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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:

1989 Oscar: Honorary Award - Winner
1985 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee

College:
Attended Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts, Tokyo, Japan

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