Akira Kurosawa
His films had enormous international influence. This topic is part of Film People within Movies & Television. This page currently draws on 10 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Akira Kurosawa trivia questions
Akira Kurosawa was a celebrated filmmaker from which country?
Answer: Japan
Bonus fact: His films had enormous international influence.
Which Kurosawa film follows seven warriors hired to protect a village?
Answer: Seven Samurai
Bonus fact: Seven Samurai inspired many later action and western films.
Which Kurosawa film helped popularize the idea of conflicting subjective accounts of the same event?
Answer: Rashomon
Bonus fact: The term Rashomon effect comes from the film.
Akira Kurosawa’s "Stray Dog" follows a police detective searching for what stolen item?
Answer: His pistol
Bonus fact: The stolen gun becomes linked to a series of crimes in postwar Tokyo.
Who directed Seven Samurai?
Answer: Akira Kurosawa
Bonus fact: Seven Samurai premiered in Japan in 1954 and later inspired The Magnificent Seven.
Who directed the 1948 Japanese film "Drunken Angel"?
Answer: Akira Kurosawa
Bonus fact: The film was an early breakthrough in Kurosawa’s career.
Who directed the 1958 adventure film "The Hidden Fortress"?
Answer: Akira Kurosawa
Bonus fact: The film combines samurai action with humor and a journey across hostile territory.
Who directed the 1965 Japanese film "Red Beard"?
Answer: Akira Kurosawa
Bonus fact: The film is a period drama set around a clinic serving poor patients in Edo-era Japan.
Who directed the 1975 film "Dersu Uzala"?
Answer: Akira Kurosawa
Bonus fact: The film was made in the Soviet Union rather than Japan.
Who directed the 1985 epic film "Ran"?
Answer: Akira Kurosawa
Bonus fact: "Ran" was one of Kurosawa’s largest and most visually elaborate productions.