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Seven Samurai
Set in 16th Century Japan, Akira Kurosawa's epic SEVEN SAMURAI follows the plight of a defenseless farming village that lives in constant fear of marauding bandits. The farmers know that when their crops are harvested, the thugs will attack, so four men go to town in hopes of employing samurai to fi ... More
Score: 4.8 32 Reviews
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Drunken Angel
In this classic film noir, set in postwar Japan, Toshir? Mifune plays Matsunaga, a tough small-time gangster who takes a bullet during a fight in the slums of Tokyo. He makes his way to the office of Sanada (Takashi Shimura), a disillusioned yet passionate doctor, who treats the wound and, in the pr ... More
Score: 4.0 1 Review
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Ran
For his 27th film, the "sensei" of Japanese cinema, Akira Kurosawa, transposes Shakespeare's KING LEAR to feudal Japan. RAN, which translates as "chaos" or "turmoil," is the tragic tale of Lord Hidetora, a warlord who decides to divide his empire among his three sons on the eve of his 70th birthday. ... More
Score: 4.8 16 Reviews
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Sanjuro
A sequel to YOJIMBO, SANJURO features Toshir? Mifune reprising his role as the title character, an uncouth wanderer with a quick sword. While napping in a deserted shrine, the cynical and unkempt warrior is awakened by a meeting of nine young samurai who seek to weed out corruption within their city ... More
Score: 4.7 9 Reviews
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Ikiru
A powerful, thought-provoking drama about a petty bureaucrat who discovers that he is dying of cancer. Coming to the realization that his life has been a meaningless quest for following petty company rules, he tries to create one thing of lasting worth.
Score: 4.7 6 Reviews
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Hidden Fortress
During a civil war in 16th-century feudal Japan, two cowardly farmers (Minoru Chiaki and Kamatari Fujiwara) stumble upon Makabe (Toshir? Mifune), a fierce army general. Escaping from hostile territory, General Makabe embarks on a mission to rescue both Yukihime (Misa Uehara), the willfull princess o ... More
Score: 4.3 15 Reviews
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High and Low
Based on KING'S RANSOM, a crime novel by Ed McBain, HIGH AND LOW stars Toshirt Mifune as Kingo Gondo, a wealthy, hardworking businessman. As Gondo plans a coup that will secure his position as the head of his Yokohama shoe company, he is contacted by a criminal who informs him that he's kidnapped hi ... More
Score: 4.8 4 Reviews
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Yojimbo
In director Akira Kurosawa's comedic YOJIMBO, a masterless samurai, Sanjuro (Toshir? Mifune), wanders into a town divided by two warring clans. After displaying his formidable swordsmanship before both clans in a brawl with street thugs, Sanjuro offers his services to the highest bidder. When one cl ... More
Score: 4.6 14 Reviews
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Dreams
Akira Kurosawa's DREAMS consists of eight short films based on actual dreams of the director. The first sequence, "Sunshine Through the Rain," features a young boy sneaking off into the forest on a rainy day to watch a procession of enchanted foxes. In "The Peach Orchard," a slightly older boy witne ... More
Score: 4.6 11 Reviews
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Stray Dog
In Akira Kurosawa's gritty STRAY DOG, a young police detective named Murakami (Toshir? Mifune) gets his pistol stolen on a crowded bus during the oppressive heat of a late 1940s Tokyo summer. Since guns are scarce at the time, the impulsive Murakami decides to track it down rather than risk losing h ... More
Score: 4.5 4 Reviews
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Red Beard
In his final collaboration with Akira Kurosawa, Toshir? Mifune portrays Dr. Kyojio "Red Beard" Niide, a gruff but caring head doctor at a 19th-century clinic for the poor. Sorely in need of competent assistance, Red Beard takes on a new intern, the ambitious Noboru Yasumoto (Yuzo Kayama). However, Y ... More
Score: 5.0 4 Reviews
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Kagemusha
In this dazzling epic from Akira Kurosawa, a petty thief named Kagemusha (Tatsuya Nakadai) gets saved from a death sentence because he resembles the warlord Shingen Takeda (also Nakadai). The warlord has been fighting two other leaders for control of 16th-century Japan and impersonators often take h ... More
Score: 4.7 6 Reviews
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Madadayo
MADADAYO, Akira Kurosawa's 30th and final film, follows the life of an aging Japanese professor whose retirement coincides with the final years of World War II. Beloved by his former students, the professor often received them as guests in his home. That is, until his home is destroyed by an air rai ... More
Score: 3.7 3 Reviews
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Bad Sleep Well
Something is rotten in Japan in this engaging drama by acclaimed director Akira Kurosawa. Toshir? Mifune stars as Koichi Nishi, the secretary to the president of a housing corporation, who seeks revenge for his father's murder. At Koichi's marriage to Kieko (Ky?ko Kagawa), the president's daughter, ... More
Score: 4.0 1 Review
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Lower Depths: Two Films By Akira Kurosawa / Jean Renoir
This release finds two of world cinema's most influential directors trying their hands at cinematic adaptions of the same Maxim Gorky play, THE LOWER DEPTHS. Akira Kurosawa's 1957 version is set during Japan's burgeoning Edo period and stars Toshiru Mifune and Isuzu Yamada, while Jean Renoir's 1936 ... More
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Postwar Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa's early career is exposed on this collection of five film from 1946-1955. NO REGRETS FOR OUR YOUTH is a touching tale about a young girl from a privileged background who is exposed to Japan's peasant farmers; ONE WONDERFUL SUNDAY follows the activities of a couple who are struggling w ... More
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Yojimbo/Sanjuro
This double feature presents two of Akira Kurosawa's samurai masterpieces: the comedic YOJIMBO (1961) and its sequel SANJURO (1962). See individual titles for plot synopses.
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Dersu Uzala
A "man of the woods" saves the members of a Russian surveying expedition by teaching them how to cope with nature. Years later, a member of the team meets up with him again, and tries to convince him to come and live in the city. Academy awards: Best Foreign Language Film.
Score: 4.0 3 Reviews
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Rashomon
Akira Kurosawa's highly acclaimed film, set in feudal Japan, presents an intriguing tale of violent crime in the woods, told from the perspective of four different characters--a bandit (Toshirt Mifune), a woman (Machiko Kyt), her husband (Masayuki Mori), and a woodcutter (Takashi Shimura). Only two ... More
Score: 4.7 22 Reviews
$16.00 - $32.00
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Rhapsody in August
Three generations of a Japanese family are moved by awakening memories of a family event involving an American relative.
Score: 5.0 1 Review
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Throne of Blood
Akira Kurosawa's stunning reconception of Shakespeare's MACBETH is a dark samurai drama, set in feudal Japan. As the film begins, two soldiers--Washizu (Toshir? Mifune) and Miki (Minoru Chiaki)--find themselves lost in a dense forest during a powerful thunderstorm. Seemingly unable to leave the wood ... More
Score: 4.6 8 Reviews
$8.00 - $32.00
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Quiet Duel
An army doctor copes with a case of syphilis contracted from one of his patients during an operation. Based on a stage play by Kazuo Kikuta.
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