When Akira Kurosawa was in his early 20s, his older brother Heigo committed suicide. Four months later, the oldest of Kurosawa's brothers also died, leaving Akira as the only surviving son of an original four at age 23. Kurosawa's next-oldest sibling, a sister he called "Little Big Sister," had also died suddenly after a short illness when he was ten.
Known as "Tenno", literally "Emperor" by cast and crew alike, this multi-talented, giant of cinema has influenced many film-makers over the last fifty years. Part-perfectionist, part-dictator, his films are unique and bear his stamp; whether is be the use of telephoto lenses or weather as a central part of story-telling.
Find out more about this remarkable director at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Kurosawa
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