Akira Kurosawa’s birth chart
FilmmakerBorn March 23, 1910, Ōi, JapanDied September 6, 1998
Direct, brave and impatient with waiting.
- SunAriesThe Pioneer
- MoonVirgoor Leo
- VenusAquariusThe Kindred Spirit
What his chart says about him
Who he was
Sun in Aries, the Pioneer
Direct, brave and impatient with waiting. At his best with a fresh start and a door nobody has opened yet. His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
The Sun sextile Mars (wide at 3.8°)
What he needed
Moon in Virgo or Leo, the Mender
Feels calm when things are in order and useful. Shows care through small, practical help.
For a birth before 9:57 a.m., his Moon was in Leo.
How he loved
Venus in Aquarius, the Kindred Spirit
Unconventional in love. Drawn to the original and the independent, and needs room inside closeness. Loyal in love: he chose carefully, and what he built with people lasted.
Venus sextile Saturn (close at 2.4°)
How he thought
Mercury in Pisces, the Poet
Thinks in pictures and feelings. Understands people without needing many words. He thought in pictures and music: his words carried a mood, and his imagination gave his ideas colour.
Mercury trine Neptune (close at 2.1°)
What drove him
Mars in Gemini, the Multitasker
Busy, versatile and sharp. Gets moving through talk, travel and a steady supply of new plans. Big drive and big confidence: he went after large goals, and his enthusiasm carried others along.
Mars trine Jupiter (wide at 5.3°)
The shape of his chart
In his chart, air signs hold the most planets: ideas and people.
The sky the day he was born
The Moon
Akira Kurosawa was born three days before a full Moon. At noon that day the Moon was 93% lit. Tonight’s Moon
The day
It was a Wednesday, one day after the March equinox.
Saturn return
For Akira Kurosawa, Saturn came back to where it stood at his birth in 1998, at 88: his third Saturn return, after the second in 1968 and 1969. When is yours?
Is yours here?
Signs that click with Aries
You and Akira Kurosawa
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The chart
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The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Akira Kurosawa’s chart in full
Every planet, point, pattern and aspect
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See allQuestions about his chart
What is Akira Kurosawa’s zodiac sign?
Aries. Akira Kurosawa was born on March 23, 1910, with the Sun in Aries, the Pioneer. Direct, brave and impatient with waiting. At his best with a fresh start and a door nobody has opened yet.
What is Akira Kurosawa’s Moon sign?
Virgo or Leo. The Moon moved from Leo into Virgo at 9:57 a.m. that day, local time: in Leo for a birth before then, in Virgo for one after.
What is Akira Kurosawa’s rising sign?
The rising sign needs the birth time to the minute, so this page leaves it out: everything on it held all day on March 23, 1910. Your own chart, cast from your birth time, gives yours.
What is Akira Kurosawa’s Venus sign?
Aquarius, the Kindred Spirit. Unconventional in love. Drawn to the original and the independent, and needs room inside closeness.
How does your chart compare with Akira Kurosawa’s?
Set your chart beside Akira Kurosawa’s and see how the two meet, area by area: as friends, in love, in how you talk, working together and under one roof. It is free.
Sources and credits
Date and place of birth: Wikidata, and Akira Kurosawa’s Wikipedia article. The chart is cast for noon on the day.
Photo: 映画の友 (Eiga no tomo), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. The file and its full credit.
The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.
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