17 moments

1. Birth in Ōi

   1910-03-23 · Higashi-Ōi, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan

   

   Kurosawa was born in Ōi Town, then in Ebara County and now part of Higashi-Ōi in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Coordinates represent present-day Higashi-Ōi, the successor area named by the source.

2. Directing Sanshiro Sugata on location

   1942-12-01 · Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

   Kurosawa began location shooting for his directorial debut, Sanshiro Sugata, in Yokohama. Coordinates represent central Yokohama; the exact shooting site is not identified.

3. Seven Samurai screenplay retreat

   1952-12-01 · Atami, Shizuoka, Japan

   Kurosawa worked with Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni on the Seven Samurai screenplay during a secluded writing stay at an Atami inn. The particular ryokan is not named; coordinates represent Atami.

4. Seven Samurai location production

   1953-01-01 · Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

   Kurosawa directed Seven Samurai during location work in Shizuoka Prefecture. Coordinates are a representative point for Shizuoka Prefecture; the precise location is not specified.

5. Seven Samurai production at Toho Studios

   1953-01-01 · Toho Studios, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

   

   Kurosawa directed Seven Samurai at Toho Studios; the production included sets in Setagaya Ward. Year-level dating is used because the source does not assign a more precise date to the Setagaya work.

6. Throne of Blood filming in Izu

   1956-01-01 · Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka, Japan

   Kurosawa's Throne of Blood production included filming at the Izu Peninsula for Washizu's mansion. Kurosawa is identified in the same production account and in the accompanying cast-and-crew photograph; coordinates are representative for the peninsula.

7. Throne of Blood production on Mount Fuji

   1956-01-01 · Mount Fuji, Japan

   

   Kurosawa worked on the Mount Fuji slopes where the principal castle set for Throne of Blood was built and filmed. The source documents Kurosawa's first-person account of working at the Mount Fuji set; date is year-level for the 1956 production.

8. High and Low location shoot

   1962-09-01 · Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

   Kurosawa began directing High and Low, whose production used Yokohama locations as well as Toho Studios. Coordinates represent central Yokohama; the exact locations used by the production are not fully specified.

9. Medical examination during Tora! Tora! Tora! production

   1968-12-01 · Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan

   During the troubled Tora! Tora! Tora! production, Kurosawa was examined at Kyoto University Hospital. The article places the examination during the production that began in early December 1968 and ended with his dismissal that month.

10. Moscow Film Festival discussions

    1971-01-01 · Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

    Kurosawa was in Moscow while promoting Dodes'ka-den; discussions there helped revive the prospect of a Soviet production that became Dersu Uzala. The source identifies the event year as 1971 but does not provide a more precise date.

11. Departure from Moscow for Siberian production

    1974-05-08 · Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

    During Dersu Uzala location work, Kurosawa departed Moscow with Teruyo Nogami for Khabarovsk en route to Arsenyev. The production chronology identifies this departure as occurring in 1974.

12. Editing Dersu Uzala at Mosfilm

    1975-01-01 · Mosfilm Studios, Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

    Kurosawa edited Dersu Uzala at Mosfilm's studios in Moscow with Lyudmila Feiginova. Year-level dating is used; the source places the Moscow post-production after filming wrapped in April 1975.

13. Meeting George Lucas about Kagemusha

    1978-07-01 · San Francisco, California, United States

    Kurosawa met George Lucas in San Francisco to discuss Kagemusha, leading to Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola helping secure financing. Coordinates represent central San Francisco; the meeting venue is not specified.

14. Palme d'Or ceremony for Kagemusha

    1980-05-23 · Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, Cannes, France

    Kurosawa personally received the jointly awarded Palme d'Or for Kagemusha at the Cannes Film Festival closing ceremony. The archival broadcast is dated May 23, 1980 and records the Cannes closing ceremony.

15. Cannes Film Festival opening ceremony

    1982-05-14 · Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, Cannes, France

    Kurosawa attended the opening ceremony of the 35th Cannes Film Festival, where the program paid homage to major directors. The report identifies Kurosawa among the directors present and expressly identifies Griffith as absent.

16. Academy Honorary Award acceptance

    1990-03-26 · Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, United States

    Kurosawa received the Academy Honorary Award at the 62nd Academy Awards, presented by George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. The Academy identifies the ceremony as held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on March 26, 1990.

17. Death in Setagaya

    1998-09-06 · Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

    

    Kurosawa died of a stroke at age 88 in Tokyo's Setagaya ward. Coordinates represent central Setagaya Ward; the source does not disclose the home or medical site.