Akira Kurosawa — birth chart across three traditions
Born: 1910-03-23 (time unknown) · Tokyo, Japan
Data source: Rodden X (no recorded time). An encyclopedic biography gives 23 March 1910 in Oi Town, Ebara County, now part of Shinagawa ward, Tokyo; no hour is stated.
Japanese film director whose work includes Rashomon, Seven Samurai and Ran. The birthplace, formerly Oi Town in Ebara County, is now the Higashi-Oi district of Shinagawa in Tokyo, and the coordinates given are for that district. No hour of birth is recorded.
Reading the chart
Aries Sun — exact Moon sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown.
Sun carries unusual weight here — strong essential dignity (exaltation).
Air is the leading element (44% weighted), while earth is least emphasized — a texture worth noticing, not a verdict.
Cardinal modality leads: the chart's default rhythm is initiating — starting things comes naturally.
Sun at 1°37′ Aries: core identity, vitality and sense of purpose operates directly, impatiently, with first-mover courage — the keynote is ignition. Exalted: honored guest conditions — this function is elevated, sometimes idealized.
Moon: exact longitude and sign unavailable because the birth time is unknown. Daily interval 144.8329° → 157.2526° (Leo → Virgo).
Saturn square Uranus (orb 1°30′, applying): Saturn and Uranus grind productively — friction between these functions builds real capacity when worked.
Mercury trine Neptune (orb 2°05′, separating): Mercury and Neptune flow — support arrives so easily it can be taken for granted.
Sun sextile North Node (orb 1°30′, separating): Sun and North Node cooperate when invited — an opportunity aspect that rewards small deliberate efforts.
Western natal chart
Sun Aries 1°36′ · Moon Leo or Virgo (daily interval) · Ascendant omitted (birth time unknown) — Placidus houses, tropical zodiac.
| Body | Sign | House | Dignity | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries 1°36′ | — | exaltation | direct |
| Moon | Leo or Virgo (daily interval) | — | — | indeterminate |
| Mercury | Pisces 18°38′ | — | detriment | direct |
| Venus | Aquarius 20°45′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Mars | Gemini 5°25′ | — | peregrine | direct |
| Jupiter | Libra 10°41′ | — | — | retrograde |
| Saturn | Aries 23°06′ | — | fall | direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn 24°37′ | — | — | direct |
| Neptune | Cancer 16°32′ | — | — | retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini 24°52′ | — | — | direct |
Strongest aspects
- Saturn □ Uranus (square, orb 1.5°)
- Mercury △ Neptune (trine, orb 2.1°)
- Sun ⚹ North Node (sextile, orb 1.5°)
- Saturn ⚹ Pluto (sextile, orb 1.8°)
- Venus ⚹ Saturn (sextile, orb 2.4°)
- Sun ⚹ Mars (sextile, orb 3.8°)
- Venus △ Pluto (trine, orb 4.1°)
- Mars ☌ North Node (conjunction, orb 5.3°)
Chinese Bazi 八字 — the Four Pillars
Day Master: Yin Fire (丁). Luck pillars run forward. Hour pillar omitted — it needs the exact birth time.
| 庚戌 Gēng Xū | 己卯 Jǐ Mǎo | 丁亥 Dīng Hài |
Luck pillars 大運
| From age | Year | Pillar | Ten God |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1915 | 庚辰 | directWealth |
| 14.5 | 1925 | 辛巳 | indirectWealth |
| 24.5 | 1935 | 壬午 | directOfficer |
| 34.5 | 1945 | 癸未 | sevenKillings |
| 44.5 | 1955 | 甲申 | directResource |
| 54.5 | 1965 | 乙酉 | indirectResource |
| 64.5 | 1975 | 丙戌 | robWealth |
| 74.5 | 1985 | 丁亥 | friend |
Vedic kundli ज्योतिष (sidereal, Lahiri)
Moon-dependent Vedic calculations are unavailable without an exact birth time; no local-noon Moon, nakshatra or dasha is published.
Vimshottari mahadashas
| Period lord | From | To | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unavailable without an exact birth time | |||