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Akira Kurosawa

Something Like an Autobiography by Akira Kurosawa takes about 6 hours 37 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 6 hours 37 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1982. 361 pages, about 99,275 words.

14 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 11 hours 2 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 6 hours 37 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 4 hours 8 minutes

The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

The distinguished filmmaker chronicles his life from his birth in 1910 to the worldwide success in 1951 of his film "Rashomon," and provides a provocative account of the Japanese film industry.

Subjects: Biography, Motion picture producers and directors, Moving-picture producers and directors, Motion pictures, biography

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