Akira Kurosawa Movies

  • 1952
    Sword for Hire

    Sword for Hire

    Sword for Hire

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    Soldiers Hayate and Yaheiji secretly escape from their besieged castle. Hayate has left behind his lover, Kano. On his way, Hayate is wounded and...

    Sword for Hire
  • 1947
    Snow Trail

    Snow Trail

    Snow Trail

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    Three bank robbers, Eijima, Nojiri, and Takasugi, flee the police and escape into the mountains. At an inn high in the Japanese Alps, Eijima and...

    Snow Trail
  • 2002
    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'

    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'

    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'

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    Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "High and Low" (1963).

    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'
  • 1937
    Avalanche

    Avalanche

    Avalanche

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    The study of a one-year marriage that begins to crumble. A married man is torn between the love of his wife, and the attraction to a cousin of his...

    Avalanche
  • 1939
    Enoken’s Shrewd Period

    Enoken’s Shrewd Period

    Enoken’s Shrewd Period

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    Enoken’s Shrewd Period
  • 1948
    The Portrait

    The Portrait

    The Portrait

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    The mistress of a crook real estate broker comes to terms with her soulless existence after an artist paints her portrait.

    The Portrait
  • 1950
    Fencing Master

    Fencing Master

    Fencing Master

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    Swordfighting instructor Danpei works at a local theater in Tokyo, instructing the actors how to fight realistically.

    Fencing Master
  • 2002
    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'

    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'

    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'

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    Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Seven Samurai" (1954).

    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'
  • 2002
    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'

    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'

    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'

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    Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Throne of Blood" (1957).

    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'
  • 1937
    A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes & Fall Once Again

    A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes & Fall Once Again

    A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes & Fall Once Again

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    Kayo and Kuniko graduated from girls' school together and are as close as sisters. Kuniko's fiancé, Minakami, feels something that attracts...

    A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes & Fall Once Again
  • 1943
    World of Love

    World of Love

    World of Love

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    A sixteen-year-old who had been living on her own since her mother died, frequently gets in trouble with the police. She gets sent to an "institute"...

    World of Love
  • 1957
    Advance Patrol

    Advance Patrol

    Advance Patrol

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    In 1905, Japan was seriously threatened in the Russo-Japanese War. Japan determined a decisive attack on Russia to end the war. A reconnaissance...

    Advance Patrol
  • 1953
    My Wonderful Yellow Car

    My Wonderful Yellow Car

    My Wonderful Yellow Car

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    My Wonderful Yellow Car
  • 1985
    Making of Ran

    Making of Ran

    Making of Ran

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    Behind the scenes of Akira Kurosawa's Ran, produced by Kurosawa Productions.

    Making of Ran
  • 1950
    Escape at Dawn

    Escape at Dawn

    Escape at Dawn

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    Mikami, a Japanese soldier, is captured by Chinese forces. Although able to escape, he is treated with contempt by his peers. After falling in love...

    Escape at Dawn
  • 1937
    A Husband's Chastity: Fall Again

    A Husband's Chastity: Fall Again

    A Husband's Chastity: Fall Again

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    Kayo and Kuniko graduated from girls' school together and are as close as sisters. Kuniko's fiancé, Minakami, feels something that attracts...

    A Husband's Chastity: Fall Again
  • 1949
    Jakoman and Tetsu

    Jakoman and Tetsu

    Jakoman and Tetsu

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    In a village subsisting on it herring fishery, a one-eyed criminal named Jakoman terrorizes the inhabitants. One of them, the son of the head of one...

    Jakoman and Tetsu
  • 1947
    Four Love Stories

    Four Love Stories

    Four Love Stories

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    Omnibus of love stories from 1947 directed by famous directors, featuring big stars.

    Four Love Stories
  • 2002
    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'

    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'

    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'

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    Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "The Lower Depths" (1957).

    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'
  • 1937
    Enoken's Chikiri Kinta Part 1 – Momma, the Hat: The Nice Way

    Enoken's Chikiri Kinta Part 1 – Momma, the Hat: The Nice Way

    Enoken's Chikiri Kinta Part 1 – Momma, the Hat: The Nice Way

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    A comedic tale told in four parts, this film follows the antics of the pickpocket Kinta as he is pursued by a low ranking deputy named Kurakichi. The...

    Enoken's Chikiri Kinta Part 1 – Momma, the Hat: The Nice Way