Kalmar "Kurosawa" tana nufin Akira Kurosawa, fitaccen mai shirya fina-finan Japan wanda ya jagoranci fina-finai da dama da suka yi tasiri da kuma yabo. Duk da haka, idan kuna neman fassarar ƙamus na kalmar kanta, "Kurosawa" sunan mahaifi na Jafananci ne wanda za'a iya rubuta shi cikin kanji (haruffa na Japan) a matsayin 黒澤. Halin farko, "kuro" (黒), yana nufin "baƙar fata," yayin da hali na biyu, "sawa" (澤), yana nufin "swamp" ko "marsh." Tare, ana iya fassara sunan Kurosawa a matsayin "baƙar fadama" ko "dark marsh."