Koreyoshi Kurahara
May 31, 1927 · 99 years old
Over the course of his varied career, Koreyoshi Kurahara made meticulous noirs, jazzy juvenile-delinquency pictures, and even nature films. His free-form approach to moviemaking was perfectly suited to the radical spirit of the 1960s, when he was one of the biggest hit makers working at the razzle-d…
Known For
6 titles
Antarctica
Two Japanese scientists, Ushioda and Ochi, develop a bond with their sled dogs while on an expedition in Antarctica. Ushioda and Ochi eventually leave Antarctica, only to return to search for the dogs inadvertently marooned there.
The Warped Ones
A juvenile delinquent gets out of the pen and causes reckless mayhem, mostly directed at the girlfriend of the journalist who helped send him up.
I Am Waiting
A former boxer gets involved with a club hostess trying to escape the clutches of her gangster employer.
Hiroshima
The grisly events leading to the first attack with a nuclear weapon.
Intimidation
A bank manager is blackmailed into robbing his own bank.
Black Sun
One is a young, jazz-obsessed Japanese drifter and other is a black American GI on the lam in Tokyo. The two outsiders become outlaws and the movie depicts their growing bond as an alternately absurd and tragic culture clash.