Akira Kurosawa's biography

Akira Kurosawa is 88 years old film director born at Shinagawa-ku. He was born on Wednesday 23rd of March 1910. He is often nicknamed as The EmperorWind Man. According to year of birth 1910 Akira belongs to Greatest Generation. Birthday on 23rd of March means he is Aries. Aries is the most active sign of Zodiac, one born with this sign is a very quick learner, aggressive and passionate.

He is native japanese speaker. Akira is asian japanese. Akira is citizen of Japan. Akira´s primary profession is to be film director. You can know him also as film producer, screenwriter, film editor. Akira is recently known as writer.

Akira Kurosawa's family

Akira Kurosawa's ex wife

Yôko Yaguchi

Akira Kurosawa and Yôko Yaguchi have been together since 1945 for 40 years. She is known as actor. His ex wife was born on Saturday 27th of August 1921 in Shanghai. Akira´s ex wife died on Friday 1st of February 1985 in Fukuoka. Yôko Yaguchi was 75 years old, when this happened.

He has 1 son and 1 daughter

Akira Kurosawa's son: Hisao Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa's son's name is Hisao Kurosawa. He is known as film director. Akira´s son was born on Thursday 20th of December 1945 in Tokyo.

Akira Kurosawa's daughter: Kazuko Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa's daughter's name is Kazuko Kurosawa. She is known as costume designer. Akira´s daughter was born on Thursday 29th of April 1954 in Tokyo.

Akira Kurosawa's career

His main focus is to be film director. He is also a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Is Akira Kurosawa gay ?

He is known to be straight.

How did Akira Kurosawa die

Akira died on on Sunday 6th of September 1998 when he was 88 years old at Setagaya-ku. Akira Kurosawas death was caused by stroke. It happend like natural causes.

Awards and competitions

Akira Kurosawa's Awards

He received award for Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director for work Ran in 1986
He received award for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for work Rashomon in 1951
Akira received award for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for work Dersu Uzala in 1976
He received award for Mainichi Film Award for Best Director for work One Wonderful Sunday in 1948
He received award for Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film of the Year for work Drunken Angel in 1949
He received award for Mainichi Film Award for Best Film for work Drunken Angel in 1949
He received award for Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Screenplay for work Rashomon in 1950
Akira received award for National Board of Review Awards 1951 for work Rashomon in 1951
He received award for Golden Lion for work Rashomon in 1951
Akira received award for Kinema Junpo award for work Ikiru in 1953
Akira received award for Mainichi Film Award for Best Film for work Ikiru in 1953
He received award for Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Screenplay for work Ikiru in 1953
Akira received award for Silver Lion for work Seven Samurai in 1954
Akira received award for Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Film for work The Hidden Fortress in 1959
He received award for FIPRESCI Prize of the Festival de Cannes for work The Hidden Fortress in 1959
Akira received award for Silver Bear for Best Director for work The Hidden Fortress in 1959
He received award for Mainichi Film Award for Best Film for work High and Low in 1964
Akira received award for Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Screenplay for work High and Low in 1964
He received award for Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Film for work Red Beard in 1966
Akira received award for Mainichi Film Award for Best Film for work Red Beard in 1966
Akira received award for Silver Ribbon for best foreign film director for work Dersu Uzala in 1977
Akira received award for David di Donatello for Best Foreign Director for work Dersu Uzala in 1977
Akira received award for Q2111297 for work Dersu Uzala in 1978
He received award for Hōchi Film Award for Best Picture for work Kagemusha in 1980
He received award for Palme d'Or for work Kagemusha in 1980
He received award for César Award for Best Foreign Film for work Kagemusha in 1981
He received award for Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Film for work Kagemusha in 1981
He received award for Mainichi Film Award for Best Film for work Kagemusha in 1981
He received award for Mainichi Film Award for Best Director for work Kagemusha in 1981
Akira received award for BAFTA Award for Best Direction for work Kagemusha in 1981
He received award for Silver Ribbon for best foreign film director for work Kagemusha in 1981
Akira received award for David di Donatello for Best Foreign Director for work Kagemusha in 1981
He received award for Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Film for work Ran in 1986
He received award for Mainichi Film Award for Best Film for work Ran in 1986
He received award for Mainichi Film Award for Best Director for work Ran in 1986
Akira received award for Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film for work Ran in 1986
He received award for David di Donatello for Best Foreign Director for work Ran in 1986
Akira received award for BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language for work Ran in 1986
Akira received award for Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay for work Ikiru in 1953
Akira received award for Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay for work High and Low in 1964

Akira Kurosawa's Nominations

Akira was nominated for Academy Award for Best Director

Akira Kurosawa's quotes

For me, film-making combines everything. That's the reason I've made cinema my life's work. In films painting and literature, theatre and music come together. But a film is still a film.
Human beings share the same common problems. A film can only be understood if it depicts these properly.
The characters in my films try to live honestly and make the most of the lives they've been given. I believe you must live honestly and develop your abilities to the full. People who do this are the real heroes.
In all my films, there's three or maybe four minutes of real cinema.
So long as my pictures are hits I can afford to be unreasonable. Of course, if they start losing money then I've made some enemies.
It is quite enough if a human being has but one field where he is strong. If a human being were strong in every field it wouldn't be nice for other people, would it?
Good Westerns are liked by everyone. Since humans are weak, they want to see good people and great heroes. Westerns have been done over and over again, and in the process a kind of grammar has evolved. I have learned much from this grammar of the Western.
I like unformed characters. This may be because, no matter how old I get, I am still unformed myself.
Human beings are unable to be honest with themselves about themselves. They cannot talk about themselves without embellishing.
To have not seen the films of Satyajit Ray is to have lived in the world without ever having seen the moon and the sun.
Being an artist means not having to avert one's eyes.
[on his discovery of ToshirÃ´ Mifune during casting of Drunken Angel (1948)] I am a person who is rarely impressed by actors, but in the case of Mifune, I was completely overwhelmed.
[on Kenji Mizoguchi] Of all Japanese directors I have the greatest respect for him. . . . With the death of Mizoguchi, Japanese film lost its truest creator.
Movie directors, or should I say people who create things, are very greedy and they can never be satisfied... That's why they can keep on working. I've been able to work for so long because I think next time, I'll make something good.
A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet.
Never having seen a Satyajit Ray film is like never having seen the sun or the moon.
In Japan, the society progressed through a rapid growth, which was an unnatural process. Daily life lost its natural course. To live, it became necessary to work beyond one's abilities. That's why instability among people has increased.
In a mad world, only the mad are sane.
[on Shogun (1980)] My advice to the author: study Japanese history a little harder.
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Akira Kurosawa's height, body shape, eye color

Lets describe how Akira Kurosawa looks. We will focus on Akira´s height, body shape, eye color and hair color. Akira is tall as 6' 0½" (184 cm). Body build is average. His eyes are tinted black. His hair is shade of black.

Akira Kurosawa