Legendary Japanese film director: Who is Akira Kurasawa?
Akira Kurasawa, who devoted his entire life to cinema, would visualize scenes in his mind and transfer them to the big screen, even while sitting at home. Cinema constituted the entire life of the director, nicknamed Emperor. He made a name for himself with the techniques he introduced to the world of cinema.
Akira Kurosawa; was born on March 23, 1910, in Tokyo, Japan. The famous director's 57-year career was full. Akira Kurasawa, who has made 30 films, is among the most successful directors in history. The father of the famous director, the last child of a family of seven children, was a teacher at a military school.
The famous director had a calm, normal childhood. His older brother took part in the cinema world as a narrator when silent films were popular in Japan. Taking his brother's suggestions into account, he watched many cinema classics. He also dealt with painting. One day, Akira Kurasawa was shaken by his brother's suicide.
Akira Kurasawa married actress Yoko Yaguchi in 1945. The couple had a daughter named Kazuko and a son named Hisao. The famous director passed away in Tokyo on September 6, 1988.
Akira Kurosawa (March 23, 1910 – September 6, 1998) was a Japanese filmmaker and painter who directed 30 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. Kurosawa displayed a bold, dynamic style, strongly influenced by Western cinema yet distinct from it; he was involved with all aspects of film production.
Akira Kurasawa started to take part in the cinema world at the PCL production company sometime after his brother's suicide. He started working as an assistant director here. He served as assistant director and screenwriter in many films. He shot his first film in 1943, exactly during the Second World War.
He appeared in the popular action movie Sugata Sanshiro. After the Second World War, he shot the movie Drunken Angel in 1948. He gained an important place among Japan's young and talented directors with his movie Drunken Angel.
Akira Kurasawa's film Rashamon is one of his most notable productions. Rashamon was first shown in Tokyo in 1950. Rashamon won the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival on September 10, 1951. It was effective in making Japanese cinema known around the world.
After its release in North America and Europe, it gained a significant reputation in the Western cinema industry. The success of both Akira Kurasawa and Rashamon paved the way for Japanese directors worldwide. Japan's Hitchcock was very productive between 1950 and 1960. Especially the movies Yojimbo, Ikiru, and Seven Samurai were top-rated.
The famous director stopped making many films in the 1960s. However, his two recent epic films, Ran and Kagemusha, were deemed worthy of many awards. The movie Kagemusha won the Palme d'Or. He was awarded the Academy Honorary Award in 1990.
After Akira Kurasawa's death, his name was mentioned in many awards. CNN selected Kurasawa as "one of the people who contributed most to the development of Asia in the last 100 years."