was a prominent Japanese film director, film producer, and screenwriter. His first credited film ("Sugata Sanshiro") was released in 1943; his last ("Madadayo") in 1993. His many awards include the Legion d'Honneur and an Oscar for Lifetime Achievement. Wikipedia
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Akira Kurosawa. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Kurosawa
In the 1940s and 50s the director filmed a number of Kurosawa penned scripts, co-wrote Kurosawas own The Quiet Duel , and was also credited as an executive producer for Stray Dog . The director was 95. akirakurosawa.info/
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The cinematic titan who directed such masterpieces as RASHOMON, SEVEN SAMURAI, and RAN, Akira Kurosawa is the focus of a new two-hour special. www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/kurosawa/kurosawa.html
