Kurosawa (surname)

Kurosawa (written: 黒沢 or 黒澤 lit. "black swamp") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Akira Kurosawa (1910–1998), Japanese filmmaker and painter
• Asuka Kurosawa (born 1971), actress and model
• Kazuko Kurosawa (born 1954), costume designer and daughter of Akira
• Kenichi Kurosawa (1968-2016), Japanese musician and record producer
• Kinko Kurosawa (1710–1771), komusō and music collector
• Kowloon Kurosawa (born 1971), essayist and nonfiction writer
• Kiyoshi Kurosawa (born 1955), film director
• Manabu Nakanishi (born 1967), Japanese professional wrestler who temporarily wrestled as Kurosawa
• Mirena Kurosawa (born 2001), tarento and idol
• Motoharu Kurosawa (born 1940), racing driver and father to racing drivers Haruki, Tsubasa, and Takuya
• Takuya Kurosawa (born 1962), racing driver, son of Motoharu Kurosawa
• Paulo Kurosawa, producer of MNL48 and president of Hallo Hallo Entertainment
• Tomoyo Kurosawa (born 1996), Japanese actress and singer

Fictional characters

• Minamo Kurosawa, a character in the manga series Azumanga Daioh
• Kurosawa Hiroharu, a character in the anime series Sky Girls
• Ryokan Kurosawa and his twin daughters Yae and Sae, characters in the video game Fatal Frame
• Dia and Ruby Kurosawa, characters in the multimedia project Love Live! Sunshine!!
• Takashi Kurosawa, a character in the film The Hitman's Bodyguard