Birth of Akira Kurosawa
Birth of Akira Kurosawa
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Akira Kurosawa Biography and Timeline
Follow Akira Kurosawa through 36 dated historical records for Japan.
Akira Kurosawa, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1910–2006Years on this page
1910
1943
Judo Saga
Kurosawas Judo Saga
1944
The Most Beautiful
Kurosawas The Most Beautiful
1945
The Men Who Tread On the Tigers Tail
Kurosawas The Men Who Tread On the Tigers Tail. Kurosawas Judo Saga 2
1946
One Wonderful Sunday
Kurosawas One Wonderful Sunday. Kurosawas No Regrets for Our Youth
1948
Drunken Angel
Kurosawas Drunken Angel
1949
The Quiet Duel
Kurosawas The Quiet Duel. Kurosawas Stray Dog
1950
Scandal
Kurosawas Scandal. Kurosawas Rashomon
1951
Golden Lion-Kurosawa
Awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival for Rashomon
Honorary Academy Award
Honorary Academy Award: Best Foreign Language Film for Rashomon
The Idiot
Kurosawas The Idiot
1952
To Live
Kurosawas To Live
1954
Seven Samurai
Kurosawas Seven Samurai
1955
I Live in Fear
Kurosawas I Live in Fear
Silver Lion-
Awarded the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival for Seven Samurai
1957
The Lower Depths
Kurosawas The Lower Depths. Kurosawas Spider Web Castle
1958
The Hidden Fortress
Kurosawas The Hidden Fortress
1960
The Bad Sleep Well
Kurosawas The Bad Sleep Well
1961
The Bodyguard
Kurosawas The Bodyguard
1962
Sanjuro
Kurosawas Sanjuro
1963
Heaven and Hell
Kurosawas Heaven and Hell
1965
Red Beard
Kurosawas Red Beard
1970
Dodesukaden
Kurosawas Dodesukaden
1975
Academy Award
Awarded the Academy Award, Best Foreign Language Film for Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
Kurosawas Dersu Uzala
1980
Golden Palm-Kurosawa
Awarded the Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival for Kagemusha
Kagemusha
Kurosawas Kagemusha
1982
Career Golden Lion
Awarded the Career Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival
1984
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Awarded the Legion dHonneur
1985
Ran
Kurosawas Ran
1990
Akira Kurosawas Dreams
Kurosawas Akira Kurosawas Dreams
Honorary Academy Award
Awarded the Honorary Academy Award
1991
Rhapsody in August
Kurosawas Rhapsody in August
1993
Madadayo
Kurosawas Madadayo
1998
Death of Akira Kurosawa
Death of Akira Kurosawa
2006
Iran Cinema Celebration
Awarded the 10th Iran Cinema Celebration, Special honor
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.