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| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1943
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1943
 
| ''[[Sanshiro Sugata]]'' (''Judo Saga'')
 
| ''[[Sanshiro Sugata]]'' (''Judo Saga'')
| {{nihongo2|姿三四郎}}
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| 姿三四郎}}
 
| ''Sugata Sanshirō''
 
| ''Sugata Sanshirō''
 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1944
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1944
 
| ''[[The Most Beautiful]]''
 
| ''[[The Most Beautiful]]''
| {{nihongo2|一番美しく}}
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| 一番美しく}}
 
| ''Ichiban utsukushiku''
 
| ''Ichiban utsukushiku''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| rowspan=2 style=background:#efefef; | 1945
 
| rowspan=2 style=background:#efefef; | 1945
 
| ''[[Sanshiro Sugata Part II]]'' (''Judo Saga 2'')
 
| ''[[Sanshiro Sugata Part II]]'' (''Judo Saga 2'')
| {{nihongo2|續姿三四郎}}
+
| 續姿三四郎}}
 
| ''Zoku Sugata Sanshirō''
 
| ''Zoku Sugata Sanshirō''
 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
 
| ''[[The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail]]''
 
| ''[[The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail]]''
| {{nihongo2|虎の尾を踏む男達}}
+
| 虎の尾を踏む男達}}
 
| ''Tora no o wo fumu otokotachi''
 
| ''Tora no o wo fumu otokotachi''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1946
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1946
 
| ''[[No Regrets for Our Youth]]''
 
| ''[[No Regrets for Our Youth]]''
| {{nihongo2|わが青春に悔なし}}
+
| わが青春に悔なし}}
 
| ''Waga seishun ni kuinashi''
 
| ''Waga seishun ni kuinashi''
 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1947
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1947
 
| ''[[One Wonderful Sunday]]''
 
| ''[[One Wonderful Sunday]]''
| {{nihongo2|素晴らしき日曜日}}
+
| 素晴らしき日曜日}}
 
| ''Subarashiki nichiyōbi''
 
| ''Subarashiki nichiyōbi''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1948
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1948
 
| ''[[Drunken Angel]]''
 
| ''[[Drunken Angel]]''
| {{nihongo2|酔いどれ天使}}
+
| 酔いどれ天使}}
 
| ''Yoidore tenshi''
 
| ''Yoidore tenshi''
 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
 
| rowspan=2 style=background:#efefef; | 1949
 
| rowspan=2 style=background:#efefef; | 1949
 
| ''[[The Quiet Duel]]''
 
| ''[[The Quiet Duel]]''
| {{nihongo2|静かなる決闘}}
+
| 静かなる決闘}}
 
| ''Shizukanaru kettō''
 
| ''Shizukanaru kettō''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| ''[[Stray Dog (film)|Stray Dog]]''
 
| ''[[Stray Dog (film)|Stray Dog]]''
| {{nihongo2|野良犬}}
+
| 野良犬}}
 
| ''Nora inu''
 
| ''Nora inu''
 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
 
| rowspan=2 style=background:#efefef; | 1950
 
| rowspan=2 style=background:#efefef; | 1950
 
| ''[[Scandal (1950 film)|Scandal]]''
 
| ''[[Scandal (1950 film)|Scandal]]''
| {{nihongo2|醜聞}}
+
| 醜聞}}
 
| ''Sukyandaru'' (''Shūbun'')
 
| ''Sukyandaru'' (''Shūbun'')
 
|-
 
|-
 
| ''[[Rashomon]]''
 
| ''[[Rashomon]]''
| {{nihongo2|羅生門}}
+
| 羅生門}}
 
| ''Rashōmon''
 
| ''Rashōmon''
 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1951
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1951
 
| ''[[The Idiot (1951 film)|The Idiot]]''
 
| ''[[The Idiot (1951 film)|The Idiot]]''
| {{nihongo2|白痴}}
+
| 白痴}}
 
| ''Hakuchi''
 
| ''Hakuchi''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1952
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1952
 
| ''[[Ikiru]]'' (''To Live'')
 
| ''[[Ikiru]]'' (''To Live'')
| {{nihongo2|生きる}}
+
| 生きる}}
 
| ''Ikiru''
 
| ''Ikiru''
 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1954
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1954
 
| ''[[Seven Samurai]]''
 
| ''[[Seven Samurai]]''
| {{nihongo2|七人の侍}}
+
| 七人の侍}}
 
| ''Shichinin no samurai''
 
| ''Shichinin no samurai''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1955
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1955
 
| ''[[I Live in Fear]]'' (''Record of a Living Being'')
 
| ''[[I Live in Fear]]'' (''Record of a Living Being'')
| {{nihongo2|生きものの記録}}
+
| 生きものの記録}}
 
| ''Ikimono no kiroku''
 
| ''Ikimono no kiroku''
 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
 
| rowspan=2 style=background:#efefef; | 1957
 
| rowspan=2 style=background:#efefef; | 1957
 
| ''[[Throne of Blood]]'' (''Spider Web Castle'')
 
| ''[[Throne of Blood]]'' (''Spider Web Castle'')
| {{nihongo2|蜘蛛巣城}}
+
| 蜘蛛巣城}}
 
| ''Kumonosu-jō''
 
| ''Kumonosu-jō''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| ''[[The Lower Depths (1957 film)|The Lower Depths]]''
 
| ''[[The Lower Depths (1957 film)|The Lower Depths]]''
| {{nihongo2|どん底}}
+
| どん底}}
 
| ''Donzoko''
 
| ''Donzoko''
 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
 
|  style=background:#efefef; | 1958
 
|  style=background:#efefef; | 1958
 
| ''[[The Hidden Fortress]]''
 
| ''[[The Hidden Fortress]]''
| {{nihongo2|隠し砦の三悪人}}
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| 隠し砦の三悪人}}
 
| ''Kakushi toride no san akunin''
 
| ''Kakushi toride no san akunin''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1960
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1960
 
| ''[[The Bad Sleep Well]]''
 
| ''[[The Bad Sleep Well]]''
| {{nihongo2|悪い奴ほどよく眠る}}
+
| 悪い奴ほどよく眠る}}
 
| ''Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru''
 
| ''Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru''
 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1961
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1961
 
| ''[[Yojimbo (film)|Yojimbo]]'' (''The Bodyguard'')
 
| ''[[Yojimbo (film)|Yojimbo]]'' (''The Bodyguard'')
| {{nihongo2|用心棒}}
+
| 用心棒}}
 
| ''Yōjinbō''
 
| ''Yōjinbō''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1962
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1962
 
| ''[[Sanjuro|Sanjurō]]''
 
| ''[[Sanjuro|Sanjurō]]''
| {{nihongo2|椿三十郎}}
+
| 椿三十郎}}
 
| ''Tsubaki Sanjūrō''
 
| ''Tsubaki Sanjūrō''
 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1963
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1963
 
| ''[[High and Low (1963 film)|High and Low]]'' (''Heaven and Hell'')
 
| ''[[High and Low (1963 film)|High and Low]]'' (''Heaven and Hell'')
| {{nihongo2|天国と地獄}}
+
| 天国と地獄}}
 
| ''Tengoku to jigoku''
 
| ''Tengoku to jigoku''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1965
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1965
 
| ''[[Red Beard]]''
 
| ''[[Red Beard]]''
| {{nihongo2|赤ひげ}}
+
| 赤ひげ}}
 
| ''Akahige''
 
| ''Akahige''
 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1970
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1970
 
| ''[[Dodes'ka-den|Dodesukaden]]''
 
| ''[[Dodes'ka-den|Dodesukaden]]''
| {{nihongo2|どですかでん}}
+
| どですかでん}}
 
| ''Dodesukaden''
 
| ''Dodesukaden''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1975
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1975
 
| ''[[Dersu Uzala (1975 film)|Dersu Uzala]]''
 
| ''[[Dersu Uzala (1975 film)|Dersu Uzala]]''
| {{nihongo2|デルス・ウザーラ}}
+
| デルス・ウザーラ}}
 
| ''Derusu Uzāra''
 
| ''Derusu Uzāra''
 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1980
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1980
 
| ''[[Kagemusha]]'' (''The Shadow Warrior'')
 
| ''[[Kagemusha]]'' (''The Shadow Warrior'')
| {{nihongo2|影武者}}
+
| 影武者}}
 
| ''Kagemusha''
 
| ''Kagemusha''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1985
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1985
 
| ''[[Ran (film)|Ran]]''
 
| ''[[Ran (film)|Ran]]''
| {{nihongo2|乱}}
+
| 乱}}
 
| ''Ran''
 
| ''Ran''
 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1990
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1990
 
| ''[[Dreams (1990 film)|Dreams]]'' (''Akira Kurosawa's Dreams'')
 
| ''[[Dreams (1990 film)|Dreams]]'' (''Akira Kurosawa's Dreams'')
| {{nihongo2|夢}}
+
| 夢}}
 
| ''Yume''
 
| ''Yume''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1991
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1991
 
| ''[[Rhapsody in August]]''
 
| ''[[Rhapsody in August]]''
| {{nihongo2|八月の狂詩曲}}
+
| 八月の狂詩曲}}
 
| ''Hachigatsu no rapusodī'' (''Hachigatsu no kyōshikyoku'')
 
| ''Hachigatsu no rapusodī'' (''Hachigatsu no kyōshikyoku'')
 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1993
 
| rowspan=1 style=background:#efefef; | 1993
 
| ''[[Madadayo]]'' (''Not Yet'')
 
| ''[[Madadayo]]'' (''Not Yet'')
| {{nihongo2|まあだだよ}}
+
| まあだだよ}}
 
| ''Mādadayo''
 
| ''Mādadayo''
 
|}
 
|}

Revision as of 03:36, 23 April 2018

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 II with the popular action film Sanshiro Sugata (a.k.a. Judo Saga).

After the war, the critically acclaimed Drunken Angel (1948), in which Kurosawa cast then-unknown actor Toshiro Mifune in a starring role, cemented the director's reputation as one of the most important young filmmakers in Japan. The two men would go on to collaborate on another 15 films.

Rashomon, which premiered in Tokyo, became the surprise winner of the Golden Lion at the 1952 Venice Film Festival.

The commercial and critical success of that film opened up Western film markets for the first time to the products of the Japanese film industry, which in turn led to international recognition for other Japanese filmmakers. Kurosawa directed approximately one film per year throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, including a number of highly regarded (and often adapted) films, such as Ikiru (1952), Seven Samurai (1954) and Yojimbo (1961).

After the 1960s he became much less prolific; even so, his later work—including his final two epics, Kagemusha (1980) and Ran (1985)—continued to win awards, though more often abroad than in Japan.

In 1990, he accepted the Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement.


Year Title Japanese Romanization
1943 Sanshiro Sugata (Judo Saga) 姿三四郎}} Sugata Sanshirō
1944 The Most Beautiful 一番美しく}} Ichiban utsukushiku
1945 Sanshiro Sugata Part II (Judo Saga 2) 續姿三四郎}} Zoku Sugata Sanshirō
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail 虎の尾を踏む男達}} Tora no o wo fumu otokotachi
1946 No Regrets for Our Youth わが青春に悔なし}} Waga seishun ni kuinashi
1947 One Wonderful Sunday 素晴らしき日曜日}} Subarashiki nichiyōbi
1948 Drunken Angel 酔いどれ天使}} Yoidore tenshi
1949 The Quiet Duel 静かなる決闘}} Shizukanaru kettō
Stray Dog 野良犬}} Nora inu
1950 Scandal 醜聞}} Sukyandaru (Shūbun)
Rashomon 羅生門}} Rashōmon
1951 The Idiot 白痴}} Hakuchi
1952 Ikiru (To Live) 生きる}} Ikiru
1954 Seven Samurai 七人の侍}} Shichinin no samurai
1955 I Live in Fear (Record of a Living Being) 生きものの記録}} Ikimono no kiroku
1957 Throne of Blood (Spider Web Castle) 蜘蛛巣城}} Kumonosu-jō
The Lower Depths どん底}} Donzoko
1958 The Hidden Fortress 隠し砦の三悪人}} Kakushi toride no san akunin
1960 The Bad Sleep Well 悪い奴ほどよく眠る}} Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru
1961 Yojimbo (The Bodyguard) 用心棒}} Yōjinbō
1962 Sanjurō 椿三十郎}} Tsubaki Sanjūrō
1963 High and Low (Heaven and Hell) 天国と地獄}} Tengoku to jigoku
1965 Red Beard 赤ひげ}} Akahige
1970 Dodesukaden どですかでん}} Dodesukaden
1975 Dersu Uzala デルス・ウザーラ}} Derusu Uzāra
1980 Kagemusha (The Shadow Warrior) 影武者}} Kagemusha
1985 Ran 乱}} Ran
1990 Dreams (Akira Kurosawa's Dreams) 夢}} Yume
1991 Rhapsody in August 八月の狂詩曲}} Hachigatsu no rapusodī (Hachigatsu no kyōshikyoku)
1993 Madadayo (Not Yet) まあだだよ}} Mādadayo



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