Kurosawa

American  

[koor-uh-sah-wuh, koo-raw-sah-wah] / ˌkʊər əˈsɑ wə, ˈku rɔˈsɑ wɑ /

noun

1. Akira 1910–1998, Japanese film director.

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Kurosawa British  

/ ˌkʊərəˈsɑːwə /

noun

1. Akira (əˈkɪərə). 1910–99, Japanese film director. His works include Rashomon (1950), The Seven Samurai (1954), The Throne of Blood (1957), Kagemusha (1980), Ran (1985), and Madadayo (1993)

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Example Sentences

Caton-Jones said he looked to legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa for inspiration, as well as sword master Bill Hobbs.

From BBC

But no role subsequent to that of Kurosawa’s proud and foolish nobleman who descends into madness returned him to the international spotlight.

From The Wall Street Journal

Another Otsuchi resident, Yukari Kurosawa, was told a simpler adage when she was young: “If a big earthquake hits and the ocean draws back, run!”

From Literature

Japanese stage and movie actor Tatsuya Nakadai, who starred in a string of Akira Kurosawa films, including the lead in "Ran", has died aged 92, his acting school said on Tuesday.

From Barron's

The actor brought Lee the script, a reimagined take on a novel that once inspired a 1963 Akira Kurosawa film about a class divide involving a kidnapping, a businessman and a chauffeur.

From The Wall Street Journal