1910–1998
Akira Kurosawa
Japanese filmmaker
88years old at death
32,309days lived
89%of the people on this site died younger
Akira Kurosawa was born on 23 March 1910 and died on 6 September 1998, aged 88 years and 167 days. That is 32,309 days in all.
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