Kurosawa

American  

[koor-uh-sah-wuh, koo-raw-sah-wah] / ˌkʊər əˈsɑ wə, ˈku rɔˈsɑ wɑ /

noun

1. Akira 1910–1998, Japanese film director.

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Kurosawa British  

/ ˌkʊərəˈsɑːwə /

noun

1. 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)

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Example Sentences

Unable to answer those questions, Kurosawa moved on from the concept, though we learn that the number of figures referred to in the title “Seven Samurai” was not chosen with particular care.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Through Kazuko channeling her father’s sentiments, we read Kurosawa lauding his fellow Japanese filmmakers, including Kon Ichikawa, Kenji Mizoguchi and Yasujirō Ozu.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

We should be grateful for filmmakers who have a special artistic relationship with an actor: Akira Kurosawa with Toshiro Mifune, Martin Scorsese with Robert De Niro and, by all indications, Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025

Caton-Jones said he looked to legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa for inspiration, as well as sword master Bill Hobbs.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

They’d have late-night conversations about Chomsky and Sartre and Kraftwerk and Kurosawa and the Givenchy spring line.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner