Historical Figure
Akira Kurosawa
d. 1998
Japanese filmmaker (1910–1998)
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Key Dates
Death
1998 September 6, 1998 →Biography
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.
Timeline
en Japón se estrena con éxito La leyenda del gran judo, primera película dirigida por Akira Kurosawa.
March 25 →In Japan hat Akira Kurosawas auf Shakespeares Macbeth basierender Film Kumonosu-jō (Das Schloss im Spinnwebwald) Premiere.
January 15 →en Moscú (Unión Soviética), la película Dersu Uzala, de Akira Kurosawa, logra el gran premio del Festival Internacional de Cine de Moscú.
July 23 →More from the Late 20th Century
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