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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- Seven Samurai (1954) Screenplay
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self
- The Magnificent Seven (2016) Original Film Writer
- A Fistful of Dollars (1964) Original Story
- Ran (1985) Screenplay
- Samurai 7 (2004) Original Concept
- Ikiru (1952) Screenplay
- High and Low (1963) Director
- Highest 2 Lowest (2025) Original Film Writer
- The Magnificent Seven (1960) Original Film Writer
- Rashomon (1950) Editor
- The Draft! (2026) Thanks
- Yojimbo (1961) Director
- Sanjuro (1962) Director
- Red Beard (1965) Director
- Dreams (1990) Director
- Kagemusha (1980) Screenplay
- Throne of Blood (1957) Producer
- Living (2022) Original Film Writer
- The Hidden Fortress (1958) Director
- Runaway Train (1985) Original Film Writer
- Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) Thanks
- Last Man Standing (1996) Original Film Writer
- Madadayo (1993) Director
- Dersu Uzala (1975) Director
- Drunken Angel (1948) Director
- The Bad Sleep Well (1960) Writer
- Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) Original Story
- Return of the Seven (1966) Original Concept
- Stray Dog (1949) Writer
- Rhapsody in August (1991) Director
- The Lower Depths (1957) Producer
- Scandal (1950) Director
- Dora-heita (2000) Screenplay
- I Live in Fear (1955) Director
- The Quiet Duel (1949) Writer
- Dodes'ka-den (1970) Screenplay
- The Last Princess (2008) Original Story
- The Idiot (1951) Director
- The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972) Original Concept
- Sanshiro Sugata (1943) Director
- No Regrets for Our Youth (1946) Editor
- Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945) Director
- The Outrage (1964) Original Story
- Those Who Make Tomorrow (1946) Director
- The Sea Is Watching (2002) Screenplay
- Ikiru (2007) Screenplay
- Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970) Original Concept
- Vendetta of a Samurai (1952) Writer
- Legacy of the 500,000 (1963) Editor
- After the Rain (2000) Title Designer
- Stray Dog (1973) Original Story
- Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969) Original Concept
- Snow Trail (1947) Screenplay
- High and Low (2007) Original Film Writer
- Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree (1955) Screenplay
- At the Gate of the Ghost (2011) Original Story
- Jakoman and Tetsu (1949) Writer
- Sanshiro Sugata (1965) Writer
- The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1952) Writer
- Kurosawa (2000) as Self
- A. K. (1985) as Self
- Tsubaki Sanjuro (2007) Writer
- Escape at Dawn (1950) Screenplay
- My Wonderful Yellow Car (1953) Screenplay
- Advance Patrol (1957) Screenplay
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' (2002) as Self
- The Most Beautiful (1944) Director
- Beyond Love and Hate (1951) Screenplay
- The Den of Beasts (1951) Screenplay
- Avalanche (1937) Second Unit
- What Is Cinema? (2013) as Self
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low' (2002) as Self
- One Wonderful Sunday (1947) Director
- Making of 'Dreams' (1990) as Self
- Kurosawa's Way (2011) as Self (Archive Footage)
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths' (2002) as Self
- The Portrait (1948) Screenplay
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den' (2002) as Self
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai' (2002) as Self
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Most-watched Akira Kurosawa films currently: Seven Samurai (1954), The Magnificent Seven (2016), A Fistful of Dollars (1964), Ran (1985), Ikiru (1952).
What TV shows has Akira Kurosawa appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Spécial cinéma (1974), Samurai 7 (2004).
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