Akira Kurosawa
Dreams
A collection of magical tales based upon the actual dreams of director Akira Kurosawa.
Ran
In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how their new-found power will corrupt them.
Kagemusha
Akira Kurosawa’s lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When…
Dersu Uzala
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…
High and Low
An executive of a shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur’s son is kidnapped and held for ransom.
Sanjuro
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…
Yojimbo
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the…
The Bad Sleep Well
Nishi, a former car salesman, marries Iwabuchi’s daughter, a wealthy businessman suspected of corruption along with other executives of his company.
The Hidden Fortress
Japanese peasants Matashichi and Tahei try and fail to make a profit from a tribal war. They find a man and woman whom they believe are simple tribe members hiding…
Throne of Blood
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…
Seven Samurai
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…