Rashomon (1950)

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★ 8.8 1164 ratings

Akira Kurosawa actor: Toshirō Mifune / Machiko Kyō …

other title: 라쇼몽 / 羅生門 …

Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.

The Seven Samurai (1954)

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★ 9.4 859 ratings

黑泽明 actor: 三船敏郎 / 志村乔 …

other title: 七武士 / 七人の侍 …

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.

Sanjuro (1962)

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★ 8.7 261 ratings

黑泽明 actor: 三船敏郎 / 仲代达矢 …

other title: 츠바키 산주로 / 椿三十郎 …

Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and sequel to "Yojimbo," jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of young warriors weed out their clan's evil influences, and in the process turns their image of a proper samurai on its ear.

Red Beard (1965)

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★ 8.6 132 ratings

黑泽明 actor: 三船敏郎 / 加山雄三 …

other title: 붉은 수염 / 赤ひげ …

Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him to a small country clinic under the gruff doctor Red Beard. Yasumoto rebels in numerous ways, but Red Beard proves a wise and patient teacher. He gradually introduces his student to the unglamorous side of the profession, ultimately assigning him to care for a prostitute rescued from a local brothel.

Dreams (1990)

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★ 8.3 358 ratings

黑泽明 / 本多猪四郎 actor: 寺尾聪 / 倍赏美津子 …

other title: 꿈 / 夢 …

A collection of magical tales based upon the actual dreams of director Akira Kurosawa.

Throne of Blood (1957)

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★ 8.2 260 ratings

黑泽明 actor: 三船敏郎 / 山田五十铃 …

other title: 거미집의 성 / 蜘蛛巣城 …

Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.

Kagemusha (1980)

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★ 9.0 406 ratings

黑泽明 actor: 仲代达矢 / 山崎努 …

other title: 影武者 / 影子武士 …

1980 film directed by Akira Kurosawa

Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)

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★ 8.3 123 ratings

理查德·弗莱彻 / 深作欣二 … actor: 马丁·鲍尔萨姆 / 山村聪 …

other title: 虎！虎！虎！ / 偷袭珍珠港 …

1970 American-Japanese war film

Ikiru (1952)

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★ 9.2 360 ratings

Akira Kurosawa actor: Takashi Shimura / Haruo Tanaka …

other title: Vivere / 生きる …

Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.

The Hidden Fortress (1958)

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★ 8.0 137 ratings

Akira Kurosawa actor: Toshirō Mifune / Minoru Chiaki …

other title: 숨겨진 요새의 세 악인 / 隠し砦の三悪人 …

In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who guides them to a fortress hidden in the mountains.

Stray Dog (1949)

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★ 8.2 141 ratings

黑泽明 actor: 三船敏郎 / 志村乔 …

other title: 들개 / 野良犬 …

A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose desperation has led him to a life of crime. With each step, cop and criminal’s lives become more intertwined and the investigation becomes an examination of Murakami’s own dark side.

Sanshiro Sugata (1943)

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★ 6.9 109 ratings

黑泽明 actor: 大河内传次郎 / 藤田进 …

other title: 姿三四郎 / 铁臂柔肠(港) …

The story of Sanshiro, a strong stubborn youth, who travels into the city in order to learn Jujutsu. However, upon his arrival he discovers a new form of self-defence: Judo. The main character is based on Shiro Saigo, a legendary judoka.

High and Low (1963)

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★ 8.8 210 ratings

Akira Kurosawa actor: Toshirō Mifune / The Snake …

other title: 천국과 지옥 / 天国と地獄 …

In the midst of an attempt to take over his company, a powerhouse executive is hit with a huge ransom demand when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake.

Drunken Angel (1948)

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★ 7.8 133 ratings

黑泽明 actor: 志村乔 / 三船敏郎 …

other title: 泥醉天使 / 醉いどれ天使 …

1948 film by Akira Kurosawa

Madadayo (1993)

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★ 8.0 73 ratings

黑泽明 actor: 松村达雄 / 香川京子 …

other title: 袅袅夕阳情 / まあだだよ …

1993 film by Akira Kurosawa

Dersu Uzala (1975)

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★ 8.2 92 ratings

黑泽明 actor: 马克西姆·蒙祖克 / 尤里·索洛明 …

other title: 데르수 우잘라 / デルス・ウザーラ …

A military explorer meets and befriends a Goldi man in Russia’s unmapped forests. A deep and abiding bond evolves between the two men, one civilized in the usual sense, the other at home in the glacial Siberian woods.

Rhapsody in August (1991)

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★ 6.9 60 ratings

黑泽明 actor: 村濑幸子 / 吉冈秀隆 …

other title: 8월의 광시곡 / 八月の狂詩曲 …

The story centers on an elderly hibakusha, whose husband was one of 80,000 human beings killed in the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, caring for her four grandchildren over the summer. She learns of a long-lost brother, Suzujiro, living in Hawaii who wants her to visit him before he dies.

Dodesukaden (1970)

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★ 7.2 75 ratings

黑泽明 actor: 头师佳孝 / 菅井琴 …

other title: 电车狂 / どですかでん …

On a Tokyo dump’s shantytown edge, interwoven vignettes follow residents scraping by: a boy who “drives” an imaginary trolley, a homeless father and son designing a dream house, a young woman brutalized at home, drunks, schemers, and saints of small kindnesses. Kurosawa crafts a ragged mosaic of hardship, fantasy, and flickers of grace that keep people moving forward.

The Quiet Duel (1949)

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★ 6.8 21 ratings

黑泽明 actor: 三船敏郎 / 志村乔 …

other title: 静夜之决斗 / 静かなる決闘 …

A young army surgeon, Kyoji Fujisaki, accidentally contracts syphilis during a WWII field operation. Back at his father’s clinic, he treats himself in secret and breaks off his engagement rather than risk his fiancée’s future, even as he confronts the irresponsible patient who infected him—testing his ethics, pride, and capacity for sacrifice.

蛤蟆的油

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★ 8.4 40 ratings

[日] 黑泽明 translator: 李正伦 publishing house: 南海出版公司 2014 - 8

日本民间流传着这样一个故事：在深山里，有一种特别的蛤蟆，它和同类相比，不仅外表更丑，而且还多长了几条腿。人们抓到它后，将其放在镜前或玻璃箱内，蛤蟆一看到自己丑陋不堪的外表，不禁吓出一身油。这种油，也是民间用来治疗烧伤烫伤的珍贵药材。晚年回首往事，黑泽明自喻是只站在镜前的蛤蟆，发现自己从前的种种不堪，吓出一身油——这油的结晶就是这部《蛤蟆的油》。 从孩提时代一个孱弱的“夜哭郎”，如何痴迷于绘画和电影，如何幸得启蒙而踏入电影界，最后如何执导《罗生门》等影片而成为世界级的导演黑泽明坦然直面过往的一切，人生的甘苦，艺术的感悟，流露于字里行间。