    neo-noir psychological horror-thriller film written and directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, starring Kōji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara, Tsuyoshi Ujiki and Anna Nakagawa...
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    Kurosawa is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Kurosawa is named for the Japanese composer...
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  • A number of Akira Kurosawa's films have been remade. Note: This list includes full remakes only; it does not include films whose narratives have been loosely...
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