Kurosawa Kazuko is a film costume designer and essayist. She was born in Tokyo. She is the eldest daughter of Kurosawa Akira. Her mother is Yaguchi Yoko. Her older brother is Kurosawa Hisao. Her former husband is Kato Takayuki, the son of actor Kato Daisuke. Her eldest son is actor Kato Takayuki, and her second son is painter Kato Hideyuki. Her third son is Kurosawa Sou.

She dropped out of Seijo Gakuen High School and graduated from the Sun Design Institute and Ito Clothing Research Institute Design Department. After living in Italy, she established a design company but started assisting Kurosawa Productions following her mother's death.

While her father, Akira Kurosawa, was alive, she worked at Kurosawa Productions as his secretary. In 1988, following her father's advice, she entered the film industry and became responsible for costumes in Kurosawa's films starting with "Dreams."

In 2019, she received the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (Art Encouragement) Award (Film Division) for costume design in the film "Shoplifters."

Currently, her eldest son manages the office as the president, her second son assists her directly, and her third son pursues his passion for painting, each providing their support in their respective roles.

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