The World of Akira Kurosawa

Discover Kurosawa’s journey, from his Tokyo origins to becoming a global filmmaking legend.

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Akira Kurosawa on set of one of his movies

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Scene from the movie 'Ikiru', 6 people in the rain with umbrellas

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Scene from the movie 'Yojimbo', a man talking to a samurai who is thinking

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