Definitions for Kurosawa
ˌkʊər əˈsɑ wə; ɑˈkɪər əkuro·sawa

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1. Kurosawa, Akira Kurosawanoun

   Japanese filmmaker noted for blending Japanese folklore with western styles of acting (1910-1998)

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1. Kurosawa

   Akira Kurosawa (Japanese: 黒澤 明, Hepburn: Kurosawa Akira, March 23, 1910 – September 6, 1998) was a Japanese filmmaker and painter who directed thirty films in a career spanning over five decades. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. Kurosawa displayed a bold, dynamic style, strongly influenced by Western cinema yet distinct from it; he was involved with all aspects of film production. Kurosawa entered the Japanese film industry in 1936, following a brief stint as a painter. After years of working on numerous films as an assistant director and scriptwriter, he made his debut as a director during World War II with the popular action film Sanshiro Sugata (1943). After the war, the critically acclaimed Drunken Angel (1948), in which Kurosawa cast the then little-known actor Toshiro Mifune in a starring role, cemented the director's reputation as one of the most important young filmmakers in Japan. The two men would go on to collaborate on another fifteen films. Rashomon (1950), which premiered in Tokyo, became the surprise winner of the Golden Lion at the 1951 Venice Film Festival. The commercial and critical success of that film opened up Western film markets for the first time to the products of the Japanese film industry, which in turn led to international recognition for other Japanese filmmakers. Kurosawa directed approximately one film per year throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, including a number of highly regarded (and often adapted) films, such as Ikiru (1952), Seven Samurai (1954), Throne of Blood (1957) and Yojimbo (1961). After the 1960s he became much less prolific; even so, his later work—including two of his final films, Kagemusha (1980) and Ran (1985)—continued to receive great acclaim. In 1990, he accepted the Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement. Posthumously, he was named "Asian of the Century" in the "Arts, Literature, and Culture" category by AsianWeek magazine and CNN, cited there as being among the five people who most prominently contributed to the improvement of Asia in the 20th century. His career has been honored by many retrospectives, critical studies and biographies in both print and video, and by releases in many consumer media.

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1. kurosawa

   Kurosawa is a Japanese surname, most commonly known as the last name of Akira Kurosawa, a prominent and influential film director and screenwriter in 20th century cinema. His works include internationally acclaimed films such as "Seven Samurai", "Yojimbo", and "Rashomon". The term "Kurosawa" in the realm of film and cinema generally relates to his distinctive style or his specific works.

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1. KUROSAWA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Kurosawa is ranked #90113 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Kurosawa surname appeared 205 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Kurosawa.
   
   87.8% or 180 total occurrences were Asian.
   6.3% or 13 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   3.9% or 8 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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How to pronounce Kurosawa?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Kurosawa in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Kurosawa in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurosawa
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html