Kurosawa, Akira 1910-1998
Overview
| Works: | 1,430 works in 6,249 publications in 14 languages and 64,801 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Drama Samurai films History Film adaptations Action and adventure films Criticism, interpretation, etc Detective and mystery films Biography Historical films Thrillers (Motion pictures) |
| Roles: | Director, Author of screenplay, Author, Producer, Film editor, Scenarist, Restager , fmp, fld, Cinematographer , Performer, Bibliographic antecedent, fmd, Interviewee, Author of dialog, Author of introduction, Other, pmn, Adapter, Dedicatee, Conceptor, Collaborator, Scribe, Artist, Editor, dir, Photographer, Illustrator, Writer of accompanying material, Originator, tld, Honoree |
| Classifications: | PN1997, 791.4372 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
Akira Kurosawa
- The films of Akira Kurosawa by Donald Richie( Book )
- The warrior's camera : the cinema of Akira Kurosawa by Stephen Prince( Book )
- Something like an autobiography by Akira Kurosawa( Book )
- Imitation and creativity in Japanese arts from Kishida Ryūsei to Miyazaki Hayao by Michael Lucken( )
- The Emperor and the wolf : the lives and films of Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune by Stuart Galbraith( Book )
- Kurosawa : film studies and Japanese cinema by Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto( Book )
- Focus on Rashomon by Donald Richie( Book )
- Akira Kurosawa and intertextual cinema by James Goodwin( Book )
- The samurai films of Akira Kurosawa by David Desser( Book )
- Akira Kurosawa by Peter Wild( )
- Seven samurai by Joan Mellen( Book )
- Akira Kurosawa : interviews by Akira Kurosawa( Book )
- Akira Kurosawa : a guide to references and resources by Patricia Erens( Book )
- Out of Asia : the films of Akira Kurosawa, Satyajit Ray, Abbas Kiarostami, and Zhang Yimou : essays and interviews by Bert Cardullo( )
- Mifune : the last samurai : a documentary about Toshiro Mifune( Visual )
- Akira Kurosawa : master of cinema by Peter Cowie( Book )
- Kurosawa by Akira Kurosawa( Visual )
- Perspectives on Akira Kurosawa by James Goodwin( Book )
- Remaking Kurosawa : translations and permutations in global cinema by D. P Martinez( Book )
- The barefoot serpent by Scott Morse( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Akira Kurosawa
Rashōmon by
Akira Kurosawa(
Visual
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252 editions published between 1950 and 2015 in 12 languages and held by 3,790 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A man is murdered, his wife is raped by a bandit. Kurosawa uses a stunning flashback technique to tell four different versions of what occurred
252 editions published between 1950 and 2015 in 12 languages and held by 3,790 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A man is murdered, his wife is raped by a bandit. Kurosawa uses a stunning flashback technique to tell four different versions of what occurred
Ran by
Akira Kurosawa(
Visual
)
210 editions published between 1985 and 2016 in 11 languages and held by 2,375 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set in the early 16th century Japan, an ageing ruler, Lord Hidetora, annpounces his intention to divide his land equally among 3 sons. This decision unleashes a power struggle between the 3
210 editions published between 1985 and 2016 in 11 languages and held by 2,375 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set in the early 16th century Japan, an ageing ruler, Lord Hidetora, annpounces his intention to divide his land equally among 3 sons. This decision unleashes a power struggle between the 3
Shichinin no samurai = Seven samurai by
Akira Kurosawa(
Visual
)
238 editions published between 1953 and 2015 in 8 languages and held by 2,257 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A 16th century Japanese village hires professional warriors to fend off bandits. When the samurai arrive, a spectacular series of battle begins
238 editions published between 1953 and 2015 in 8 languages and held by 2,257 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A 16th century Japanese village hires professional warriors to fend off bandits. When the samurai arrive, a spectacular series of battle begins
Ikiru = To live by
Akira Kurosawa(
Visual
)
132 editions published between 1952 and 2015 in 5 languages and held by 2,212 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The film examines the struggles of a minor Tokyo bureaucrat and his final quest for meaning. Told in two parts, Ikiru offers the bureaucrats quest in the present and then through a series of flashbacks
132 editions published between 1952 and 2015 in 5 languages and held by 2,212 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The film examines the struggles of a minor Tokyo bureaucrat and his final quest for meaning. Told in two parts, Ikiru offers the bureaucrats quest in the present and then through a series of flashbacks
Yōjinbō by
Akira Kurosawa(
Visual
)
195 editions published between 1961 and 2017 in 6 languages and held by 2,177 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In a flea bitten, dusty Japanese town, a ronin (unemployed samurai) finds himself in the middle of a feud between two warring mafia's. On one side of town a local silk merchant is building a small army, while on the other, a sake merchant is hiring anybody who can carry a sword. The two merchants engage in a bidding war to employ the services of the itinerant samurai, but he has his own plans. Disgusted by both sides, the samurai, (Mifune) instigates a war between the two factions and with great pleasure sits in the town's bell tower watching them cut each other to pieces. After freeing the daughter of a local villager from bondage, he leaves the town in search of further exploits. Yojimbo was the inspiration for several Sergio Leone films including the Clint Eastwood vehicle, A Fistful of Dollars which was made a few years later. Kurosawa portrays 19th century Japan as a society where corruption and calamity are so commonplace that the distinction between bandits and samurai have become blurred. Kurosawa was one of the few Japanese directors who was allowed to work with relative creative freedom, his early films were consistently commercially successful, as was the case with Yojimbo. Kurosawa's films along with his contemporaries Ozu, Mizoguchi, and Ichikawa raised Japanese cinema onto the world stage in the period immediately after World War II
195 editions published between 1961 and 2017 in 6 languages and held by 2,177 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In a flea bitten, dusty Japanese town, a ronin (unemployed samurai) finds himself in the middle of a feud between two warring mafia's. On one side of town a local silk merchant is building a small army, while on the other, a sake merchant is hiring anybody who can carry a sword. The two merchants engage in a bidding war to employ the services of the itinerant samurai, but he has his own plans. Disgusted by both sides, the samurai, (Mifune) instigates a war between the two factions and with great pleasure sits in the town's bell tower watching them cut each other to pieces. After freeing the daughter of a local villager from bondage, he leaves the town in search of further exploits. Yojimbo was the inspiration for several Sergio Leone films including the Clint Eastwood vehicle, A Fistful of Dollars which was made a few years later. Kurosawa portrays 19th century Japan as a society where corruption and calamity are so commonplace that the distinction between bandits and samurai have become blurred. Kurosawa was one of the few Japanese directors who was allowed to work with relative creative freedom, his early films were consistently commercially successful, as was the case with Yojimbo. Kurosawa's films along with his contemporaries Ozu, Mizoguchi, and Ichikawa raised Japanese cinema onto the world stage in the period immediately after World War II
Kakushitoride no san akunin = Hidden fortress by
Akira Kurosawa(
Visual
)
107 editions published between 1958 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 1,682 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A story of rival clans, hidden gold and a princess in distress, The Hidden Fortress is a thrilling mix of fairy story and samurai action movie. It was Kurosawa's first film shot in the widescreen process of Tohoscope, and he exploited this to the full in the film's rich variety of landscape locations, including the slopes of Mount Fuji
107 editions published between 1958 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 1,682 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A story of rival clans, hidden gold and a princess in distress, The Hidden Fortress is a thrilling mix of fairy story and samurai action movie. It was Kurosawa's first film shot in the widescreen process of Tohoscope, and he exploited this to the full in the film's rich variety of landscape locations, including the slopes of Mount Fuji
Akira Kurosawa's Dreams by
Akira Kurosawa(
Visual
)
79 editions published between 1989 and 2016 in 9 languages and held by 1,356 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Akira Kurosawa's dreams is one of the most visionary, deeply personal works in the 60-year career of the master behind Rashomon, The Seven Samurai and Ran. Comprised of eight episodes rich in imagery and insight (and featuring Scorsese as Vincent Van Gogh), it explores the costs of war, the perils of nuclear power and especially humankind's need to harmonize with nature. You will be enchanted ... and enthralled
79 editions published between 1989 and 2016 in 9 languages and held by 1,356 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Akira Kurosawa's dreams is one of the most visionary, deeply personal works in the 60-year career of the master behind Rashomon, The Seven Samurai and Ran. Comprised of eight episodes rich in imagery and insight (and featuring Scorsese as Vincent Van Gogh), it explores the costs of war, the perils of nuclear power and especially humankind's need to harmonize with nature. You will be enchanted ... and enthralled
Throne of blood by
Akira Kurosawa(
Visual
)
155 editions published between 1957 and 2015 in 5 languages and held by 1,219 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set in 16th century Japan, Toshiro Mifune as Macbeth plays a simple soldier, full of exuberance and fire. The samurai is goaded by his wife and a spirit to murder his friend and his lord. Kurosawa's film is noteworthy for its eeerie atmospherics and powerful use of elements derived from Noh theatre. (Circulates)
155 editions published between 1957 and 2015 in 5 languages and held by 1,219 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set in 16th century Japan, Toshiro Mifune as Macbeth plays a simple soldier, full of exuberance and fire. The samurai is goaded by his wife and a spirit to murder his friend and his lord. Kurosawa's film is noteworthy for its eeerie atmospherics and powerful use of elements derived from Noh theatre. (Circulates)
Seven samurai(
Visual
)
11 editions published in 2006 in Japanese and Undetermined and held by 1,172 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Tells the story of a sixteenth-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire seven out-of-work warriors to protect them from invading bandits
11 editions published in 2006 in Japanese and Undetermined and held by 1,172 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Tells the story of a sixteenth-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire seven out-of-work warriors to protect them from invading bandits
Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru = Bad sleep well by
Akira Kurosawa(
Visual
)
80 editions published between 1960 and 2014 in 5 languages and held by 1,090 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Features a grieving son, (Toshiro Mifune), who seeks revenge for his father's murder as he infiltrates the corrupt construction company that was responsible for his fathers death
80 editions published between 1960 and 2014 in 5 languages and held by 1,090 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Features a grieving son, (Toshiro Mifune), who seeks revenge for his father's murder as he infiltrates the corrupt construction company that was responsible for his fathers death
Akahige = Red Beard by
Akira Kurosawa(
Visual
)
94 editions published between 1965 and 2015 in 6 languages and held by 1,049 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Epic medical saga set in 19th-century Japan, in which an arrogant young doctor learns the true challenge of fighting for good in an evil world
94 editions published between 1965 and 2015 in 6 languages and held by 1,049 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Epic medical saga set in 19th-century Japan, in which an arrogant young doctor learns the true challenge of fighting for good in an evil world
Kumonosujō = Throne of blood (Spider's web castle)(
Visual
)
12 editions published in 2003 in Japanese and held by 1,017 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth, set in feudal Japan. Tells the story of a Samurai lord who kills his master and usurps his power in fulfillment of a witch's prophecy
12 editions published in 2003 in Japanese and held by 1,017 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth, set in feudal Japan. Tells the story of a Samurai lord who kills his master and usurps his power in fulfillment of a witch's prophecy
Norainu = Stray dog by
Akira Kurosawa(
Visual
)
75 editions published between 1949 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 960 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A murder mystery set in Tokyo in the late 1940's. A rookie detective loses his gun and is afraid it has fallen into the hands of a killer
75 editions published between 1949 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 960 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A murder mystery set in Tokyo in the late 1940's. A rookie detective loses his gun and is afraid it has fallen into the hands of a killer
Yoidore tenshi = Drunken angel by
Akira Kurosawa(
Visual
)
88 editions published between 1948 and 2015 in 7 languages and held by 958 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Dr. Sanada is an alcoholic, in part due to the despair that constantly assails him as he tries to keep the inhabitants of a post-World War II Tokyo slum as healthy as possible. Food and medical supplies are scarce, the neighborhood is around an open sewer, and the only place to buy medicines is the black market-- controlled by the Yakuza. Matsunaga, a young yakuza with a violent temper, seeks Sanada's help to remove a bullet from his hand, but Matsunaga's cough catches the doctor's attention. What follows is a wrestling match for Matsunaga's life. Will he follow Sanada's instructions and make the smart, healthy decision, or will he let the fabled yakuza code of honor destroy him?
88 editions published between 1948 and 2015 in 7 languages and held by 958 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Dr. Sanada is an alcoholic, in part due to the despair that constantly assails him as he tries to keep the inhabitants of a post-World War II Tokyo slum as healthy as possible. Food and medical supplies are scarce, the neighborhood is around an open sewer, and the only place to buy medicines is the black market-- controlled by the Yakuza. Matsunaga, a young yakuza with a violent temper, seeks Sanada's help to remove a bullet from his hand, but Matsunaga's cough catches the doctor's attention. What follows is a wrestling match for Matsunaga's life. Will he follow Sanada's instructions and make the smart, healthy decision, or will he let the fabled yakuza code of honor destroy him?
Tengoku to jigoku by
Akira Kurosawa(
Visual
)
80 editions published between 1963 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 954 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A complex crime thriller in which a wealthy shoe manufacturer's chauffeur's son is kidnapped in mistake for his own, and he faces a moral dilemma
80 editions published between 1963 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 954 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A complex crime thriller in which a wealthy shoe manufacturer's chauffeur's son is kidnapped in mistake for his own, and he faces a moral dilemma
Tsubaki Sanjūrō = Sanjuro by
Akira Kurosawa(
Visual
)
18 editions published between 1962 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 883 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Nueve samurais, voluntariosos pero incompetentes, están dispuestos a sublevarse contra el señor Mutsuta a quien consideran erróneamente su enemigo. Sanjuro Tsuki, se une a ellos de
18 editions published between 1962 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 883 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Nueve samurais, voluntariosos pero incompetentes, están dispuestos a sublevarse contra el señor Mutsuta a quien consideran erróneamente su enemigo. Sanjuro Tsuki, se une a ellos de
Kagemusha(
Visual
)
11 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in Japanese and held by 883 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Reconstructing the splendor of feudal Japan and the pageantry or war, Kurosawa creates a soaring historical epic about a peasant impersonating a nobleman in battle. Kagemusha is presented in its original 180 min. uncut Japanese version
11 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in Japanese and held by 883 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Reconstructing the splendor of feudal Japan and the pageantry or war, Kurosawa creates a soaring historical epic about a peasant impersonating a nobleman in battle. Kagemusha is presented in its original 180 min. uncut Japanese version
Last man standing by
Walter Hill(
Visual
)
24 editions published between 1996 and 2010 in English and Spanish and held by 750 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
John Smith is a mysterious stranger who is drawn into a vicious war between two rival crime families. In a dangerous game, he switches allegiances between them, offering his services to the highest bidder. As the death toll mounts, he takes the law into his own hands in a deadly race to remain the last man standing
24 editions published between 1996 and 2010 in English and Spanish and held by 750 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
John Smith is a mysterious stranger who is drawn into a vicious war between two rival crime families. In a dangerous game, he switches allegiances between them, offering his services to the highest bidder. As the death toll mounts, he takes the law into his own hands in a deadly race to remain the last man standing
Sanjuro by
Akira Kurosawa(
Visual
)
123 editions published between 1962 and 2015 in 7 languages and held by 708 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A samurai turns up in a town where nine young men are plotting to overthrow a corrupt regime. He takes charge of the group and attempts to formulate a plan to deceive the old bosses
123 editions published between 1962 and 2015 in 7 languages and held by 708 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A samurai turns up in a town where nine young men are plotting to overthrow a corrupt regime. He takes charge of the group and attempts to formulate a plan to deceive the old bosses
Waga seishun ni kuinashi = No regrets for our youth by
Akira Kurosawa(
Visual
)
39 editions published between 1945 and 2014 in 4 languages and held by 667 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A story of feminist self-discovery set in pre-war Japan. A woman breaks conventions by striking out on her own and being self-sufficient
39 editions published between 1945 and 2014 in 4 languages and held by 667 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A story of feminist self-discovery set in pre-war Japan. A woman breaks conventions by striking out on her own and being self-sufficient
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Akutagawa, Ryūnosuke, Alcoholics Black market Cancer--Patients Corporations--Corrupt practices Corruption Daimyo Death Detectives Escapes Fathers and sons Feudalism Gangsters Gold Human beings--Effect of environment on Inheritance and succession Intertextuality Japan Japan--Tokyo Kidnapping Kings and rulers Kurosawa, Akira, Macbeth (Shakespeare, William) Man-woman relationships Medicine Memory Mifune, Toshirō, Motion picture actors and actresses Motion picture producers and directors Motion pictures Motion pictures, Japanese Murder Murder--Investigation Nature--Effect of human beings on Pickpockets Political corruption Princesses Rape Rashōmon (Motion picture) Rogues and vagabonds Rōnin Samurai Shakespeare, William, Social conditions Subjectivity Texas Tuberculosis--Patients Women Yakuza Yamamoto, Shūgorō,
Alternative Names
Akira Kurosava
Akira, Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa 1910-1998
Akira Kurosawa cineasta japonés
Akira Kurosawa cineasta xaponés
Akira Kurosawa cinéaste japonais
Akira Kurosawa director, produtor e guionista de cine xaponés
Akira Kurosawa Hapon nga arag-aramid ti pelikula
Akira Kurosawa Japanese film maker
Akira Kurosawa Japanese movie director
Akira Kurosawa japanilainen elokuvaohjaaja
Akira Kurosawa japanischer Regisseur
Akira Kurosawa Japannese regisseur
Akira Kurosawa Japans filmregisseur
Akira Kurosawa japoński reżyser, scenarzysta i producent filmowy
Akira Kurosawa japonský filmový režisér
Akira Kurosawa regista, sceneggiatore, montatore, produttore cinematografico e scrittore giapponese
Hei-tse, Ming
Hei-tse, Ming 1910-1998
Heize, Ming 1910-1998
Het-chhe̍t Mìn
Kurōcāvā, Akirā 1910-1998
Kurosava, Akira.
Kurosava, Akira 1910-1998
Kurosawa.
Kurosawa A.
Kurosawa A. 1910-1998
Kurosawa, Akira
Kurosawa, Akira 1910-
Kurosawa, Akira 1910-1998
Kuroszava Akira
Kūrūsāvā, Ākīrā 1910-1998
Kuruzawa, Akira
Ακίρα Κουροσάβα Ιάπωνας σκηνοθέτης
Κουροσαβα, Ακιρα
Акира Куросава
Акира Куросава японский кинорежиссёр, сценарист и продюсер
Акіра Курасава
Акіра Куросава
Куросава А
Куросава А. 1910-1998
Куросава, Акира
Куросава Акіра
Күросава Акира
Ակիրա Կուրոսավա
אקירא קוראסאווא
אקירה קורוסאווה
קורוסאווה, אקירה 1910-1998
آكيرا كورو ساوا
اكيرا كوروساوا
اكيرا كوروساوا، 1910-1998
اکیرا کروساوا
اکیرا کوروساوا
آکیرا کوروساوا فیلمنامهنویس، تدوینگر، تهیهکننده، و کارگردان ژاپنی
كوروساوا، أكيرا
ئاکیرا کورۆساوا
کوروساوا، آکيرا 1910-1998
अकिरा कुरोसावा
আকিরা কুরোসাওয়া
আকিৰা কুৰোছাৱা
ਅਕੀਰਾ ਕੁਰੋਸਾਵਾ
அகிரா குரோசாவா
అకిరా కురొసావా
ಅಕಿರಾ ಕುರೋಸಾವಾ
ಅಕಿರಾ ಕುರೋಸಾವಾ ಜಪಾನ್ ಚಿತ್ರ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ
അകിര കുറൊസാവ
අකිරා කුරෝසාවා
อะกิระ คุโระซะวะ
အကီရာ ကူရိုဆာဝါ
აკირა კუროსავა
구로사와 아키라
흑택명 1910-1998
አኪራ ኩሮሳዋ
ᎠᎩᎳ ᎫᎶᏌᏩ
クロサワ, アキラ
クロサワ, アキラ 1910-1998
黒澤, 明
黒澤, 明 1910-1998
黒澤明 1910-1998
黒澤明 日本の映画監督
黑澤明 日本電影導演
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