---
title: 'Akira Kurosawa'
type: 'person'
roles:
  - 'film screenwriter'
  - 'producer'
  - 'film editor'
  - 'director'
  - 'film producer'
born: '1910-03-23'
died: '1998-09-06'
birthplace: 'Ōi'
deathplace: 'Seijō'
films_in_library: 46
reviews_of_their_work: 1
fandom_rating: '9.50/10 across 1 reviews'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-kurosawa'
updated: '2026-08-07'
wikipedia: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Kurosawa'
wikidata: 'Q8006'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Akira Kurosawa

film screenwriter, producer, film editor, director, film producer.

## Filmography on CinePixo

- 2002 · [The Sea Is Watching](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-sea-is-watching-2002) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1999 · [After the Rain](https://cinepixo.com/movies/after-the-rain-1999) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1996 · [Last Man Standing](https://cinepixo.com/movies/last-man-standing-1996) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1993 · [Madadayo](https://cinepixo.com/movies/madadayo-1993) — Director, Screenplay, Editor · unreviewed here
- 1991 · [Rhapsody in August](https://cinepixo.com/movies/rhapsody-in-august-1991) — Director, Screenplay, Editor · unreviewed here
- 1990 · [Dreams](https://cinepixo.com/movies/dreams-1990) — Director, Screenplay, Editor · unreviewed here
- 1985 · [A.K.](https://cinepixo.com/movies/ak-1985) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1985 · [Ran](https://cinepixo.com/movies/ran-1985) — Director, Screenplay, Editor · unreviewed here
- 1985 · [Runaway Train](https://cinepixo.com/movies/runaway-train-1985) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1980 · [Kagemusha](https://cinepixo.com/movies/kagemusha-1980) — Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor · unreviewed here
- 1975 · [Dersu Uzala](https://cinepixo.com/movies/dersu-uzala-1975) — Director, Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1970 · [Tora! Tora! Tora!](https://cinepixo.com/movies/tora-tora-tora-1970) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1970 · [Dodes'ka-den](https://cinepixo.com/movies/dodeska-den-1970) — Director, Screenplay, Producer · unreviewed here
- 1965 · [Red Beard](https://cinepixo.com/movies/red-beard-1965) — Director, Screenplay, Editor · unreviewed here
- 1964 · [The Outrage](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-outrage-1964) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1963 · [High and Low](https://cinepixo.com/movies/high-and-low-1963) — Director, Screenplay, Editor · unreviewed here
- 1962 · [Sanjuro](https://cinepixo.com/movies/sanjuro-1962) — Director, Screenplay, Editor · unreviewed here
- 1961 · [Yojimbo](https://cinepixo.com/movies/yojimbo-1961) — Director, Screenplay, Editor · unreviewed here
- 1960 · [The Magnificent Seven](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-magnificent-seven-1960) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1960 · [The Bad Sleep Well](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-bad-sleep-well-1960) — Director, Screenplay, Editor · unreviewed here
- 1958 · [The Hidden Fortress](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-hidden-fortress-1958) — Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor · unreviewed here
- 1957 · [The Lower Depths](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-lower-depths-1957) — Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor · unreviewed here
- 1957 · [Throne of Blood](https://cinepixo.com/movies/throne-of-blood-1957) — Director, Screenplay, Editor · unreviewed here
- 1955 · [I Live in Fear](https://cinepixo.com/movies/i-live-in-fear-1955) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1954 · [Seven Samurai](https://cinepixo.com/movies/seven-samurai-1954) — Director, Screenplay, Editor · **9.5/10** from 1 review
- 1952 · [Vendetta for a Samurai](https://cinepixo.com/movies/vendetta-for-a-samurai-1952) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1952 · [Sword for Hire](https://cinepixo.com/movies/sword-for-hire-1952) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1952 · [Ikiru](https://cinepixo.com/movies/ikiru-1952) — Director, Screenplay, Editor · unreviewed here
- 1951 · [The Idiot](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-idiot-1951) — Director, Screenplay, Editor · unreviewed here
- 1950 · [Rashomon](https://cinepixo.com/movies/rashomon-1950) — Director, Screenplay, Editor · unreviewed here
- 1950 · [Escape at Dawn](https://cinepixo.com/movies/escape-at-dawn-1950) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1950 · [Scandal](https://cinepixo.com/movies/scandal-1950) — Director, Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1949 · [Stray Dog](https://cinepixo.com/movies/stray-dog-1949) — Director, Screenplay, Editor · unreviewed here
- 1949 · [The Quiet Duel](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-quiet-duel-1949) — Director, Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1948 · [Drunken Angel](https://cinepixo.com/movies/drunken-angel-1948) — Director, Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1948 · [The Portrait](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-portrait-1948) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1947 · [One Wonderful Sunday](https://cinepixo.com/movies/one-wonderful-sunday-1947) — Director, Screenplay, Editor · unreviewed here
- 1947 · [Snow Trail](https://cinepixo.com/movies/snow-trail-1947) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1946 · [No Regrets for Our Youth](https://cinepixo.com/movies/no-regrets-for-our-youth-1946) — Director, Screenplay, Editor · unreviewed here
- 1946 · [Those Who Make Tomorrow](https://cinepixo.com/movies/those-who-make-tomorrow-1946) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1945 · [The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-men-who-tread-on-the-tigers-tail-1945) — Director, Screenplay, Editor · unreviewed here
- 1945 · [Sanshiro Sugata Part II](https://cinepixo.com/movies/sanshiro-sugata-part-ii-1945) — Director, Screenplay, Editor · unreviewed here
- 1944 · [The Most Beautiful](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-most-beautiful-1944) — Director, Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1943 · [Sanshiro Sugata](https://cinepixo.com/movies/sanshiro-sugata-1943) — Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor · unreviewed here
- 1942 · [Tsubasa no gaika](https://cinepixo.com/movies/tsubasa-no-gaika-1942) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1940 · [Horse](https://cinepixo.com/movies/horse-1940) — Director · unreviewed here

Across everything reviewed here their work averages **9.50/10** — the plain mean of every published rating, nothing imported.

## Criticism on CinePixo

- **9.5/10** — [A Village Worth Three and a Half Hours](https://cinepixo.com/reviews/a-village-worth-three-and-a-half-hours) on *Seven Samurai* by Marcus Reid, 2026-08-14

Source: https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-kurosawa
Biographical facts from Wikipedia/Wikidata where linked above. Ratings and reviews are the work of this site's members.