Akira Kurosawa

Scénárista, Režisér, Střihač, Producent, Herec

23. března 1910 — 6. září 1998 (88 let)
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 II with the popular action film Sanshiro Sugata (1943). After the war, the critically acclaimed Drunken Angel (1948), in which Kurosawa cast the then little-known 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 fifteen films. Rashomon (1950), which premiered in Tokyo, became the surprise winner of the Golden Lion at the 1951 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), Throne of Blood (1957), Yojimbo (1961) and High and Low (1963). After the 1960s he became much less prolific; even so, his later work—including two of his final films, Kagemusha (1980) and Ran (1985)—continued to receive great acclaim. In 1990, he accepted the Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement. Posthumously, he was named Asian of the Century in the Arts, Literature, and Culture category by AsianWeek magazine and CNN, cited there as being among the five people who most prominently contributed to the improvement of Asia in the 20th century. His career has been honored by many retrospectives, critical studies and biographies in both print and video, and by releases in many consumer media.

Filmy a seriály na Plexu

  • Sedm samurajů
    Sedm samurajů1954
  • Rašómon
    Rašómon1950
  • Ran
    Ran1985
  • Sedm statečných
    Sedm statečných1960
  • Nebe a peklo
    Nebe a peklo1963
  • Krvavý trůn
    Krvavý trůn1957
  • Tři zločinci ve skryté pevnosti
    Tři zločinci ve skryté pevnosti1958
  • Toulavý pes
    Toulavý pes1949
  • Opilý anděl
    Opilý anděl1948
  • Sador, vládce vesmíru
    Sador, vládce vesmíru1980
  • Velká legenda Judo
    Velká legenda Judo1943
  • Skandál
    Skandál1950
  • Muži, kteří šlapou tygrovi na ocas
    Muži, kteří šlapou tygrovi na ocas1945
  • No Regrets for Our Youth
    No Regrets for Our Youth1946
  • The Quiet Duel
    The Quiet Duel1949
  • One Wonderful Sunday
    One Wonderful Sunday1947
  • Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
    Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two1945
  • The Most Beautiful
    The Most Beautiful1944
  • The Outrage
    The Outrage2011
  • The Last Day of Hsianyang
    The Last Day of Hsianyang1968

Známý pro

  • Sedm samurajů
    Sedm samurajů1954
  • Rašómon
    Rašómon1950
  • Ran
    Ran1985
  • Yojimbo
    Yojimbo1961
  • Žít
    Žít1952
  • Tři zločinci ve skryté pevnosti
    Tři zločinci ve skryté pevnosti1958
  • Nebe a peklo
    Nebe a peklo1963
  • Kagemuša
    Kagemuša1980
  • Krvavý trůn
    Krvavý trůn1957
  • Sedm statečných
    Sedm statečných2016
  • Rudovous
    Rudovous1965
  • Sanjuro
    Sanjuro1962
  • Žít
    Žít2022
  • Děrsu Uzala
    Děrsu Uzala1975
  • Sny Akiry Kurosawy
    Sny Akiry Kurosawy1990
  • Sedm statečných
    Sedm statečných1960
  • Poslední zůstává
    Poslední zůstává1996
  • Toulavý pes
    Toulavý pes1949
  • Zlý chlap spí dobře
    Zlý chlap spí dobře1960
  • Opilý anděl
    Opilý anděl1948

Filmografie

2025
Highest 2 Lowest · as Original Film Writer
2022
Living · as Original Film Writer
2016
The Magnificent Seven · as Original Film Writer
2007
2002
The Sea Is Watching · as Screenplay
2000
I Went To · as Screenplay
1999
After the Rain · as Screenplay
1996
Last Man Standing · as Original Film Writer
1993
Madadayo · as Screenplay
1991
Rhapsody in August · as Screenplay
1990
1985
Runaway Train · as Original Film Writer
1985
Ran · as ScreenplayNa Plexu
1980
1975
Dersu Uzala · as Screenplay
1970
Dodes'ka-den · as Screenplay
1970
1968
The Last Day of Hsianyang · as Original Film WriterNa Plexu
1965
1965
Red Beard · as Screenplay
1964
Jakoman and Tetsu · as Screenplay
1963
High and Low · as ScreenplayNa Plexu
1962
Fencing Master · as Screenplay
1962
Sanjuro · as Screenplay
1961
Yojimbo · as Screenplay
1960
The Magnificent Seven · as Original Film WriterNa Plexu
1960
1959
1958
The Hidden Fortress · as ScreenplayNa Plexu
1957
1957
The Lower Depths · as Screenplay
1957
Throne of Blood · as ScreenplayNa Plexu
1955
1955
1954
Seven Samurai · as ScreenplayNa Plexu
1953
My Wonderful Yellow Car · as Screenplay
1952
Ikiru · as Screenplay
1952
Sword for Hire · as Screenplay
1952
1951
The Idiot · as Screenplay
1951
Beyond Love and Hate · as Screenplay
1950
Rashomon · as ScreenplayNa Plexu
1950
Scandal · as ScreenplayNa Plexu
1950
Desertion at Dawn · as Screenplay
1949
Stray DogNa Plexu
1949
1949
1948
The Portrait · as Screenplay
1948
1947
Snow Trail · as Screenplay
1947
One Wonderful Sunday · as ScreenplayNa Plexu
1946
1945
1945
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two · as ScreenplayNa Plexu
1944
1943
Sanshiro Sugata · as ScreenplayNa Plexu
1942
1941