Kurosawa

[ koor-uh-sah-wuh; Japanese koo-raw-sah-wah ]

noun

1. A·ki·ra [ah-, kee, -, r, ah], 1910–1998, Japanese film director.

Kurosawa

/ ˌkʊərəˈsɑːwə /

noun

1. KurosawaAkira19101999MJapaneseFILMS AND TV: director Akira (əˈkɪərə). 1910–99, Japanese film director. His works include Rashomon (1950), The Seven Samurai (1954), The Throne of Blood (1957), Kagemusha (1980), Ran (1985), and Madadayo (1993)

Example Sentences

“It seizes upon Lucas’ original dream of finding a pop vessel for his obsessions — Akira Kurosawa epics, John Ford westerns, science-fiction serials — and fulfills it with a verve and imagination all its own.”

From Los Angeles Times

The show opens with a short black-and-white preamble, set in Tokyo, that echoes the premise of Akira Kurosawa’s great 1963 crime thriller “High and Low.”

From New York Times

As the camera revolves around the action, it can feel like players are in a Formula 1 racecar driven by Akira Kurosawa.

From New York Times

Akira Kurosawa made “Ran” when he was 75.

From Seattle Times

But still, he said, “What was Fellini about? Kurosawa? How about Kubrick in ‘2001’?

From Los Angeles Times