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A surname or family name is a name added to a given name. In many cases, a surname is a family name and many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name". In the western hemisphere, it is commonly synonymous with last name because it is usually placed at the end of a person's given name.
In most Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking countries, two or more last names (or surnames) may be used. In China, Hungary, Japan, Korea, Madagascar, Taiwan, Vietnam, and parts of India, the family name is placed before a person's given name.
The style of having both a family name (surname) and a given name (forename) is far from universal. In many countries, it is common for ordinary people to have only one name or mononym.
The concept of a "surname" is a relatively recent historical development, evolving from a medieval naming practice called a "byname". Based on an individual's occupation or area of residence, a byname would be used in situations where more than one person had the same name.
Akira Kurosawa (Japanese: 黒澤 明, Hepburn: Kurosawa Akira, March 23, 1910 – September 6, 1998) was a Japanese filmmaker. Regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, Kurosawa directed 30 films in a career spanning 57 years.
Kurosawa entered the Japanese film industry in 1936, following a brief stint as a painter. After years of working on numerous films as an assistant director and scriptwriter, he made his debut as a director in 1943, during World War II, with the popular action film Sanshiro Sugata (a.k.a. Judo Saga). After the war, the critically acclaimed Drunken Angel (1948), in which Kurosawa cast then-unknown actor Toshiro Mifune in a starring role, cemented the director's reputation as one of the most important young filmmakers in Japan. The two men would go on to collaborate on another 15 films. His wife Yōko Yaguchi was also an actress in one of his films.
Rashomon, which premiered in Tokyo in August 1950, and which also starred Mifune, became, on September 10, 1951, the surprise winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and was subsequently released in Europe and North America. The commercial and critical success of this film opened up Western film markets for the first time to the products of the Japanese film industry, which in turn led to international recognition for other Japanese filmmakers. Throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, Kurosawa directed approximately a film a year, including a number of highly regarded films such as Ikiru (1952), Seven Samurai (1954) and Yojimbo (1961). After the mid-1960s, he became much less prolific, but his later work—including his final two epics, Kagemusha (1980) and Ran (1985)—continued to win awards, including the Palme d'Or for Kagemusha, though more often abroad than in Japan.
George Walton Lucas, Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker and entrepreneur. He is best known as the creator of the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, as well as the founder of Lucasfilm and Industrial Light & Magic. He led Lucasfilm as chairman and chief executive before selling it to The Walt Disney Company in 2012.
Upon graduating from the University of Southern California in 1967, Lucas co-founded American Zoetrope with fellow filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola. He wrote and directed THX 1138 (1971), based on his earlier student short Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB, which was a critical success but a financial failure. Lucas's next work as a writer-director was the film American Graffiti (1973), inspired by his teen years in early 1960s Modesto, California, and produced through the newly founded Lucasfilm. The film was critically and commercially successful, and received five Academy Award nominations including Best Picture.
Lucas's next film, an epic space opera then titled Star Wars (1977), went through a troubled production process, but was a surprise hit, becoming the highest-grossing film at the time as well as a winner of six Academy Awards and a cultural phenomenon. Following the first Star Wars film, Lucas only produced and co-wrote the following installments in the trilogy, The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983). Along with Steven Spielberg, he co-created and wrote the Indiana Jones films Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Temple of Doom (1984), and The Last Crusade (1989). Lucas also produced a variety of films through Lucasfilm in the 1980s and 1990s.
Actors: Alberto San Juan (actor), Pedro Mari Sánchez (actor), Nacho Vigalondo (actor), José María Sacristán (actor), Pedro Casablanc (actor), Bárbara Lennie (actress), Luis Bermejo (actor), Edu Soto (actor), María Ballesteros (actress), Renato Sanjuán (editor), Alejandro Tejerías (actor), Laura Renau (costume designer), Fernando Soto (actor), Miguel A. Trudu (director), Miguel A. Trudu (writer),
Genres: Action,Actors: Brendan Hunter (actor), Chris Ippolito (actor), Carol Anne-Day (actress), Leda Davies (actress), Scott Roberts (actor), Katie Rowan (actress), Brett Olsen (actor), Roger Rhodes (actor), Lucas Gilbertson (actor), Ryan Luhning (actor), Hatsuki Tsuji (director), Laura Rushfeldt (actress), Adam Hunter (actor), James Beach (actor), Melissa Dorsey (actress),
Genres: Animation,Actors: Sansei Shiomi (actor), Eriko Satô (actress), Itsuji Itao (actor), Tasuku Emoto (actor), Masato Sakai (actor), Shinobu Terajima (actress), Mariko Tsutsui (actress), Jiro Dan (actor), Shun Shioya (actor), Motoki Fukami (actor), Akira Otaka (actor), Taijirô Tamura (actor), Osamu Shigematsu (actor), Ellie (miscellaneous crew), Kôtarô Isaka (writer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Kanji Tsuda (actor), Tomoko Matsunashi (editor), Tomoko Matsunashi (director), Tomoko Matsunashi (actress), Tomoko Matsunashi (writer), Marie Machida (actress), Maiko Asano (actress), Namiko Hatori (actress), Mick Iriki (actor), Yuko Yamazaki (actress), Norio Manta (actor), Yoshipiyo Itô (actor), Itsuki Fujii (actress), Jûbê Kamimoto (actor), Rie Maeda (composer),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Dan Woren (actor), Mari Devon (actress), Cindy Robinson (actress), Takahiro Sakurai (actor), Rebecca Forstadt (actress), Mona Marshall (actress), Dave Mallow (actor), Philece Sampler (actress), Jessica Gee (actress), Tomoko Kawakami (actress), Grant George (actor), Kentarô Itô (actor), Akeno Watanabe (actress), Shigeru Nishiyama (editor), Masumi Asano (actress),
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Romance,Actors: Yukari Tamura (actress), Daisuke Gôri (actor), Kenji Kawai (composer), Hiroaki Hirata (actor), Katsuyuki Konishi (actor), Jô Odagiri (actor), Nobuo Tobita (actor), Tesshô Genda (actor), Kotono Mitsuishi (actress), Romi Pak (actress), Kazuhiko Ikeguchi (producer), Natsuko Takahashi (writer), Seiji Mizushima (director), Jin Hirao (actor), Manabu Ishikawa (producer),
Genres: Animation, Romance, Sci-Fi,Actors: Tomorowo Taguchi (actor), Kazuki Kitamura (actor), Takashi Miike (director), Tsunehiko Watase (actor), Kippei Shîna (actor), Naoto Takenaka (actor), Tsunehiko Watase (actor), Tsunehiko Watase (actor), Yasushi Shimamura (editor), Toshiaki Nakazawa (producer), Kazuya Hamana (producer), Christopher Doyle (actor), Christopher Doyle (actor), Itaru Era (writer), Manzô Shinra (actor),
Plot: Mai and her friends have an inseparable bond since childhood. But as of late, their friendship is questioned when their romantic relationships get in the way of others. But before Mai can make amends, she is unfortunately killed in a traffic accident. Distraught with her death, Mai's father implements his ongoing research of recording a person's memory into a microchip. His years of work finally pay off and Mai is alive again--through a computer. But trouble soon brews when a large corporation sends some thugs to retrieve Mai and the technology by forcible means. But before they can get to Mai, her father luckily safe havens her into her former boyfriend's laptop. Now the chase is on for the laptop and Mai's boyfriend and former friends have to run to keep her safe.
Keywords: based-on-novel, girl-group, love, pop-music, virtual-realityActors: Midori Mori (actress), Hideki Takahashi (actor), Akira Suzuki (editor), Seijun Suzuki (director), Akira Takahashi (actor), Masayoshi Ikeda (composer), Kayo Matsuo (actress), Seizaburô Kawazu (actor), Kaku Takashina (actor), Hôsei Komatsu (actor), Hiroshi Chô (actor), Akira Yamauchi (actor), Shirô Yanase (actor), Zenpei Saga (actor), Masako Izumi (actress),
Genres: Crime, Drama,Can movement tell a story? Sure, if you’re as gifted as Akira Kurosawa. More than any other filmmaker, he had an innate understanding of movement and how to capture it onscreen. Join me today in studying the master, possibly the greatest composer of motion in film history. For educational purposes only. You can donate to support the channel at Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/everyframeapainting And follow me here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/tonyszhou Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/everyframeapainting Interview Clips: Sidney Lumet on RAN: http://bit.ly/1B7mfTD Robert Altman on RASHOMON: http://bit.ly/1BDuvL7 Paul Verhoeven on Kurosawa: http://bit.ly/197vwnS Music: Yoko Kanno & Seatbelts - N.Y. Rush J Dilla - Untitled Track 03 (from King of Beats) J Dilla - Untitled Track 14 (from ...
This fantastic filmmaker put Japanese cinema on the map. Join http://www.WatchMojo.com as we count down our picks for the top 10 Akira Kurosawa films. Check us out at http://www.Twitter.com/WatchMojo, http://instagram.com/watchmojo and http://www.Facebook.com/WatchMojo Special thanks to our users jkellis, jwiking62, Nana Amuah and ToroTheShanx for submitting the idea on our Suggest Page at WatchMojo.com/suggest Check out the voting page here, http://watchmojo.com/suggest/Films+by+Akira+Kurosawa If you want to suggest an idea for a WatchMojo video, check out our interactive Suggestion Tool at http://www.WatchMojo.com/suggest :) We have T-Shirts! Be sure to check out http://www.WatchMojo.com/store for more info. WatchMojo is a leading producer of reference online video content, cov...
Akira Kurosawa's great advice to aspiring filmmakers No copyright infringement intended, video can be removed on request.
SUPPORT THE CHANNEL ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/MrNerdista?ty=h Whether he's framing his characters to look primitive, or simply disobeying the rule of third for added effect, Akira Kurosawa's vision and masterful directing is what makes Rashômon the flawless film that it is today. While the subject matter is intriguing, it would fall apart without the various styles of framing that Kurosawa employs throughout the film. In this video essay, I look at how and why he framed scenes the way he did. The aspect ratio is not an error or lack of high quality footage - it's to best preserve Kurosawa's framing in the way that he intended that audiences view it. IF YOU ENJOYED THE VIDEO, PLEASE HIT THE LIKE BUTTON AND SUBSCRIBE! Music used: Funk Junk - Gee Back From the Jazz Club - Mich...
George Lucas and Steven Spielberg presenting an Honorary Oscar to Akira Kurosawa for accomplishments that have inspired, delighted, enriched and entertained audiences and influenced filmmakers throughout the world, at the 62nd Academy Awards. Introduced by Jack Valenti. See more 1990 Oscar highlights: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ8RjvesnvDPs8Hps1ARYA5DBdT-UEyEz Become an Oscar Insider: http://www.oscars.org/insider/ Check out our Academy Originals: https://www.youtube.com/user/AcademyOriginals ABOUT THE ACADEMY The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the world's preeminent movie-related organization, with a membership of more than 6,000 of the most accomplished men and women working in cinema. In addition to the annual Academy Awards --in which the members vote t...
The Quiet Duel 1949 by Akira Kurosawa (Full Movie) The Quiet Duel (静かなる決闘 Shizukanaru Kettō?) is a 1949 Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa. It was the second of sixteen film collaborations between director Kurosawa and actor Toshiro Mifune. Akira Kurosawa (1910 – 1998) was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, producer, and editor. Regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, Kurosawa directed 30 films in a career spanning 57 years.
Los siete samuráis es una película del director japonés Akira Kurosawa estrenada en 1954. Obtuvo el León de Plata en la Mostra de Venecia y dos candidaturas al Óscar.
Alex Cox's documentary on film director Akira Kurosawa. First broadcast in 1999
One of the 2010 Green Planet Movie Awards' main events was an Anaheim University organized celebrity tribute to legendary Filmmaker Akira Kurosawa (March 23, 1910 - Sept 6, 1998) on the 100th anniversary of his birth. The ground-breaking masterpieces of the Academy Award winning Film maker, Film Producer and Screenwriter Akira Kurosawa have inspired such screenplay writers and film directors as George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and Oliver Stone. Akira Kurosawa was one of the greatest filmmakers of our time inspiring such classic movies as Star Wars, The Magnificent Seven, and A Fistful of Dollars. — with Akira Kurosawa, Steven Spielberg, Oliver Stone, Richard Gere, Martin Scorsese and George Lucas.
George Lucas discusses the influence of Akira Kurosawa. THE HIDDEN FORTRESS is out now: http://www.criterion.com/films/655-the-hidden-fortress
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