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Akira Kurosawa

How tall was Akira Kurosawa?

Akira Kurosawa is commonly listed at 5 ft 11.5 in (182 cm).

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Akira Kurosawa’s 5 ft 11.5 in (182 cm) is a little above average for a US man: about 82 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Akira Kurosawa is taller than the average US woman by 8 in (20.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Akira Kurosawa: 5 ft 11.5 in (182 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Akira Kurosawa is taller than the average US man by 2.5 in (6.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Akira Kurosawa is taller than the average US woman by 8 in (20.8 cm).Akira Kurosawa is taller than the average US woman by 8 in (20.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Akira Kurosawa: 5 ft 11.5 in (182 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Akira Kurosawa is taller than the average US man by 2.5 in (6.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Akira Kurosawa is taller than the average US woman by 8 in (20.8 cm).

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Akira Kurosawa beside others

Akira Kurosawa is one of the taller film directors we have heights for: Rob Reiner (6 ft 2 in) stands 2.5 in (6 cm) taller and Lena Dunham (5 ft 3 in) is 8.5 in (22 cm) shorter.

Also listed at 5 ft 11.5 in: Francis Ford Coppola.

  • Bertrand Tavernier: 5 ft 11 in (180 cm), 1 in (2 cm) shorter than Akira Kurosawa.
  • David Lynch: 5 ft 11 in (180 cm), 1 in (2 cm) shorter than Akira Kurosawa.

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5 ft 11.5 in (182 cm)

A commonly listed height: it appears across many profiles, but none says when or how it was measured, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.

Photo: 映画の友 (Eiga no tomo), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Akira Kurosawa, 5 ft 11.5 in (182 cm), drawn to scale beside the average US man, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), and the average US woman, 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm)