Kurosawa

American

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

noun

Akira 1910–1998, Japanese film director.

Kurosawa British

/ ˌkʊərəˈsɑːwə /

noun

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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Uchiyama, who loved Japanese horror when she was young, now relishes the opportunity to work with genre masters like Kiyoshi Kurosawa.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

We should be grateful for filmmakers who have a special artistic relationship with an actor: Akira Kurosawa with Toshiro Mifune, Martin Scorsese with Robert De Niro and, by all indications, Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025

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

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

His renown outside Japan may have been secured through his projects with Kurosawa, but the films in which he was directed by Kobayashi, 11 in total, cemented Mr. Nakadai’s fame in his homeland.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

At the Otsuchi hospital, Yukari Kurosawa decided to walk home to check on her elderly mother.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

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