Died Today (September 6th): Akira Kurosawa (1910–1998)

Akira Kurosawa (1910–1998)

Born: March 23, 1910 in Tokyo, Japan
Died: September 6, 1998 (age 88) in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

Married tO:
Yôko Yaguchi (21 May 1945 – 1 February 1985) (her death) (2 children)

With a good script, a good director can produce a masterpiece. With the same script, a mediocre director can produce a passable film. But with a bad script even a good director can’t possibly make a good film. For truly cinematic expression, the camera and the microphone must be able to cross both fire and water. The script must be something that has the power to do this.

Sugata Sanshiro 1943 dir. Kurosawa Cast Denjirô Ôkôchi Susumu Fujita

Stray Dog 1949 dir. Kurosawa starring Toshirô Mifune Takashi Shimura

Rashomon 1950 dir. Akira Kurosawa Starring Toshirô Mifune Machiko Kyô

IKiru 1952 dir. Kurosawa Starring Takashi Shimura Shinichi Himori

Seven Samurai 1954 dir. Akira Kurosawa Starring Takashi…