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Life Work of Akira Kurosawa

8.020221h 31mMovieDocumentary

Acclaimed filmmaker Akira Kurosawa has been misunderstood. Despite his public perception an a perfectionist who would clash with anyone in his way, the real Kurosawa was actually a very gentle and soft-spoken director. This documentary…

DirectorMitsuhiko Kawamura

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Cast · Directed by Mitsuhiko Kawamura

TNTatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai
Self
SIShinnosuke Ikehata
Shinnosuke Ikehata
Self
TS
Takao Saitō
Self

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