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Akira Kurosawa

Kurosawa Akira

Japanese filmmaker (1910–1998).

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Place of Birth

Ōi
Country
:
Empire of Japan

Place of Death

Seijō

Occupation

Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Film Editor
Writer
Director
Producer
Painter
Film Screenwriter

Date of Birth

3/23/1910

Date of Death

9/6/1998

Instance Of

Human

Award Received

56 items
Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
(6/23/1981)
Point in Time
: 6/23/1981
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
(2/28/1986)
Point in Time
: 2/28/1986
Order of Culture
(1985)
Point in Time
: 1985
Ramon Magsaysay Award
(1965)
Point in Time
: 1965
Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director
(1986)
For Work
:
Ran
Point in Time
: 1986
Praemium Imperiale
(1992)
Point in Time
: 1992
Order of Friendship of Peoples
Person of Cultural Merit
(1976)
Point in Time
: 1976
People's Honour Award
(10/1/1998)
Point in Time
: 10/1/1998
Asahi Prize
(1965)
Point in Time
: 1965
Academy Honorary Award
(1990)
Award Rationale
: for accomplishments that have inspired, delighted, enriched and entertained audiences and influenced filmmakers throughout the world
Point in Time
: 1990
Mainichi Film Award for Best Director
(1948)
For Work
:
One Wonderful Sunday
Point in Time
: 1948
Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film of the Year
(1949)
For Work
:
Drunken Angel
Point in Time
: 1949
Mainichi Film Award for Best Film
(1949)
For Work
:
Drunken Angel
Point in Time
: 1949
Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Screenplay
(1950)
For Work
:
Rashomon
Point in Time
: 1950
National Board of Review Awards 1951
(1951)
For Work
:
Rashomon
Point in Time
: 1951
Golden Lion
(1951)
For Work
:
Rashomon
Point in Time
: 1951
Kinema Junpo Award
(1953)
For Work
:
Ikiru
Point in Time
: 1953
Mainichi Film Award for Best Film
(1953)
For Work
:
Ikiru
Point in Time
: 1953
Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Screenplay
(1953)
For Work
:
Ikiru
Point in Time
: 1953
Silver Lion
(1954)
For Work
:
Seven Samurai
Point in Time
: 1954
Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Film
(1959)
For Work
:
The Hidden Fortress
Point in Time
: 1959
FIPRESCI Prize of the Festival De Cannes
(1959)
For Work
:
The Hidden Fortress
Point in Time
: 1959
Silver Bear for Best Director
(1959)
For Work
:
The Hidden Fortress
Point in Time
: 1959
Mainichi Film Award for Best Film
(1964)
For Work
:
High and Low
Point in Time
: 1964
Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Screenplay
(1964)
For Work
:
High and Low
Point in Time
: 1964
Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Film
(1966)
For Work
:
Red Beard
Point in Time
: 1966
Mainichi Film Award for Best Film
(1966)
For Work
:
Red Beard
Point in Time
: 1966
Nastro D'argento for Best Non-Italian Film
(1977)
For Work
:
Dersu Uzala
Point in Time
: 1977
David Di Donatello for Best Foreign Director
(1977)
For Work
:
Dersu Uzala
Point in Time
: 1977
Prize of the French Critics' Union/Best Australian Film
(1978)
For Work
:
Dersu Uzala
Point in Time
: 1978
Hōchi Film Award for Best Picture
(1980)
For Work
:
Kagemusha
Point in Time
: 1980
Palme D'Or
(1980)
For Work
:
Kagemusha
Point in Time
: 1980
César Award for Best Foreign Film
(1981)
For Work
:
Kagemusha
Point in Time
: 1981
Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Film
(1981)
For Work
:
Kagemusha
Point in Time
: 1981
Mainichi Film Award for Best Film
(1981)
For Work
:
Kagemusha
Point in Time
: 1981
Mainichi Film Award for Best Director
(1981)
For Work
:
Kagemusha
Point in Time
: 1981
BAFTA Award for Best Direction
(1981)
For Work
:
Kagemusha
Point in Time
: 1981
Nastro D'argento for Best Non-Italian Film
(1981)
For Work
:
Kagemusha
Point in Time
: 1981
David Di Donatello for Best Foreign Director
(1981)
For Work
:
Kagemusha
Point in Time
: 1981
Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Film
(1986)
For Work
:
Ran
Point in Time
: 1986
Mainichi Film Award for Best Film
(1986)
For Work
:
Ran
Point in Time
: 1986
Mainichi Film Award for Best Director
(1986)
For Work
:
Ran
Point in Time
: 1986
Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film
(1986)
For Work
:
Ran
Point in Time
: 1986
David Di Donatello for Best Foreign Director
(1986)
For Work
:
Ran
Point in Time
: 1986
BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language
(1986)
For Work
:
Ran
Point in Time
: 1986
Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy
(1994)
Point in Time
: 1994
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay
(1953)
For Work
:
Ikiru
Together With
:
Shinobu Hashimoto
Together With
:
Hideo Oguni
Point in Time
: 1953
Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay
(1964)
For Work
:
High and Low
Point in Time
: 1964
Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize
(1990)
Point in Time
: 1990
Academy Awards
(1952)
Point in Time
: 1952
Silver Bear
(1959)
Point in Time
: 1959
César Award
(1981)
Point in Time
: 1981
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Ordre Des Arts Et Des Lettres

Pseudonym

AK

Image

Given Name

Akira

Cause of Death

Watershed Stroke

Residence

Japan

Member Of

American Academy of Arts and Sciences
(1965 - )
Start Time
: 1965

Native Language

Japanese

Name in Kana

くろさわ あきら
Applies to Name of Subject
: 黒澤明
Unnamed
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Spouse

Yōko Yaguchi
(5/21/1945 - 2/1/1985)
Place of Marriage
:
Meiji Jingū
End Cause
:
Death of Subject's Spouse
Start Time
: 5/21/1945
End Time
: 2/1/1985

Child

Kazuko Kurosawa
Hisao Kurosawa

Described by Source

Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)
Section
:Куросава Акира
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
Obálky Knih
URL
:bug2: http://wikiba.se/ontology#Url

Manner of Death

Natural Causes

Nominated For

Academy Award for Best Director
(2/4/1986)
For Work
:
Ran
Statement Is Subject Of
:
58th Academy Awards
Point in Time
: 2/4/1986

Name in Native Language

黒澤明
Writing System
:
Kyūjitai
黒沢明
Writing System
:
Shinjitai

Family Name

Kurosawa

Notable Work

The Hidden Fortress
Publication Date
: 1958
Rashomon
Publication Date
: 1950
Seven Samurai
Publication Date
: 1954
Dreams
Publication Date
: 1990
Yojimbo
Publication Date
: 1961
Ran
Publication Date
: 1985
Ikiru
Publication Date
: 1952
Throne of Blood
Publication Date
: 1957

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

Japanese

Start of Work Period

1936

End of Work Period

1993

Sex or Gender

Male

Related Category

Category:Films Directed by Akira Kurosawa
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Category:Films with Screenplays by Akira Kurosawa
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Ethnic Group

Japanese People
Reason for Deprecated Rank
:
Source Known to Be Unreliable

Height

182 centimetre

Time Period

20th Century

Image of Grave

Place of Burial

An'yō-In Temple
Country
:
Japan
Located in the Administrative Territorial Entity
:
Kamakura
Coordinate Location
: 35.3141°N 139.5554°E

Writing Language

Japanese

Number of Children

2

Has Works in the Collection

Museum of Modern Art

Country of Citizenship

Empire of Japan
(1910 - 1947)
Start Time
: 1910
End Time
: 1947
Japan

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