Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa Quiz

Japanese filmmaker (1910–1998)

This quiz has 25 questions

Q1. In which year was Akira Kurosawa born?

Q2. Which Akira Kurosawa film inspired the Western movie 'The Magnificent Seven'?

Q3. What was the first color film directed by Akira Kurosawa?

Q4. Which Akira Kurosawa film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film?

Q5. Which legendary actor frequently appeared in Akira Kurosawa's films?

Q6. What is the name of Akira Kurosawa's final film released in 1993?

Q7. Which Akira Kurosawa film is based on Shakespeare's play 'Macbeth'?

Q8. What is the name of Akira Kurosawa's first samurai film?

Q9. Which Akira Kurosawa film is known for its iconic opening sequence with dozens of horses charging towards the camera?

Q10. What is the name of the main character in Akira Kurosawa's film 'Yojimbo'?

Q11. Which Akira Kurosawa film depicts the moral dilemma of a bureaucrat who discovers he has stomach cancer?

Q12. Which Akira Kurosawa film features a woman's perspective on the events surrounding a rape and murder?

Q13. Which Akira Kurosawa film tells the story of an aging lord who decides to divide his kingdom among his three sons?

Q14. What nationality was Akira Kurosawa?

Q15. Which Akira Kurosawa film features a samurai who becomes a bodyguard for two rival gangs?

Q16. What is the title of Akira Kurosawa's autobiographical book?

Q17. Which Akira Kurosawa film tells the story of a doctor working in a poor neighborhood clinic?

Q18. Which Akira Kurosawa film revolves around an art thief who poses as a war hero?

Q19. What was the title of the unfinished Akira Kurosawa project that was completed and released posthumously?

Q20. Which Akira Kurosawa film tells the story of an inspector investigating the kidnapping of a wealthy man's son?

Q21. What was the first film directed by Akira Kurosawa?

Q22. Which Akira Kurosawa film tells the story of a group of samurai defending a farming village against bandits?

Q23. Which film marked the first collaboration between Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune?

Q24. What is the name of the production company founded by Akira Kurosawa?

Q25. Which Akira Kurosawa film depicts the life and teachings of Russian physician and writer Anton Chekhov?