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Filmography
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Known For
The Hidden Fortress Writer (1958) -
Ran Writer (1985) -
Kagemusha Writer (1980) -
Known For
High and Low Writer (1963) -
Writer
Nioh 2 (2020) -
Her Spirit (2018) -
Nioh (2017) -
The Magnificent Seven (2016) -
Stray Dog (2013) -
The Outrage (2011) -
The Last Princess (2008) -
Tsubaki Sanjûrô (2007) -
Tengoku to jigoku (2007) -
Samurai 7 (2004) -
![The Sea Is Watching]( "The Sea Is Watching")
The Sea Is Watching (2002) -
![I Went To]( "I Went To")
I Went To (2000) -
![After the Rain]( "After the Rain")
After the Rain (1999) -
![Last Man Standing]( "Last Man Standing")
Last Man Standing (1996) -
![Mâdadayo]( "Mâdadayo")
Mâdadayo (1993) -
![Rhapsody in August]( "Rhapsody in August")
Rhapsody in August (1991) -
![Dreams]( "Dreams")
Dreams (1990) -
![Fame]( "Fame")
Fame (1986) -
![Runaway Train]( "Runaway Train")
Runaway Train (1985) -
![Ran]( "Ran")
Ran (1985) -
![Kagemusha]( "Kagemusha")
Kagemusha (1980) -
![Dersu Uzala]( "Dersu Uzala")
Dersu Uzala (1975) -
![Stray Dog]( "Stray Dog")
Stray Dog (1973) -
![Dodes'ka-den]( "Dodes'ka-den")
Dodes'ka-den (1970) -
![Tora! Tora! Tora!]( "Tora! Tora! Tora!")
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) -
![The Last Day of Hsianyang]( "The Last Day of Hsianyang")
The Last Day of Hsianyang (1968) -
![Sanshiro Sugata]( "Sanshiro Sugata")
Sanshiro Sugata (1965) -
![Red Beard]( "Red Beard")
Red Beard (1965) -
![The Outrage]( "The Outrage")
The Outrage (1964) -
![A Fistful of Dollars]( "A Fistful of Dollars")
A Fistful of Dollars (1964) -
![Jakoman to Tetsu]( "Jakoman to Tetsu")
Jakoman to Tetsu (1964) -
![High and Low]( "High and Low")
High and Low (1963) -
Fencing Master (1962)
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![Sanjuro]( "Sanjuro")
Sanjuro (1962) -
![Yojimbo]( "Yojimbo")
Yojimbo (1961) -
![Play of the Week]( "Play of the Week")
Play of the Week (1960) -
Rashomon (1960)
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![The Magnificent Seven]( "The Magnificent Seven")
The Magnificent Seven (1960) -
![The Bad Sleep Well]( "The Bad Sleep Well")
The Bad Sleep Well (1960) -
![The Saga of the Vagabonds]( "The Saga of the Vagabonds")
The Saga of the Vagabonds (1959) -
![The Hidden Fortress]( "The Hidden Fortress")
The Hidden Fortress (1958) -
![Nichiro sensô shôri no hishi: Tekichû ôdan sanbyaku-ri]( "Nichiro sensô shôri no hishi: Tekichû ôdan sanbyaku-ri")
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![The Lower Depths]( "The Lower Depths")
The Lower Depths (1957) -
![Throne of Blood]( "Throne of Blood")
Throne of Blood (1957) -
Sanshiro Sugata (1955)
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![Ikimono no kiroku]( "Ikimono no kiroku")
Ikimono no kiroku (1955) -
Asunaro monogatari (1955)
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Kieta chutai (1955)
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![Seven Samurai]( "Seven Samurai")
Seven Samurai (1954) -
![My Wonderful Yellow Car]( "My Wonderful Yellow Car")
My Wonderful Yellow Car (1953) -
![Ikiru]( "Ikiru")
Ikiru (1952) -
![Sword for Hire]( "Sword for Hire")
Sword for Hire (1952) -
![Araki Mataemon: Kettô kagiya no tsuji]( "Araki Mataemon: Kettô kagiya no tsuji")
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Kedamono no yado (1951)
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![The Idiot]( "The Idiot")
The Idiot (1951) -
![Beyond Love and Hate]( "Beyond Love and Hate")
Beyond Love and Hate (1951) -
![Tateshi Danpei]( "Tateshi Danpei")
Tateshi Danpei (1950) -
![Rashomon]( "Rashomon")
Rashomon (1950) -
Jiruba Tetsu (1950)
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![Scandal]( "Scandal")
Scandal (1950) -
![Desertion at Dawn]( "Desertion at Dawn")
Desertion at Dawn (1950) -
![Stray Dog]( "Stray Dog")
Stray Dog (1949) -
![Jakoman and Tetsu]( "Jakoman and Tetsu")
Jakoman and Tetsu (1949) -
Jigoku no kifujin (1949)
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![The Quiet Duel]( "The Quiet Duel")
The Quiet Duel (1949) -
![The Portrait]( "The Portrait")
The Portrait (1948) -
![Drunken Angel]( "Drunken Angel")
Drunken Angel (1948) -
![Snow Trail]( "Snow Trail")
Snow Trail (1947) -
![One Wonderful Sunday]( "One Wonderful Sunday")
One Wonderful Sunday (1947) -
![Four Love Stories]( "Four Love Stories")
Four Love Stories (1947) -
![No Regrets for Our Youth]( "No Regrets for Our Youth")
No Regrets for Our Youth (1946) -
![The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail]( "The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail")
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![Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two]( "Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two")
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945) -
The Admirable Ishin Tasuke (1945)
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![The Most Beautiful]( "The Most Beautiful")
The Most Beautiful (1944) -
Dohyô matsuri (1944)
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![Dohyosai]( "Dohyosai")
Dohyosai (1944) -
![Sanshiro Sugata]( "Sanshiro Sugata")
Sanshiro Sugata (1943) -
![Tsubasa no gaika]( "Tsubasa no gaika")
Tsubasa no gaika (1942) -
Seishun no kiryû (1942)
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Writer
![Uma]( "Uma")
Uma (1941) -
Director
![Mâdadayo]( "Mâdadayo")
Mâdadayo (1993) -
![Rhapsody in August]( "Rhapsody in August")
Rhapsody in August (1991) -
![Dreams]( "Dreams")
Dreams (1990) -
![Ran]( "Ran")
Ran (1985) -
![Kagemusha]( "Kagemusha")
Kagemusha (1980) -
![Dersu Uzala]( "Dersu Uzala")
Dersu Uzala (1975) -
![Dodes'ka-den]( "Dodes'ka-den")
Dodes'ka-den (1970) -
![Song of the Horse]( "Song of the Horse")
Song of the Horse (1970) -
![Red Beard]( "Red Beard")
Red Beard (1965) -
![High and Low]( "High and Low")
High and Low (1963) -
![Sanjuro]( "Sanjuro")
Sanjuro (1962) -
![Yojimbo]( "Yojimbo")
Yojimbo (1961) -
![The Bad Sleep Well]( "The Bad Sleep Well")
The Bad Sleep Well (1960) -
![The Hidden Fortress]( "The Hidden Fortress")
The Hidden Fortress (1958) -
![The Lower Depths]( "The Lower Depths")
The Lower Depths (1957) -
![Throne of Blood]( "Throne of Blood")
Throne of Blood (1957) -
![Ikimono no kiroku]( "Ikimono no kiroku")
Ikimono no kiroku (1955) -
![Seven Samurai]( "Seven Samurai")
Seven Samurai (1954) -
![Ikiru]( "Ikiru")
Ikiru (1952) -
![The Idiot]( "The Idiot")
The Idiot (1951) -
![Rashomon]( "Rashomon")
Rashomon (1950) -
![Scandal]( "Scandal")
Scandal (1950) -
![Stray Dog]( "Stray Dog")
Stray Dog (1949) -
![The Quiet Duel]( "The Quiet Duel")
The Quiet Duel (1949) -
![Drunken Angel]( "Drunken Angel")
Drunken Angel (1948) -
![One Wonderful Sunday]( "One Wonderful Sunday")
One Wonderful Sunday (1947) -
![No Regrets for Our Youth]( "No Regrets for Our Youth")
No Regrets for Our Youth (1946) -
![Those Who Make Tomorrow]( "Those Who Make Tomorrow")
Those Who Make Tomorrow (1946) -
![The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail]( "The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail")
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![Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two]( "Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two")
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945) -
![The Most Beautiful]( "The Most Beautiful")
The Most Beautiful (1944) -
![Sanshiro Sugata]( "Sanshiro Sugata")
Sanshiro Sugata (1943) -
Director
![Uma]( "Uma")
Uma (1941) -
Producer
![Kagemusha]( "Kagemusha")
Kagemusha (1980) -
![Dodes'ka-den]( "Dodes'ka-den")
Dodes'ka-den (1970) -
![Sanshiro Sugata]( "Sanshiro Sugata")
Sanshiro Sugata (1965) -
![High and Low]( "High and Low")
High and Low (1963) -
![Yojimbo]( "Yojimbo")
Yojimbo (1961) -
![The Bad Sleep Well]( "The Bad Sleep Well")
The Bad Sleep Well (1960) -
![The Hidden Fortress]( "The Hidden Fortress")
The Hidden Fortress (1958) -
![The Lower Depths]( "The Lower Depths")
The Lower Depths (1957) -
![Throne of Blood]( "Throne of Blood")
Throne of Blood (1957) -
![Stray Dog]( "Stray Dog")
Stray Dog (1949) -
Producer
![Haru no tawamure]( "Haru no tawamure")
Haru no tawamure (1949) -
Soundtrack
![The 62nd Annual Academy Awards]( "The 62nd Annual Academy Awards")
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Soundtrack
![Drunken Angel]( "Drunken Angel")
Drunken Angel (1948) -
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
![Uma]( "Uma")
Uma (1941) -
Songoku 1 (1940)
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Enoken no zangiri Kinta (1940)
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Roppa no shinkon ryoko (1940)
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Nonki Yokocho (1939)
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Chushingura (Go) (1939)
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Enoken no gatchiri jidai (1939)
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Enoken no bikkuri jinsei (1938)
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![Composition Class]( "Composition Class")
Composition Class (1938) -
Tôjûrô no koi (1938)
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Chinetsu (1938)
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Utsukushiki taka (1937)
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![Nadare]( "Nadare")
Nadare (1937) -
Nihon josei dokuhon (1937)
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Second Unit Director or Assistant DirectorTokyo rapusodei (1936)
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Enoken's Ten Millions 2 (1936)
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Enoken no senman chôja (1936)
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Shojo Hanazono (1936)
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Editor
![Mâdadayo]( "Mâdadayo")
Mâdadayo (1993) -
![Rhapsody in August]( "Rhapsody in August")
Rhapsody in August (1991) -
![Ran]( "Ran")
Ran (1985) -
![500,000]( "500,000")
500,000 (1963) -
![Yojimbo]( "Yojimbo")
Yojimbo (1961) -
![The Bad Sleep Well]( "The Bad Sleep Well")
The Bad Sleep Well (1960) -
![The Hidden Fortress]( "The Hidden Fortress")
The Hidden Fortress (1958) -
![The Lower Depths]( "The Lower Depths")
The Lower Depths (1957) -
Asunaro monogatari (1955)
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![Seven Samurai]( "Seven Samurai")
Seven Samurai (1954) -
![The Idiot]( "The Idiot")
The Idiot (1951) -
![Rashomon]( "Rashomon")
Rashomon (1950) -
![Snow Trail]( "Snow Trail")
Snow Trail (1947) -
![No Regrets for Our Youth]( "No Regrets for Our Youth")
No Regrets for Our Youth (1946) -
![Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two]( "Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two")
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945) -
![Sanshiro Sugata]( "Sanshiro Sugata")
Sanshiro Sugata (1943) -
Editor
![Uma]( "Uma")
Uma (1941) -
Archive footage
![Welcome to the Basement]( "Welcome to the Basement")
Welcome to the Basement (2016) -
![Arena]( "Arena")
Arena (2016) -
![And the Oscar Goes To...]( "And the Oscar Goes To...")
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014) -
Hodo Station (2013)
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![What Is Cinema?]( "What Is Cinema?")
What Is Cinema? (2013) -
![Cinema 3]( "Cinema 3")
Cinema 3 (2010) -
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![Cinema mil]( "Cinema mil")
Cinema mil (2005) -
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![Histoires de festival]( "Histoires de festival")
Histoires de festival (2002) -
![Great Performances]( "Great Performances")
Great Performances (2000) -
Archive footage
![A Message from Akira Kurosawa: For Beautiful Movies]( "A Message from Akira Kurosawa: For Beautiful Movies")
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![The 71st Annual Academy Awards]( "The 71st Annual Academy Awards")
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Miscellaneous Crew
![China Gate]( "China Gate")
China Gate (1998) -
Sound DepartmentTôjûrô no koi (1938)
All Filmography
Videos
Did You Know
Trivia
He was made a Fellow of the British Film Institute in recognition of his outstanding contribution to film culture.
Quotes
[on watching Solaris with Andrei Tarkovsky] Tarkovsky was sitting in the corner of the screening room watching the film with me, but he got up as soon as the film was over and looked at me with a shy smile. I said to him, "It's very good. It's a ...
Trademark
Reoccurring cynical distrust of memories and nostalgia.
Nickname
Wind Man
Star Sign
Aries
Personal Details
Born
Tokyo, Japan
Died
(age 88)
Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Height:
5' 11½" (1.82 m)User Polls
The Greatest Action Movie Director of All Time
Best Japanese director according to you?
Greatest Mystery Film Director
Frightening Filmmakers
Multiple Best Foreign Language Film Oscar Winning Directors
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