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Tsubaki Sanjûrô (1962) -- A crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent.
Shichinin no samurai (1954) -- A poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves.
Ran (1985) -- An elderly lord abdicates to his three sons, and the two corrupt ones turn against him.
Dersu Uzala (1975) -- The Russian officer who befriends Dersu must bear some responsibility for the tragedy - taking Dersu to the town and the gift of the rifle significantly impact on the ending of the film.
Rashômon (1950) -- CineMagia.ro - Trailer (Flash)

Overview

Date of Birth:
23 March 1910, Tokyo, Japan more
Date of Death:
6 September 1998, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan more
Mini Biography:
After training as a painter (he storyboards his films as full-scale paintings)... more
Trivia:
Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One... more
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 61 wins & 17 nominations more
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(126 articles)
Short Film Corner: Justin Ambrosino's The 8th Samurai
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Filmography

Writer:
  1. Kakushi toride no san akunin - The last princess (2008) (original screenplay)
    ... aka The Last Princess (International: English title)
  2. Tsubaki Sanjûrô (2007) (screenplay)
    ... aka Sanjûrô (Australia)
  3. "Samurai 7" (26 episodes, 2004)
    ... aka Akira Kurosawa's: Samurai 7 (USA: video title)
        - The Era's End (2004) TV episode (film "Shichinin no samurai")
        - The Last Battle (2004) TV episode (film "Shichinin no samurai")
        - The Lies (2004) TV episode (film "Shichinin no samurai")
        - The Oaths (2004) TV episode (film "Shichinin no samurai")
        - The Divide (2004) TV episode (film "Shichinin no samurai")
          (21 more)
  4. Umi wa miteita (2002) (writer)
    ... aka The Sea Is Watching (USA)
    ... aka The Sea Watches
  5. Dora-heita (2000) (writer)
    ... aka Alley Cat
    ... aka Playboy

  6. Ame agaru (1999) (writer)
    ... aka After the Rain (International: English title)
    ... aka Après la pluie (France)
    ... aka When the Rain Lifts (USA: festival title)
  7. Last Man Standing (1996/I) (story)
  8. Madadayo (1993) (writer)
    ... aka Not Yet
  9. Hachi-gatsu no kyôshikyoku (1991) (writer)
    ... aka Hachigatsu no rapusodî (Japan: poster title)
    ... aka Rhapsody in August (International: English title)
  10. Dreams (1990) (written by)
    ... aka Akira Kurosawa's Dreams (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Yume (Japan)

  11. Runaway Train (1985) (based on a screenplay by)
  12. Ran (1985) (screenplay)
    ... aka Ran (UK) (USA)
    ... aka Revolt (International: English title)
  13. Kagemusha (1980) (writer)
    ... aka Kagemusha (The Shadow Warrior)
    ... aka Kagemusha the Shadow Warrior
    ... aka Shadow Warrior
    ... aka The Double

  14. Dersu Uzala (1975) (writer)
    ... aka Дерсу Узала (Soviet Union: Russian title)
    ... aka Derusu Uzara (Japan)
  15. Nora inu (1973) (1949 screenplay)
    ... aka Stray Dog (International: English title: literal title)
  16. Dodesukaden (1970) (writer)
    ... aka Clickety-Clack (literal English title)
    ... aka Dô desu ka den (Japan: alternative transliteration)
    ... aka Dodes'ka-den (Japan: alternative transliteration)
  17. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) (Japanese sequences) (uncredited)
    ... aka Tora! Tora! Tora!: The Attack on Pearl Harbor (Australia)

  18. Sugata Sanshiro (1965) (1943 screenplay "Sugata Sanshiro" and 1945 screenplay "Zoku Sugata Sanshiro")
    ... aka Judo Saga
    ... aka Sanshiro Sugata (USA)
  19. Akahige (1965) (writer)
    ... aka Red Beard (International: English title: literal title)
  20. The Outrage (1964) (screenplay "Rashomon")
  21. Per un pugno di dollari (1964) (screenplay "Yojimbo") (uncredited)
    ... aka A Fistful of Dollars (UK) (USA)
    ... aka Für eine Handvoll Dollar (West Germany)
    ... aka Por un puñado de dólares (Spain)
  22. Jakoman to Tetsu (1964) (and earlier screenplay)
    ... aka Jakoman and Tetsu
    ... aka Jyakoman to Tetsu (Japan: alternative transliteration)
  23. Tengoku to jigoku (1963) (screenplay)
    ... aka Heaven and Hell (International: English title: literal title)
    ... aka High and Low (USA)
    ... aka The Ransom (UK)
  24. Tateshi Danpei (1962) (1950 screenplay Tateshi danpei)
    ... aka Fencing Master (International: English title)
  25. Tsubaki Sanjûrô (1962) (writer)
    ... aka Sanjuro (USA)
  26. Yojimbo (1961) (screenplay) (story)
    ... aka Yojimbo (UK) (USA)
    ... aka The Bodyguard (International: English title: literal title)
    ... aka Yôjinbô (International: modified Hepburn romanization)
    ... aka Yojimbo the Bodyguard (USA)
  27. The Magnificent Seven (1960) (screenplay "Shichinin no samurai") (uncredited)
  28. Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru (1960) (written by)
    ... aka The Bad Sleep Well (International: English title)
    ... aka The Rose in the Mud
    ... aka The Worse You Are, the Better You Sleep (Japan: informal literal English title)

  29. Sengoku gunto-den (1959) (writer)
    ... aka Saga of the Vagabonds
    ... aka The Vagabonds (USA: promotional title)
  30. Kakushi-toride no san-akunin (1958) (writer)
    ... aka The Hidden Fortress (USA)
    ... aka The Three Villains of the Hidden Fortress (informal English title)
    ... aka Three Bad Men in a Hidden Fortress (International: English title: literal title)
    ... aka Three Rascals in the Hidden Fortress (International: English title)
  31. Nichiro sensô shôri no hishi: Tekichû ôdan sanbyaku-ri (1957) (earlier screenplay "Techiku odan sanbyaku ri") (screenplay)
    ... aka Advance Patrol
    ... aka Three Hundred Miles Through Enemy Lines (literal English title)
  32. Donzoko (1957) (writer)
    ... aka The Lower Depths (USA)
  33. Kumonosu-jou (1957) (writer)
    ... aka Throne of Blood (UK) (USA: original subtitled version)
    ... aka Cobweb Castle
    ... aka Macbeth (USA)
    ... aka Spider Web Castle
    ... aka The Castle of the Spider's Web
  34. Ikimono no kiroku (1955) (story)
    ... aka I Live in Fear (USA)
    ... aka I Live in Fear: Record of a Living Being (International: English title)
    ... aka Record of a Living Being (Japan: informal literal title)
    ... aka What the Birds Knew
  35. Asunaro monogatari (1955) (screenplay)
    ... aka Hiba Arborvitae Story (International: English title: literal title)
  36. Kieta chutai (1955) (writer)
    ... aka Vanished Enlisted Man (International: English title: literal title)
  37. Sugata Sanshiro (1955) (writer)
    ... aka Sanshiro Sugata (USA)
  38. Shichinin no samurai (1954) (screenplay)
    ... aka Seven Samurai (UK) (USA)
    ... aka Shichi-nin no samurai (Japan: alternative transliteration)
  39. Fukeyo haru kaze (1953) (writer)
    ... aka Blow! Spring Wind (literal English title)
    ... aka My Wonderful Yellow Car
  40. Ikiru (1952) (writer)
    ... aka Doomed
    ... aka Living (International: English title: informal English title)
    ... aka To Live (International: English title: informal English title)
  41. Sengoku burai (1952) (writer)
    ... aka Sword for Hire
    ... aka Vagabonds in a Country at War (Japan: literal English title)
  42. Araki Mataemon: Kettô kagiya no tsuji (1952) (writer)
    ... aka Duel at Keymakers' Corner
    ... aka Vendetta of a Samurai (USA)
  43. Kedamono no yado (1951) (writer)
    ... aka The Den of Beasts
  44. Hakuchi (1951) (writer)
    ... aka The Idiot (USA)
  45. Ai to nikushimi no kanata e (1951) (writer)
    ... aka Beyond Love and Hate
  46. Tateshi Danpei (1950) (writer)
    ... aka Fencing Master
    ... aka Swordplay Choreographer
  47. Rashômon (1950) (writer)
    ... aka Rashomon (Japan: alternative transliteration)
    ... aka Rashou-mon (Japan: alternative transliteration)
  48. Jiruba Tetsu (1950) (writer)
    ... aka Jiruba no Tetsu (Japan: alternative title)
    ... aka Tetsu 'Jilba'
  49. Shubun (1950) (writer)
    ... aka Scandal (International: English title)
    ... aka Shubun - Sukyandaru (Japan: alternative title)
  50. Akatsuki no dasso (1950) (writer)
    ... aka Escape at Dawn

  51. Nora inu (1949) (writer)
    ... aka Stray Dog (USA)
  52. Jakoman to Tetsu (1949) (writer)
    ... aka Jakoman and Tetsu
    ... aka Jyakoman to Tetsu (Japan: alternative transliteration)
  53. Jigoku no kifujin (1949) (writer)
    ... aka Lady from Hell (literal English title)
  54. Shizukanaru ketto (1949) (writer)
    ... aka A Silent Duel
    ... aka The Quiet Duel
  55. Shozo (1948) (writer)
    ... aka The Portrait
  56. Yoidore tenshi (1948) (written by)
    ... aka Drunken Angel (International: English title)
  57. Ginrei no hate (1947) (writer)
    ... aka Snow Trail (International: English title)
    ... aka Three Villains of the Mountain Hut
    ... aka To the End of the Silver Mountains
    ... aka To the End of the Snow-Capped Mountains (informal English title)
  58. Subarashiki nichiyobi (1947) (writer)
    ... aka One Wonderful Sunday (International: English title)
    ... aka Wonderful Sunday
  59. Yottsu no koi no monogatari (1947) (segment "Hatsukoi")
    ... aka Four Love Stories
  60. Waga seishun ni kuinashi (1946) (writer)
    ... aka No Regrets for My Youth
    ... aka No Regrets for Our Youth
  61. Zoku Sugata Sanshiro (1945) (writer)
    ... aka Judo Saga II
    ... aka Judo Story II
    ... aka Sanshiro Sugata II (Australia)
    ... aka Sanshiro Sugata Part Two
    ... aka Sanshiro Sugata Sequel (literal English title)
    ... aka Sanshiro Sugata Zoku (Japan: alternative title)
  62. Appare Isshin Tasuke (1945) (writer)
    ... aka Brava, Tasuke Isshin!
  63. Tora no o wo fumu otokotachi (1945) (writer)
    ... aka The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (International: English title) (USA)
    ... aka They Who Step on the Tail of the Tiger
    ... aka They Who Step on the Tiger's Tail
    ... aka Tora no o fumu otokotachi (Japan: alternative transliteration)
    ... aka Walkers on the Tiger's Tail
  64. Ichiban utsukushiku (1944) (writer)
    ... aka Most Beautifully
    ... aka The Most Beautiful
  65. Dohyosai (1944) (writer)
    ... aka Wrestling-Ring Festival
  66. Sugata Sanshiro (1943) (writer)
    ... aka Judo Saga
    ... aka Judo Story
    ... aka Kurosawa's Judo Saga
    ... aka Sanshiro Sugata (USA: informal English title)
  67. Tsubasa no gaika (1942) (writer)
    ... aka A Triumph of Wings
  68. Seishun no kiryu (1942) (writer)
    ... aka Currents of Youth (International: English title)
    ... aka Wind Currents of Youth
  69. Uma (1941) (uncredited)
    ... aka Horse
Director:
  1. Gendai no No (2010) (post-production)

  2. Madadayo (1993)
    ... aka Not Yet
  3. Hachi-gatsu no kyôshikyoku (1991)
    ... aka Hachigatsu no rapusodî (Japan: poster title)
    ... aka Rhapsody in August (International: English title)
  4. Dreams (1990)
    ... aka Akira Kurosawa's Dreams (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Yume (Japan)

  5. Ran (1985)
    ... aka Ran (UK) (USA)
    ... aka Revolt (International: English title)
  6. Kagemusha (1980)
    ... aka Kagemusha (The Shadow Warrior)
    ... aka Kagemusha the Shadow Warrior
    ... aka Shadow Warrior
    ... aka The Double

  7. Dersu Uzala (1975)
    ... aka Дерсу Узала (Soviet Union: Russian title)
    ... aka Derusu Uzara (Japan)
  8. Dodesukaden (1970)
    ... aka Clickety-Clack (literal English title)
    ... aka Dô desu ka den (Japan: alternative transliteration)
    ... aka Dodes'ka-den (Japan: alternative transliteration)

  9. Akahige (1965)
    ... aka Red Beard (International: English title: literal title)
  10. Tengoku to jigoku (1963)
    ... aka Heaven and Hell (International: English title: literal title)
    ... aka High and Low (USA)
    ... aka The Ransom (UK)
  11. Tsubaki Sanjûrô (1962)
    ... aka Sanjuro (USA)
  12. Yojimbo (1961)
    ... aka Yojimbo (UK) (USA)
    ... aka The Bodyguard (International: English title: literal title)
    ... aka Yôjinbô (International: modified Hepburn romanization)
    ... aka Yojimbo the Bodyguard (USA)
  13. Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru (1960)
    ... aka The Bad Sleep Well (International: English title)
    ... aka The Rose in the Mud
    ... aka The Worse You Are, the Better You Sleep (Japan: informal literal English title)

  14. Kakushi-toride no san-akunin (1958)
    ... aka The Hidden Fortress (USA)
    ... aka The Three Villains of the Hidden Fortress (informal English title)
    ... aka Three Bad Men in a Hidden Fortress (International: English title: literal title)
    ... aka Three Rascals in the Hidden Fortress (International: English title)
  15. Donzoko (1957)
    ... aka The Lower Depths (USA)
  16. Kumonosu-jou (1957)
    ... aka Throne of Blood (UK) (USA: original subtitled version)
    ... aka Cobweb Castle
    ... aka Macbeth (USA)
    ... aka Spider Web Castle
    ... aka The Castle of the Spider's Web
  17. Ikimono no kiroku (1955)
    ... aka I Live in Fear (USA)
    ... aka I Live in Fear: Record of a Living Being (International: English title)
    ... aka Record of a Living Being (Japan: informal literal title)
    ... aka What the Birds Knew
  18. Shichinin no samurai (1954)
    ... aka Seven Samurai (UK) (USA)
    ... aka Shichi-nin no samurai (Japan: alternative transliteration)
  19. Ikiru (1952)
    ... aka Doomed
    ... aka Living (International: English title: informal English title)
    ... aka To Live (International: English title: informal English title)
  20. Hakuchi (1951)
    ... aka The Idiot (USA)
  21. Rashômon (1950)
    ... aka Rashomon (Japan: alternative transliteration)
    ... aka Rashou-mon (Japan: alternative transliteration)
  22. Shubun (1950)
    ... aka Scandal (International: English title)
    ... aka Shubun - Sukyandaru (Japan: alternative title)

  23. Nora inu (1949)
    ... aka Stray Dog (USA)
  24. Shizukanaru ketto (1949)
    ... aka A Silent Duel
    ... aka The Quiet Duel
  25. Yoidore tenshi (1948)
    ... aka Drunken Angel (International: English title)
  26. Subarashiki nichiyobi (1947)
    ... aka One Wonderful Sunday (International: English title)
    ... aka Wonderful Sunday
  27. Waga seishun ni kuinashi (1946)
    ... aka No Regrets for My Youth
    ... aka No Regrets for Our Youth
  28. Asu o tsukuru hitobito (1946)
    ... aka Those Who Make Tomorrow
  29. Zoku Sugata Sanshiro (1945)
    ... aka Judo Saga II
    ... aka Judo Story II
    ... aka Sanshiro Sugata II (Australia)
    ... aka Sanshiro Sugata Part Two
    ... aka Sanshiro Sugata Sequel (literal English title)
    ... aka Sanshiro Sugata Zoku (Japan: alternative title)
  30. Tora no o wo fumu otokotachi (1945)
    ... aka The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (International: English title) (USA)
    ... aka They Who Step on the Tail of the Tiger
    ... aka They Who Step on the Tiger's Tail
    ... aka Tora no o fumu otokotachi (Japan: alternative transliteration)
    ... aka Walkers on the Tiger's Tail
  31. Ichiban utsukushiku (1944)
    ... aka Most Beautifully
    ... aka The Most Beautiful
  32. Sugata Sanshiro (1943)
    ... aka Judo Saga
    ... aka Judo Story
    ... aka Kurosawa's Judo Saga
    ... aka Sanshiro Sugata (USA: informal English title)
  33. Uma (1941) (some scenes) (uncredited)
    ... aka Horse
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
  1. Uma (1941) (assistant director) (second unit director)
    ... aka Horse
  2. Enoken no songokû: songokû zenko-hen (1940) (chief assistant director)
    ... aka Monkey Sun
    ... aka Songokû (Japan: short title)
    ... aka Songoku (Volume 1) (first part title)
    ... aka Songoku (Volume 2) (second part title)
  3. Enoken no zangiri Kinta (1940) (chief assistant director)
    ... aka Enoken Has His Hair Cropped
    ... aka Enoken's Cropped Hair
  4. Roppa no shinkon ryoko (1940) (chief assistant director)
    ... aka Roppa's Honeymoon

  5. Nonki Yokocho (1939) (chief assistant director)
    ... aka Easy Alley
  6. Chûshingura [Go] (1939) (chief assistant director)
    ... aka Chushingura (Part Two)
  7. Enoken no gatchiri jidai (1939) (chief assistant director)
    ... aka Enoken's Shrewd Period
  8. Enoken no bikkuri jinsei (1938) (chief assistant director)
    ... aka Enoken Is Surprised at Life
    ... aka Enoken's Surprising Life
  9. Tsuzurikata kyoshitsu (1938) (chief assistant director)
    ... aka Composition Class
    ... aka Lessons in Essay
  10. Tojuro no koi (1938) (chief assistant director)
    ... aka Tojuro's Love
  11. Chinetsu (1938) (chief assistant director)
    ... aka Subterranean Heat
  12. Utsukushiki taka (1937) (chief assistant director)
    ... aka The Beautiful Hawk (Japan: English title)
  13. Enoken no chakkiri Kinta 'Go', kaeri wa kowai, mateba hiyori (1937) (third assistant director)
    ... aka Enoken's Chikiri Kinta Part 2: Returning Is Scary, But the Weather Will Clear If You Wait
  14. Enoken no chakkiri Kinta 'Zen' - Mamayo sandogasa - Ikiwa yoiyoi (1937) (third assistant director)
    ... aka Enoken's Chikiri Kinta Part 1 - Momma, the Hat - The Nice Way
  15. Nadare (1937) (third assistant director)
    ... aka Avalanche
  16. Nihon josei dokuhon (1937) (third assistant director)
    ... aka Japanese Women's Textbook
  17. Otto no teiso - aki futatabi (1937) (third assistant director)
    ... aka A Husband's Chastity: Fall Again
    ... aka A Husband's Chastity: Fall Once Again (USA)
  18. Otto no teiso - haru kitareba (1937) (third assistant director)
    ... aka A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes
    ... aka Husband's Chastity
  19. Sengoku gunto-den - Dai nibu Akatsuki no zenshin (1937) (third assistant director)
    ... aka Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn
  20. Sengoku gunto-den - Dai ichibu Toraokami (1937) (third assistant director)
    ... aka Saga of the Vagabonds, Part One: Tiger-wolf (Japan: English title)
  21. Ryonin no teisou (1937) (third assistant director)
  22. Tokyo rapusodei (1936) (third assistant director)
    ... aka Tokyo Rhapsody
    ... aka Tokyo rapesodeii (Japan: alternative transliteration)
  23. Zoku Enoken no semman choja (1936) (third assistant director)
    ... aka Enoken's Ten Millions 2 (USA)
    ... aka Enoken's Ten Millions Sequel
  24. Enoken no senman choja (1936) (third assistant director)
    ... aka Enoken's Ten Millions
    ... aka Enoken, the Millionaire
    ... aka The Millionaire
  25. Shojo Hanazono (1936) (third assistant director)
    ... aka Paradise of the Virgin Flowers (informal title)
Editor:
  1. Madadayo (1993)
    ... aka Not Yet
  2. Hachi-gatsu no kyôshikyoku (1991)
    ... aka Hachigatsu no rapusodî (Japan: poster title)
    ... aka Rhapsody in August (International: English title)

  3. Ran (1985)
    ... aka Ran (UK) (USA)
    ... aka Revolt (International: English title)

  4. Gojuman-nin no isan (1963) (uncredited)
    ... aka 500,000 (USA)
    ... aka Legacy of the 500,000
    ... aka Legacy of the Five Hundred Thousand
  5. Tsubaki Sanjûrô (1962)
    ... aka Sanjuro (USA)
  6. Yojimbo (1961)
    ... aka Yojimbo (UK) (USA)
    ... aka The Bodyguard (International: English title: literal title)
    ... aka Yôjinbô (International: modified Hepburn romanization)
    ... aka Yojimbo the Bodyguard (USA)
  7. Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru (1960)
    ... aka The Bad Sleep Well (International: English title)
    ... aka The Rose in the Mud
    ... aka The Worse You Are, the Better You Sleep (Japan: informal literal English title)

  8. Kakushi-toride no san-akunin (1958)
    ... aka The Hidden Fortress (USA)
    ... aka The Three Villains of the Hidden Fortress (informal English title)
    ... aka Three Bad Men in a Hidden Fortress (International: English title: literal title)
    ... aka Three Rascals in the Hidden Fortress (International: English title)
  9. Donzoko (1957)
    ... aka The Lower Depths (USA)
  10. Kumonosu-jou (1957)
    ... aka Throne of Blood (UK) (USA: original subtitled version)
    ... aka Cobweb Castle
    ... aka Macbeth (USA)
    ... aka Spider Web Castle
    ... aka The Castle of the Spider's Web
  11. Asunaro monogatari (1955)
    ... aka Hiba Arborvitae Story (International: English title: literal title)
  12. Shichinin no samurai (1954)
    ... aka Seven Samurai (UK) (USA)
    ... aka Shichi-nin no samurai (Japan: alternative transliteration)
  13. Hakuchi (1951)
    ... aka The Idiot (USA)
  14. Rashômon (1950)
    ... aka Rashomon (Japan: alternative transliteration)
    ... aka Rashou-mon (Japan: alternative transliteration)

  15. Ginrei no hate (1947) (uncredited)
    ... aka Snow Trail (International: English title)
    ... aka Three Villains of the Mountain Hut
    ... aka To the End of the Silver Mountains
    ... aka To the End of the Snow-Capped Mountains (informal English title)
  16. Waga seishun ni kuinashi (1946)
    ... aka No Regrets for My Youth
    ... aka No Regrets for Our Youth
  17. Zoku Sugata Sanshiro (1945) (uncredited)
    ... aka Judo Saga II
    ... aka Judo Story II
    ... aka Sanshiro Sugata II (Australia)
    ... aka Sanshiro Sugata Part Two
    ... aka Sanshiro Sugata Sequel (literal English title)
    ... aka Sanshiro Sugata Zoku (Japan: alternative title)
  18. Sugata Sanshiro (1943)
    ... aka Judo Saga
    ... aka Judo Story
    ... aka Kurosawa's Judo Saga
    ... aka Sanshiro Sugata (USA: informal English title)
  19. Uma (1941)
    ... aka Horse
Producer:
  1. Kagemusha (1980) (executive producer) (producer)
    ... aka Kagemusha (The Shadow Warrior)
    ... aka Kagemusha the Shadow Warrior
    ... aka Shadow Warrior
    ... aka The Double

  2. Dodesukaden (1970) (executive producer) (producer)
    ... aka Clickety-Clack (literal English title)
    ... aka Dô desu ka den (Japan: alternative transliteration)
    ... aka Dodes'ka-den (Japan: alternative transliteration)

  3. Sugata Sanshiro (1965) (producer)
    ... aka Judo Saga
    ... aka Sanshiro Sugata (USA)
  4. Akahige (1965) (associate producer)
    ... aka Red Beard (International: English title: literal title)
  5. Tengoku to jigoku (1963) (associate producer)
    ... aka Heaven and Hell (International: English title: literal title)
    ... aka High and Low (USA)
    ... aka The Ransom (UK)
  6. Yojimbo (1961) (producer)
    ... aka Yojimbo (UK) (USA)
    ... aka The Bodyguard (International: English title: literal title)
    ... aka Yôjinbô (International: modified Hepburn romanization)
    ... aka Yojimbo the Bodyguard (USA)
  7. Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru (1960) (producer)
    ... aka The Bad Sleep Well (International: English title)
    ... aka The Rose in the Mud
    ... aka The Worse You Are, the Better You Sleep (Japan: informal literal English title)

  8. Kakushi-toride no san-akunin (1958) (producer)
    ... aka The Hidden Fortress (USA)
    ... aka The Three Villains of the Hidden Fortress (informal English title)
    ... aka Three Bad Men in a Hidden Fortress (International: English title: literal title)
    ... aka Three Rascals in the Hidden Fortress (International: English title)
  9. Donzoko (1957) (producer)
    ... aka The Lower Depths (USA)
  10. Kumonosu-jou (1957) (producer)
    ... aka Throne of Blood (UK) (USA: original subtitled version)
    ... aka Cobweb Castle
    ... aka Macbeth (USA)
    ... aka Spider Web Castle
    ... aka The Castle of the Spider's Web

  11. Nora inu (1949) (associate producer)
    ... aka Stray Dog (USA)
  12. Haru no tawamure (1949) (associate producer)
    ... aka Flirtation in Spring (Japan: English title)
    ... aka Spring Flirtation (informal literal title)
Soundtrack:
  1. The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990) (TV) ("Happy Birthday to You")

  2. Yoidore tenshi (1948) (lyrics: "Janguru bugi")
    ... aka Drunken Angel (International: English title)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. China Gate (1998) (in tribute to)
Sound Department:
  1. Tojuro no koi (1938) (dubbing supervisor)
    ... aka Tojuro's Love
Thanks:
  1. 777 (2007) (dedicatee)
  2. Black Santa's Revenge (2007) (special thanks)
  3. Yau doh lung fu bong (2004) (dedicatee)
    ... aka Throw Down (Hong Kong: English title)
    ... aka Throwdown (Singapore: English title)

  4. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) (personal thanks)
    ... aka Ghost Dog (Australia)
    ... aka Ghost Dog - Der Weg des Samurai (Germany)
    ... aka Ghost Dog, la voie du samouraï (France)
  5. Visions of Light (1992) (special thanks from AFI)
    ... aka Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography
Self:
  1. Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create (2002) (V) .... Himself

  2. Akira Kurosawa Making 'Rhapsody in August' (1991) (V) .... Himself
  3. The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990) (TV) .... Himself - Honorary Award Recipient

  4. The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Director & Co-Presenter: Best Picture
  5. A.K. (1985) .... Himself
    ... aka Kurosawa Akira (Japan: alternative title)
  6. "Étoiles et toiles" .... Himself (1 episode, 1985)
        - Episode dated 25 March 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Himself
  7. "The South Bank Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1980)
        - Akira Kurosawa (1980) TV episode .... Himself

  8. 75 Years of Cinema Museum (1972) .... Himself
  9. The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (1970) (TV) .... Himself - commenting on new freedom and trends in film (pre-recorded)

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