Akira Kurosawa
Noun
Meaning
Japanese filmmaker noted for blending Japanese folklore with western styles of acting (1910-1998)
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For many years, my favorite director has been the Japanese giant Akira Kurosawa.
Academy Award winning Japanese director Akira Kurosawa produced Yojimbo (1961), and Sanjuro (1962), which both starred Toshiro Mifune as a mysterious Samurai swordsman for hire.
Akira Kurosawa 's 1957 adaptation Throne of Blood makes the character into Capitan Miki (played by Minoru Chiaki ), slain by Macbeth's equivalent (Captain Washizu) when his wife explains that she is with child.
Akira Kurosawa and other directors managed to produce significant films during the 1940s.
Akira Kurosawa made his feature film debut with Sugata Sanshiro in 1943.
His film A Fistful of Dollars (Per un Pugno di Dollari, 1964) was based upon Akira Kurosawa 's Edo -era samurai adventure Yojimbo (1961).