Directing
Akira Kurosawa
- Titles
- 145movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1941 to 2007, with up to 4 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 32titles as director
- Average score
76/100
- Highest rated
Seven Samurai94/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 60 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.5average 2.6
- Warfare3.4average 1.2
- Class & Capitalism5.0average 3.3
- Politics4.3average 2.6
- Social Commentary6.4average 4.9
- Pathos6.7average 5.2
- Catharsis6.6average 5.1
- Melancholy6.1average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.9, average 5.3
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.4, average 2.7
- Cringe Humor1.0, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Masterful Direction 12
- Japanese Cinema 10
- Historical Drama 8
- Post-War Japan 6
- Social Commentary 5
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Feudal Japan 4
- Classic Japanese Cinema 4
- Moral Dilemma 3
- Japanese Cinema Classic 3
- Psychological Drama 3
- Character-Driven 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Toshirō MifuneActorSeven Samurai, High and Low, Rashomon, Red Beard, Yojimbo, +19 more
Takashi ShimuraActorSeven Samurai, High and Low, Ikiru, Rashomon, Yojimbo, +17 more
Hideo OguniWriterSeven Samurai, Ran, High and Low, Ikiru, Red Beard, +10 more
Masaru SatōComposerHigh and Low, Red Beard, Yojimbo, Throne of Blood, Sanjuro, +8 more
Asakazu NakaiCinematographerSeven Samurai, Ran, High and Low, Ikiru, Red Beard, +6 more
Ryuzo KikushimaWriterHigh and Low, Red Beard, Yojimbo, Throne of Blood, Sanjuro, +6 more
Minoru ChiakiActorSeven Samurai, Ikiru, Rashomon, Throne of Blood, The Hidden Fortress, +4 more
Kamatari FujiwaraActorIkiru, Sanjuro, The Hidden Fortress, The Bad Sleep Well, The Lower Depths, +4 more
Fumio HayasakaComposerSeven Samurai, Ikiru, Rashomon, Drunken Angel, Stray Dog, +4 more
Shinobu HashimotoWriterSeven Samurai, Ikiru, Rashomon, Throne of Blood, The Hidden Fortress, +4 more- TTakao SaitōCinematographerRan, High and Low, Kagemusha, Dreams, Red Beard, +4 more
- TTakeo ItōCinematographerDrunken Angel, Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two, The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail, Those Who Make Tomorrow, Horse, +3 more
Movies and TV shows
119Upcoming
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2020s
3 titles · average score 71
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2010s
2 titles · average score 61
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2000s
7 titles · average score 62
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1990s
9 titles · average score 61
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1980s
7 titles · average score 60
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1970s
7 titles · average score 66
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1960s
17 titles · average score 72
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1950s
22 titles · average score 79
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1940s
24 titles · average score 72
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1930s
20 titles · average score 68
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