Google Celebrates Akira Kurosawa’s Birthday with New Doodle
Posted on March 23, 2010 by by Valeri
Has anyone notice the New Google Doodle today? Google is celebrating the 100th birthday of Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter and editor Akira Kurosawa.
Kurosawa produced and directed many famous movies such as “The Seven Samurai” , which was later remade in Hollywood as “The Magnificent Seven“. The Seven Samurai tells the  story of a village of farmers that hire seven masterless samurai to combat bandits who will return after the harvest to steal their crops.
Anyway, I thought I share the doodle with all the people who still can’t see the new doodle yet.
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I was wondering who that was! I loved the Seven Samurai – this movie still has a massive cult-following. Happy Birthday Mr Kurosawa!
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yo yo
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wtf?
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Do you guys know what a “doodle” is commonly called in Australia?
No… Well, it is something that guys have that women don’t??
Can you guess what it is?
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akira kurosawa is a famous directory of the world
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hey
wow that is mad
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yes, I noticed the google doodle today – i love how google does their doodle for event, special occasions etc – its cheery
thanks
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I thought it was Chairman Mao.
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happy birthday Sir Akira Kurosawa !
gone but never forgotten , x
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Great Japaneese Director, you must see his Icons Movies :
Rashamon .. & Kurosawa’s Dreams, those are mile stones at cinema history fantastic
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WOW did he really made” the seven samurai” this is MAD…oh…and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!
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he also gets a mention in the song one week by the bare naked ladies
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actually doodle is a word for drawing here in Aus as well as the apendage but its called doodling…
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Surely Google could have come up with a better portrait than that. Can’t really tell if it’s Chairman Mao or Kim Il Song!
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I think it is a great drawing. Very talented artist.
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Intriguing! I had to look and will look again, there are so many things we don’t know. Top marks Google.
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Ohiyo Sagimas Happy birthday
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I agree with Vanna and MikeH
CeeJay – get over yourself PLEASE
Thanks Google for the education and for reminding us of events that we would otherwise forget/have forgotten
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wonderful expressive films ,wonderful creative man.
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According to Wikipedia, he died in 1998. Could be rather a low-key birthday celebration!
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