Akira Kurosawa

Born

March 23, 1910

Died

September 6, 1998 (aged 88)

Known as

film director, film producer, screenwriter, film editor, writer, director

Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese filmmaker who directed 30 feature films in a career spanning six decades. With a bold and dynamic style strongly influenced by Western cinema yet distinct from it, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. Known as a hands-on filmmaker, he was heavily involved with all aspects of production as a director, writer, producer, and editor.

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