A number of Akira Kurosawa's films have been remade. Note: This list includes full remakes only; it does ''not'' include films whose narratives have been loosely inspired by the basic plot of one or more of the director's films – as '' A Bug's Life'' (1998) references both ''

Seven Samurai is a 1954 Japanese epic samurai drama film co-written, edited, and directed by Akira Kurosawa. The story takes place in 1586 during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. It follows the story of a village of desperate farmers who hire seven ...

'' (1954) and its Hollywood remake '' The Magnificent Seven'' (1960) – nor movies that adopt, adapt, or parody individual plot elements or characters from a Kurosawa film without adapting the entire film, as ''

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop-culture Cultural impact of S ...

'' (1977) did with ''

The Hidden Fortress is a 1958 Japanese ''jidaigeki'' adventure film directed by Akira Kurosawa. It tells the story of two peasants who agree to escort a man and a woman across enemy lines in return for gold without knowing that he is a general and the woman is a pri ...

'' (1958). The 1999 movie '' Inferno'' ('' Desert Heat'') with Jean Claude Van Damme is also a remake of ''

Yojimbo is a 1961 Japanese samurai film co-written, produced, edited, and directed by Akira Kurosawa. The film stars Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yoko Tsukasa, Isuzu Yamada, Daisuke Katō, Takashi Shimura, Kamatari Fujiwara, and Atsushi Watanabe. ...

''. It was directed by John G. Avildsen who asked his name to be changed from the credits to Danny Mulroon because of creative differences. The information below is derived from the Akira Kurosawa's IMDb page and the director's filmography by Galbraith (2002).

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