Film director

Akira Kurosawa

Thirty films over fifty-seven years. Seven Samurai has been remade, borrowed from and quoted so widely that its structure is now simply how such a film is built.

Born
1910-03-23, Tokyo, Japan
Died
1998-09-06, Setagaya, Japan

Birth Chart

1910-03-23, Tokyo, Japan · time unknown, noon chart

Timezone Asia/Tokyo

Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunAries1°36′Direct
MoonVirgo1°03′Direct
MercuryPisces18°38′Direct
VenusAquarius20°45′Direct
MarsGemini5°25′Direct
JupiterLibra10°41′Retrograde
SaturnAries23°06′Direct
UranusCapricorn24°37′Direct
NeptuneCancer16°32′Retrograde
PlutoGemini24°52′Direct

Death Chart

1998-09-06, Setagaya, Japan · time unknown, noon chart

Timezone Asia/Tokyo

Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunVirgo13°19′Direct
MoonPisces8°34′Direct
MercuryLeo26°52′Direct
VenusLeo29°09′Direct
MarsLeo10°26′Direct
JupiterPisces24°22′Retrograde
SaturnTaurus3°14′Retrograde
UranusAquarius9°31′Retrograde
NeptuneCapricorn29°42′Retrograde
PlutoSagittarius5°25′Direct

Charts are computed from real planetary positions (Swiss Ephemeris) for the recorded moment and place. Historical times can carry small uncertainties; treat house and ascendant placements accordingly.