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1. Seven Samurai (1954)
Not Rated | 207 min | Action, Drama
Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, who gathers six other samurai to join him.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima, Yukiko Shimazaki
Votes: 367,334 | Gross: $0.27M
2. High and Low (1963)
Not Rated | 143 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An executive of a Yokohama shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Yutaka Sada, Tatsuya Nakadai, Kyôko Kagawa
Votes: 53,408
3. Ikiru (1952)
Not Rated | 143 min | Drama
A bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Takashi Shimura, Nobuo Kaneko, Shin'ichi Himori, Haruo Tanaka
Votes: 87,766 | Gross: $0.06M
4. Red Beard (1965)
Not Rated | 185 min | Drama
In 19th-century Japan, a rough-tempered yet charitable town doctor trains a young intern.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Yûzô Kayama, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Reiko Dan
Votes: 21,150
5. Ran (1985)
R | 160 min | Action, Drama, War
In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other...and him.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryû
Votes: 136,456 | Gross: $4.14M
6. Yojimbo (1961)
Not Rated | 110 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Eijirô Tôno, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yôko Tsukasa
Votes: 131,547
7. The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Not Rated | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Lured by gold, two greedy peasants unknowingly escort a princess and her general across enemy lines.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara
Votes: 42,333
8. Throne of Blood (1957)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
A war-hardened general, egged on by his ambitious wife, works to fulfill a prophecy that he would become lord of Spider's Web Castle.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Isuzu Yamada, Takashi Shimura
Votes: 56,058
9. Sanjuro (1962)
Not Rated | 96 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen trying to save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Keiju Kobayashi, Yûnosuke Itô
Votes: 41,199
10. The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
Not Rated | 151 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A vengeful young man marries the daughter of a corrupt industrialist in order to seek justice for his father's suicide.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Kyôko Kagawa, Tatsuya Mihashi
Votes: 14,052
11. Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior (1980)
PG | 162 min | Drama, History, War
A petty thief with an utter resemblance to a samurai warlord is hired as the lord's double. When the warlord later dies the thief is forced to take up arms in his place.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Ken'ichi Hagiwara, Jinpachi Nezu
Votes: 38,248
12. Dreams (1990)
PG | 119 min | Drama, Fantasy
A collection of tales based upon eight of director Akira Kurosawa's recurring dreams.
Directors: Akira Kurosawa, Ishirô Honda | Stars: Akira Terao, Mitsuko Baishô, Toshie Negishi, Mieko Harada
Votes: 29,238 | Gross: $1.96M
13. After the Rain (1999)
91 min | Drama
During a downpour, a generous ronin and his supporting wife are stranded at a country inn. The ronin comes to the attention of a lord who wants to hire him as an instructor for his men, who treat the ronin with disrespect.
Director: Takashi Koizumi | Stars: Akira Terao, Yoshiko Miyazaki, Shirô Mifune, Fumi Dan
Votes: 4,466
14. Sasaki Kojiro (1967)
152 min | Drama
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki | Stars: Hideyo Amamoto, Yuriko Hoshi, Kenjirô Ishiyama, Tatsuya Mihashi
Votes: 77
15. Nippon musekinin jidai (1962)
86 min | Comedy
Director: Kengo Furusawa | Stars: Hitoshi Ueki, Noriko Shigeyama, Hajime Hana, Asami Kuji
Votes: 56
16. Dodes'ka-den (1970)
Not Rated | 140 min | Drama
Various tales in the lives of Tokyo slum dwellers, including a mentally deficient young man obsessed with driving his own commuter trolley.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Yoshitaka Zushi, Kin Sugai, Toshiyuki Tonomura, Shinsuke Minami
Votes: 7,631
17. Madadayo (1993)
134 min | Drama
Following World War II, a retired professor approaching his autumn years finds his quality of life drastically reduced in war-torn Tokyo. Denying despair, he pursues writing and celebrates his birthday with his adoring students.
Directors: Akira Kurosawa, Ishirô Honda | Stars: Tatsuo Matsumura, Hisashi Igawa, George Tokoro, Masayuki Yui
Votes: 6,167 | Gross: $0.05M
18. I Live in Fear (1955)
103 min | Drama
An aging Japanese industrialist becomes so fearful of nuclear war that it begins to take a toll on his life and family.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki, Eiko Miyoshi
Votes: 5,553
19. Rhapsody in August (1991)
PG | 98 min | Drama, War
Three generations' responses to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Sachiko Murase, Richard Gere, Hisashi Igawa, Narumi Kayashima
Votes: 7,567 | Gross: $0.52M
20. The Lower Depths (1957)
Not Rated | 137 min | Drama
In a Japanese slum, various residents play out their lives, dreaming of better things or settling for their lot. Among them is a man who pines for a young woman but is stymied by her deceptive family.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Kyôko Kagawa, Ganjirô Nakamura
Votes: 5,957
21. One Wonderful Sunday (1947)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama, Romance
During a Sunday trip into war-ravaged Tokyo, despairing Yuzo and optimistic Masako look for work and lodging, as well as affordable entertainments to pass the time.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Isao Numasaki, Chieko Nakakita, Atsushi Watanabe, Zekô Nakamura
Votes: 3,685
22. Shag (1978)
139 min | Crime, Drama
In this crime thriller produced by Toshiro Mifune (who has a supporting role), hard-boiled Shiro Akitsu goes on a relentless search for his abducted 7-year old daughter, with the aid of an Ainu dog summoned by a whistle she gave him.
Director: Sadao Nakajima | Stars: Bunta Sugawara, Wakako Sakai, Mika Matsushita, Kin'ya Kitaôji
Votes: 25
23. Nippon ichi no goma suri otoko (1965)
110 min | Comedy
Director: Kengo Furusawa | Stars: Hitoshi Ueki, Kei Tani, Hiroshi Inuzuka, Mie Hama
Votes: 15
24. A.K. (1985)
71 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A documentary that shows the production of Ran and discusses the film techniques of Kurosawa himself.
Director: Chris Marker | Stars: Shigehiko Hasumi, Chris Marker, Akira Kurosawa, Tatsuya Nakadai
Votes: 1,224
25. Red Lion (1969)
115 min | Action, Comedy
Impersonating an Imperial Army officer by wearing a "red lion's mane", a poor servant returns to his village after 10 years of absence to end the village's suffering caused by corrupt officials and businessmen.
Director: Kihachi Okamoto | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Shima Iwashita, Etsushi Takahashi, Minori Terada
Votes: 801
26. 500,000 (1963)
97 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
During the Second World War, Takeichi Matsuo had participated in hiding a huge cache of gold in the Phillippine mountains. Years after the war, he is kidnapped by Mitsura and Keigo Gunji, ... See full summary »
Director: Toshirô Mifune | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Mihashi, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Mie Hama
Votes: 178
27. Kurosawa Akira: Tsukuru to iu koto wa subarashii (2002– )
45 min | Documentary, Biography
An in depth look at the making of Kurosawa's films.
Stars: Masayuki Yui, Yoshirô Muraki, Teruyo Nogami, Takao Saitô
Votes: 142
28. Bullet Wound (1969)
94 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Thriller about a Japanese-American CIA agent (Kayama) in Japan.
Director: Shirô Moritani | Stars: Yûzô Kayama, Kiwako Taichi, Kei Satô, Eiji Okada
Votes: 14
29. The Killing Bottle (1967)
93 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Two agents of the International Secret Police must prevent a crime organization from assassinating the President of Buddabai and his General.
Director: Senkichi Taniguchi | Stars: Tatsuya Mihashi, Nick Adams, Makoto Satô, Kumi Mizuno
Votes: 46
30. Niji no hashi (1993)
115 min | Drama
Director: Zenzô Matsuyama | Stars: Emi Wakui, Atsuro Watabe, Yoshiyuki Ômori, Maki Mizuno
Votes: 11
31. Attack Squadron! (1963)
101 min | Action, Drama, War
Lt. Col. Senda resists the idea of sending Japanese fighter pilots on suicide missions. He believes that what is really necessary for Japan to regain momentum in the war is for the air ... See full summary »
Director: Shûe Matsubayashi | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Yûzô Kayama, Takashi Shimura, Yôsuke Natsuki
Votes: 135
32. Musume to watashi (1962)
123 min
This is the story of a Japanese husband and his French wife who becomes pregnant. They move from France to Yokohama, Japan only to suffer his inability to land a job. Fortunately, there are... See full summary »
Director: Hiromichi Horikawa | Stars: Yuriko Hoshi, Sô Yamamura, Setsuko Hara, Tsutomu Yamazaki
Votes: 11
33. Samurai Pirate (1963)
96 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Sukezaemon, a pirate, is shipwrecked in a strange corner of the world. With his companion, a wizard named Sennin, Sukezaemon becomes entangled in a plot by the evil premier to succeed the dying King Raksha.
Director: Senkichi Taniguchi | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Tadao Nakamaru, Mie Hama, Kumi Mizuno
Votes: 308
34. Maboroshi no mizuumi (1982)
164 min
A woman works as a prostitute and attendant to make a living at a bathhouse. She is athletic and is an avid runner. She has met and adopted a white dog and the two have become inseparable. ... See full summary »
Director: Shinobu Hashimoto | Stars: Reiko Nanjô, Daisuke Ryû, Kin'ya Kitaôji, Hatsunori Hasegawa
Votes: 44
35. Oracion (1988)
128 min | Drama, Family
Oracion is a racehorse purchased by a businessman in financial trouble. He believes the horse will win the upcoming Japan Derby and solve his monetary woes.
Director: Shigemichi Sugita | Stars: Yuki Saitô, Naoto Ogata, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Tatsuya Nakadai
Votes: 25
36. Doto ichiman kairi (1966)
103 min | Action, Adventure
Captain Murakami takes over as skipper of the Azuma Maru, replacing the well-liked former captain. Murakami forces the crew to work harder than they ever have, creating enmity and ... See full summary »
Director: Jun Fukuda | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Mihashi, Makoto Satô, Ryô Tamura
Votes: 36
37. Rio no wakadaishô (1968)
104 min | Comedy
Director: Katsumi Iwauchi | Stars: Yûzô Kayama, Yuriko Hoshi, Kunie Tanaka, Ichirô Arishima
38. Aniki no koibito (1968)
84 min | Drama
Story about youth.
Director: Shirô Moritani | Stars: Yûzô Kayama, Yôko Naitô, Seiji Miyaguchi, Sadako Sawamura
39. Kurenai no sora (1962)
91 min | Adventure, War
Director: Senkichi Taniguchi | Stars: Yûzô Kayama, Makoto Satô, Yôsuke Natsuki, Kumi Mizuno
40. Mitsuyaku: Gaimushô kimitsu rôei jiken (1978)
100 min | Drama
Director: Kôji Chino | Stars: Kazuo Kitamura, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Mayumi Ôzora, Tsutomu Isobe
41. Go! Go! Wakadaishô (1969)
89 min | Comedy
Upon graduation Yuichi gets job at a motorcar company, while Ishiyama becomes vice-president for a rival corporation and does a lot of ice-skating. Meanwhile, Eguchi marries Teruko.
Director: Katsumi Iwauchi | Stars: Yûzô Kayama, Wakako Sakai, Chôko Iida, Ichirô Arishima
42. Tsukuru to iu koto wa subarashii! Kurosawa Akira: Korega Kuroswa sasupensu da (2003 Video)
37 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Masanobu Deme, Kyôko Kagawa, Takeshi Katô, Akira Kurosawa
43. Tameki no taisho (1965)
Comedy
Director: Kajirô Yamamoto | Stars: Keiju Kobayashi, Keiko Awaji, Ichirô Arishima, Junzaburô Ban
44. Curriculu Machine (1974–1978)
15 min | Comedy
Stars: Shunji Fujimura, Yukihide Kurobe, Masako Mori, Yuki Okazaki
45. The 9th Annual Japan Academy Awards (1986 TV Special)
Stars: Tetsuya Takeda, Fumi Dan, Haruhiko Arai, Mitsuko Baishô
46. Tsukuru to iu koto wa subarashii! Kurosawa Akira: Shikisai wo te ni ireta Kurosawa Akira (2003 Video)
36 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Yoshinari Okamoto | Stars: Shinobu Hashimoto, Hisashi Igawa, Daisaku Kimura, Akira Kurosawa
47. Futari dake no asa (1971)
91 min | Drama
Director: Takeshi 'Ken' Matsumori | Stars: Yûsuke Okada, Shirô Mifune, Ryôko Nakano, Osamu Terada
48.
Kurosawa Akira: Tsukuru to iu koto wa subarashii (2002– )
Episode:
Yojimbo
(2002)
43 min | Documentary, Biography
The making of Yojimbo is discussed with director Akira Kurosawa, actor Tatsuya Nakadai, production designer Yoshiro Muraki, and longtime Kurosawa collaborator Teruyo Nogami.
Director: Yoshinari Okamoto | Stars: Masanobu Deme, Kôichi Hamamura, Daisaku Kimura, Akira Kurosawa
49.
Kurosawa Akira: Tsukuru to iu koto wa subarashii (2002– )
Episode:
Kagemusha
(2002)
41 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Kagemusha" (1980).
Director: Yoshinari Okamoto | Stars: Takashi Koizumi, Akira Kurosawa, Jinpachi Nezu, Teruyo Nogami
50.
Kurosawa Akira: Tsukuru to iu koto wa subarashii (2002– )
Episode:
High and Low
(2002)
37 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "High and Low" (1963).
Director: Yoshinari Okamoto | Stars: Masanobu Deme, Kyôko Kagawa, Takeshi Katô, Akira Kurosawa