Akira+Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa was born on March 23rd, 1910 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an influenential Japanese film director that made many popular films. For the first part of his career, Akira was originally training be a painter. When he entered film industry and became assistant director in 1936, and his life changed. During his filming career, he met Yoko Yaguchi, an actress, and they were married from May 21, 1945 until her death in 1985. They had two children. Akira lived to the age of 88, until he died on September 6th, 1998 Tokyo, Japan.

Akira made many films like Yojimbo, Seven Samurai, and Ran, that were popular not just Japan, but America and Europe. He has directed more than thirty movies in his fifty-seven career occupation. Some of his works inspired many western movies: like The Magnificent Seven and Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. Akira Kurosawa also, if he wasn't making his own movies, would remake some classics.

Even though Akira was famous for his many movies, he is most remembered for his samurai films. Unlike most samurai films, his were about ronin samurais in the 16th or 7th century. They were looked at very strange in Japan, since most films were about 18th or 19th century peace in Japan. His films showed audience a different feeling to the samurai, which caught everyone's attention. His works are considered masterpieces across Japan and even the world. His works of samurai movies have even inspired mangakas, Japanese comic artist, to write stories about ronins.