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Daisuke Katô

Born: 18 February 1911, Tokyo
Died: 1975

Highlighted works

  • Seven Samurai

    Seven Samurai

    Rice farmers hire a band of samurai to defend them against marauding bandits in Akira Kurosawa’s influential epic, a touchstone for action movies ever since.

  • Rashomon

    Rashomon

    Credited with bringing Japanese cinema to worldwide audiences, Akira Kurosawa’s breakthrough tells the story of a murder in the woods from four differing perspectives.

  • Sanma no aji

    Sanma no aji

    Ozu’s final film colourfully and emotionally revisits the themes of Late Spring.

  • Ikiru

    Ikiru

    This study of a terminally ill civil servant seeking meaning in his life is one of Japanese director Akira Kurosawa’s finest achievements.

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