Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa (?? ? Kurosawa Akira, also ?? ?) (March 23, 1910 – September 6, 1998) was a prominent Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter of films, many of which are considered highly influential worldwide classics.

Legacy

In turn Kurosawa's films had a huge influence on world cinema.

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Most explicitly Seven Samurai was later remade as the western The Magnificent Seven, science fiction movie Battle Beyond the Stars, and Pixar's "A Bug's Life". It also inspired two Hindi films, Ramesh Sippy's Sholay and Rajkumar Santhoshi's China Gate with similar plots. The story has also inspired novels, among them Stephen King's fifth Dark Tower novel, Wolves of the Calla.

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Seven Samurai - Western - The Magnificent Seven - Science fiction - Battle Beyond the Stars - A Bug's Life - Hindi films - Ramesh Sippy - Sholay - China Gate - Novel - Dark Tower - Wolves of the Calla

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Yojimbo was the basis for the Sergio Leone western A Fistful of Dollars and the Bruce Willis prohibition-era Last Man Standing.

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Yojimbo - Sergio Leone - A Fistful of Dollars - Bruce Willis - Last Man Standing

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The Hidden Fortress had an influence on George Lucas's earliest Star Wars film: especially in the characters of R2-D2 and C3PO.

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The Hidden Fortress - George Lucas - Star Wars

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The film Rashomon not only helped open Japanese cinema to the world but virtually entered the English language as a term for fractured, inconsistent narratives as well as influencing other works, including episodes of television series and many motion pictures.

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