Kurosawa Akira, Japanese Filmmaker(1910-1998)

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Just the Facts:

• Name: Kurosawa Akira
• Birth: March 23, 1910, Tokyo, Japan
• Death: September 6, 1998, Tokyo, Japan
• Language: Japanese
• Who he was: Japanese filmmaker whose works include Rashomon; Ikiru; Seven Samurai; Yojimbo; Kagemusha; and Ran; honors included an Oscar for Lifetime Achievement.

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