Akira Kurosawa

By Andre Ward
URL: http://www.moviemaker.com/blog/item/akira_kurosawa/
Groundbreaking Japanese moviemaker Akira Kurosawa died this day in 1998, leaving behind a vast catalog of acclaimed cinema. Kurosawa began his directorial career in 1943, and by 1950 had released Rashomon, said to be his crowning achievement.