Kurosawa, Akira
1910 – He was born on the 23rd day of March this year in Ota, Tokyo, Japan.
1936 – He learned of an apprenticeship program for directors through a major film studio, PCL (which later became Toho).
1943 - His first credited film (Sugata Sanshiro) was released this year.
1950 – He had a distinctive cinematic technique, which he had developed by this year, and which gave his films a unique look.
1960 - Many of Kurosawa's scripts, including Throne of Blood, Seven Samurai and Ran were co-written with Hideo Oguni.
1990 – He made three more films during this year which were more personal than his earlier works.
1993 – His last film was entitled “Madadayo”.
1998 – He died on the 6th day of September this year in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan at the age of 88.
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Something Like An Autobiography by Akira Kurosawa (Paperback - May 12, 1983) Translated by Audie E. Bock."A first rate book and a joy to read.... It's doubtful that a complete understanding of the director's artistry can be obtained without reading this book.... Also...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Akira Kurosawa: Interviews (Conversations With Filmmakers) (Paperback - Dec 25, 2007) Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998) moved with ease and mastery from subjects mysterious and interior to scenes spectacular and panoramic. Kurosawa was a man of all genres and all periods, bridging the... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Waiting on the Weather: Making Movies with Akira Kurosawa by Teruyo Nogami (Hardcover - Sep 1, 2006) Teruyo Nogamiwas a relative newcomer to film production when hired as a continuity/script assistant onAkira Kurosawa'sRashomon.A witness to its filming-and its near destruction in a fire-over the...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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The Films of Akira Kurosawa, Third Edition, Expanded and Updated by Donald Richie (Paperback - Jan 20, 1999) Here is a chance to read a terrific study of Kurosawa's films by the foremost critic of Japanese cinema and a man who had a personal acquaintance with the filmmaker. Newly revised and updated, this... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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The Warrior's Camera by Stephen Prince (Paperback - Oct 25, 1999) The Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa, who died at the age of 88, has been internationally acclaimed as a giant of world cinema.Rashomon, which won both the Venice Film Festival's grand prize and... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Kurosawa: Film Studies and Japanese Cinema (Asia-Pacific) by Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto (Paperback - Dec 25, 2000) The films of Akira Kurosawa have had an immense effect on the way the Japanese have viewed themselves as a nation and on the way the West has viewed Japan. In this comprehensive and theoretically...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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