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Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese filmmaker and painter who directed 30 films in a career spanning over five decades.
* He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema.
* Kurosawa displayed a bold, dynamic style, strongly influenced by Western cinema yet distinct from it; he was involved with all aspects of film production.
* His most famous films include Rashomon (1950), Ikiru (1952), Seven Samurai (1954), Throne of Blood (1957), Kagemusha (1980), and Ran (1985).
* Kurosawa won numerous awards for his work, including three Palme d'Ors, two Golden Lions, and an Academy Honorary Award.
* He was also a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
* Kurosawa died in 1998 at the age of 88.
* He is considered one of the most important figures in the history of cinema, and his films continue to be studied and admired by filmmakers and audiences around the world.
