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Akira Kurosawa
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Akira Kurosawa Biography
Birth Place:
Tokyo, Japan
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign:
03/23/1910, Aries
Date of Death:
09/06/1998
Profession:
Director; screenwriter; producer
Akira Kurosawa Fast Facts:
Aspired to be a painter before turning to filmmaking.
Made his directorial debut with the 1943 martial-arts drama
Sugata Sanshiro
(
Judo Saga
).
Received an Honorary Foreign Language Film Award Oscar in 1951 for the classic
Rashomon
.
Released the memoir
Something Like an Autobiography
in 1982.
Won Best Director from the National Board of Review for his 1985 comeback film,
Ran
, which was also nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film.
Akira Kurosawa Relationships:
Heigo Kurosawa - Brother
Hisao Kurosawa - Son
Isamu Kurosawa - Father
Kazuko Kurosawa - Daughter
Masayasu Kurosawa - Brother
Momoyo Kurosawa - Sister
Shima Kurosawa - Mother
Yoko Yaguchi - Wife (deceased)
Akira Kurosawa Awards:
1985 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
1989 Oscar: Honorary Award - Winner
College:
Attended Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts, Tokyo, Japan
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