Where to watch Akira Kurosawa in the UK
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Akira Kurosawa (黒澤 明) was a Japanese filmmaker and painter who directed thirty films in a career spanning over five decades. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. He displayed a bold, dynamic style, strongly influenced by Western cinema yet distinct from it; he was involved with all aspects of film production. Kurosawa entered the Japanese film industry in 1936, following a brief stint as a painter. After years of working on numerous films as an assistant director and scriptwriter, he made his debut as a director during World War…
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- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self
- The Magnificent Seven (1960) Original Film Writer
- Seven Samurai (1954) Director
- The Magnificent Seven (2016) Original Film Writer
- Samurai 7 (2004) Original Concept
- High and Low (1963) Director
- Ran (1985) Director
- Ikiru (1952) Director
- Rashomon (1950) Director
- Highest 2 Lowest (2025) Original Film Writer
- A Fistful of Dollars (1964) Original Story
- Yojimbo (1961) Director
- Kagemusha (1980) Director
- Dreams (1990) Director
- Red Beard (1965) Director
- The Hidden Fortress (1958) Director
- Throne of Blood (1957) Director
- Dersu Uzala (1975) Director
- Sanjuro (1962) Director
- Stray Dog (1949) Director
- The Bad Sleep Well (1960) Director
- Last Man Standing (1996) Original Film Writer
- Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) Thanks
- Runaway Train (1985) Original Film Writer
- The Draft! (2023) Thanks
- Dodes'ka-den (1970) Director
- I Live in Fear (1955) Director
- Rhapsody in August (1991) Director
- Madadayo (1993) Director
- Scandal (1950) Director
- The Lower Depths (1957) Director
- The Quiet Duel (1949) Director
- Sanshiro Sugata (1943) Director
- Drunken Angel (1948) Director
- Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) Original Story
- The Idiot (1951) Director
- Living (2022) Original Film Writer
- Return of the Seven (1966) Original Concept
- The Last Princess (2008) Original Story
- After the Rain (2000) Title Designer
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Most-watched Akira Kurosawa films currently: The Magnificent Seven (1960), Seven Samurai (1954), The Magnificent Seven (2016), High and Low (1963), Ran (1985).
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Selected TV credits: Spécial cinéma (1974), Samurai 7 (2004).
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