Akira Kurosawa

Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 12 films, with $9,869,068 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #3,404)
Best-known technical roles: Runaway Train (Story Creator), Kagemusha (Director), Kagemusha (Screenwriter), The Warrior and the Sorceress (Story Creator), Ran (Director)
Born: March 23, 1910
Died: September 6, 1998
Also credited as: Uncredited
                                    

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  4. Technical Credits

Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
In Technical RolesDirector12$8,948,852$920,216$9,869,068
Story Creator2$10,822,237$0$10,822,237
Screenwriter2$6,132,974$45,726$6,178,700
Editor1$2,132,974$44,668$2,177,642

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Limited and VOD Releases: Theaters Are Stuffed with Wide Releases

November 25th, 2016

Always Shine

While Thanksgiving weekend is a boon for wide releases, the number of potential monster hits in theaters scares away a lot of the limited releases. There are some great releases, like Always Shine and Baden Baden, as well as some bigger releases, like Lion and Miss Sloane. Hopefully they will find audiences in limited release. More...

2016 Preview: September

September 1st, 2016

The Magnificent Seven

August continued to pad 2016’s lead over 2015 in the year-over-year comparison. It managed this feat almost entirely due to Suicide Squad, which is on pace to hit $300 million. The next best film was Sausage Party, which might make $100 million, if it gets a push over the top. September won’t be as strong as that. This is no surprise, as the month is one of the biggest dumping grounds on the calendar. That said, studios have been working to make the end of the month a lot more productive and there are a few potential hits. The biggest of these is The Magnificent Seven, which is expected to crack $100 million, maybe even $150 million. Meanwhile, Sully and Storks both have a limited chance at $100 million. Last September, the biggest release of the month was Hotel Transylvania 2 with pulled in $169.70 million. I don’t think The Magnificent Seven will match that, so we might need a surprise $100 million hit for 2016 to come out on top. More...

Home Market Releases for March 29th, 2016

March 29th, 2016

BabyMetal

There are a huge number of new releases on Amazon this week. Unfortunately, they go from Oscar contenders to stuff that would be filler on a slow week really, really quickly, so I will be skipping over most of them. Almost half of the releases on this week's list are contenders for Pick of the Week, so it is really hard to narrow that list. In the end, I couldn't chose between any of the movies / TV shows, so I went BabyMetal Metal Resistance, which comes out on CD on Friday. More...

2015 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part III - Limited Releases, Foreign Films, Classics, and Canadian Films

December 13th, 2015

The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki

The third installment of the Holiday Gift Guide focuses on smaller releases, movies that opened in limited release, foreign films, classics getting new releases, and a few Canadian films. This year the list looks different to the previous guides for a simple reason. While there were only eight releases on the TV on DVD installment of the holiday gift guide, the first pass had more than 30 films on this list. I tried trimming the list, but that resulted in me remembering more films I wanted to add to it. Even after getting rid of the ones that won't be released until after Christmas, like Bone Tomahawk, there are still way too many releases to deal with. So let's not delay anymore and get to the list, starting with the biggest release... More...

Home Market Releases for November 24th, 2015

November 24th, 2015

Shaun the Sheep

This weekend is Thanksgiving weekend, which means Black Friday and Cyber Monday. While the sales usually mean a massive increase in units sold, the sales also tend to scare away new releases. This is certainly the case here and this week's list is very short as a result. That's not to say there are no releases worth picking up. In fact, there are several Pick of the Week contenders, led by Shaun the Sheep on Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray Combo Pack. Meanwhile, for the second week in a row, we have a Puck of the Week, for best Canadian release, Guidance on DVD. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 7th, 2014

January 5th, 2014

It is a relatively slow week this week. That's not to say there are no releases worth picking up, in fact, there's a close race for Pick of the Week. It's just none of the releases were monster hits at the theaters. This includes a couple of documentaries, The Act of Killing and Inequality for All, as well as a couple of TV on DVD releases, Archer: Season Four and Being Human: Complete Third Season. However, in the end, I went with We Are What We Are on DVD or Blu-ray for Pick of the Week. Meanwhile, Being Human: Complete Third Season on DVD or Blu-ray earns Puck of the Week, for the best Canadian release. More...

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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Jan 6, 2010Nora Inu Director $15,648$15,648
Mar 20, 1998Madadayo Director $48,856$596$49,452
Dec 16, 1991Hachi-gatsu no kyôshikyoku Director $516,431$1,110$517,541
Aug 24, 1990Yume Director $1,963,207$803,926$2,767,133
Dec 20, 1985Ran Director
Screenwriter
Editor
$2,132,974$44,668$2,177,642
Dec 6, 1985Runaway Train Story Creator $7,936,012$7,936,012
Sep 7, 1984The Warrior and the Sorceress Story Creator $2,886,225$2,886,225
Oct 10, 1980Kagemusha Director
Screenwriter
$4,000,000$1,058$4,001,058
Dec 31, 1975Dersu Uzala Director $29,868$29,868
Dec 31, 1970Dodesukaden Director $980$980
Dec 19, 1968Akahige Director $899$899
Sep 13, 1961Yojimbo Director $3,611$3,611
Jan 15, 1957Kumonosu Director $1,985$1,985
Nov 19, 1956Shichinin no samurai Director $271,736$31,515$303,251
 
Averages $2,196,788$83,656$1,477,950
Totals 14 $19,771,089$920,216$20,691,305


Director Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Jan 6, 2010Nora Inu $11,5741$15,648$15,648100.0%
Mar 20, 1998Madadayo 2$48,856$49,45298.8%
Dec 16, 1991Hachi-gatsu no kyôshik… $516,431$517,54199.8%
Aug 24, 1990Yume $1,963,207$2,767,13370.9%
Dec 20, 1985Ran 30$2,132,974$2,177,64297.9%
Oct 10, 1980Kagemusha $4,000,000$4,001,058100.0%
Dec 31, 1975Dersu Uzala $29,868
Dec 31, 1970Dodesukaden $980
Dec 19, 1968Akahige $899
Sep 13, 1961Yojimbo $3,611
Jan 15, 1957Kumonosu $1,985
Nov 19, 1956Shichinin no samurai 4$271,736$303,25189.6%
 
Averages $11,5749$1,278,407$822,42293.9%
Totals 12 $8,948,852$9,869,068


Writer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Dec 20, 1985Ran 30$2,132,974$2,177,64297.9%
Dec 6, 1985Runaway Train $41,854965$7,936,012$7,936,012100.0%
Sep 7, 1984The Warrior and the So… $574,210256$2,886,225$2,886,225100.0%
Oct 10, 1980Kagemusha $4,000,000$4,001,058100.0%
 
Averages $308,032417$4,238,803$4,250,23499.5%
Totals 4 $16,955,211$17,000,937