Akira Kurosawa (黒澤明 / KUROSAWA Akira) was an prolific Japanese filmmaker. He was born on March 23, 1910 in Shinagawa, Tokyo and died on September 6, 1998. Over the span of his 50-year career, he garnered international acclaim and a plethora of awards, including a special Academy Award in 1990 “For cinematic accomplishments that have inspired, delighted, enriched and entertained worldwide audiences and influenced filmmakers throughout the world.”
All blog posts tagged "akira kurosawa"
- Blu-ray Release - Kagemusha (Criterion) (posted on 5/29/2009)
- DVD Release - Kagemusha [2-disc Special Edition] (Criterion) (posted on 5/29/2009)
- Trailer - Kagemusha [English-subtitled] [3:26] (posted on 5/29/2009)
- DVD Release - The Hidden Fortress [Essential Art House Edition] (Janus Films/Criterion) (posted on 4/27/2009)
- Blu-ray Release - Ran (Criterion Collection) (posted on 3/2/2009)
- DVD Release - Dodes’ka-den (Criterion Collection) (posted on 2/8/2009)
- DVD Release - Ikiru (Criterion Collection) (posted on 1/16/2009)
- DVD Release - Ikiru [Essential Art House Edition] (Janus Films/Criterion) (posted on 1/16/2009)
- Review: Throne of Blood (posted on 11/11/2008)
- DVD Release - Throne of Blood (Criterion) (posted on 11/10/2008)
- Trailer - Throne of Blood [English-subtitled] [3:43] (posted on 11/10/2008)
- DVD Release - The Hidden Fortress (Criterion) (posted on 10/27/2008)
- Trailer - The Hidden Fortress [English-subtitled] [3:47] (posted on 10/27/2008)
- DVD Release - Yojimbo [Remastered Edition] (Criterion) (posted on 10/25/2008)
- DVD Release - Seven Samurai [Remastered Edition] (Criterion) (posted on 10/23/2008)
- DVD Release - Ran (Criterion) (posted on 10/23/2008)
- DVD Release - After the Rain [Special Edition] (Geneon) (posted on 9/6/2008)
- DVD Release - Essential Art House Vol. 1 (Janus Films/Criterion) (posted on 8/15/2008)
- DVD Release - Rashomon (Janus Films/Criterion) (posted on 7/13/2008)
- Trailer - Yojimbo [0:38] (posted on 5/22/2008)
- Trailer - Seven Samurai [4:08] (posted on 5/19/2008)
- Trailer - Ran [2:20] (posted on 5/19/2008)
- DVD Release - High and Low (Criterion) (posted on 5/13/2008)
- DVD Release - Post-War Kurosawa Box (Criterion) (posted on 11/15/2007)
- DVD Release - The Silent Duel (Yume Pictures) (posted on 9/6/2007)
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