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Seven Samurai
(七人の侍)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1954
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Yoshio Inaba, Seiji Miyaguchi, Minoru Chiaki, Daisuke Katô
• Genre Action, Drama
• Available on Apple iTunes, Criterion Channel, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, YouTube, HBO Max

Seven samurai answer a village's request for protection after they lose their masters and fall on hard times.

Rashomon
(羅生門)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1950
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Toshirō Mifune, Machiko Kyō, Takashi Shimura, Masayuki Mori, Minoru Chiaki, Kichijirô Ueda
• Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
• Available on Apple iTunes, Criterion Channel, FilmBox+, Amazon Video, Kanopy, Plex, HBO Max

A singular crime from four different perspectives.

Ran
(乱)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan, France • 1985
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryû, Mieko Harada, Yoshiko Miyazaki
• Genre Action, Drama, History
• Available on Apple iTunes, DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, YouTube

The Greatest Shakespeare Film

Yojimbo
(用心棒)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1961
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yôko Tsukasa, Isuzu Yamada, Daisuke Katō, Seizaburō Kawazu
• Genre Drama, Thriller
• Available on Apple iTunes, Criterion Channel, Amazon Video, HBO Max

A ronin comes to a town divided between two gangs and decides to play them off each other to his advantage.

Ikiru
(生きる)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1952
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Takashi Shimura, Haruo Tanaka, Nobuo Kaneko, Bokuzen Hidari, Miki Odagiri, Shinichi Himori
• Genre Drama
• Available on Apple iTunes, Criterion Channel, FilmBox+, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kanopy, YouTube, HBO Max

Mr. Watanabe tries to find a meaningful human connection after he is diagnosed with terminal cancer.

High and Low
(天国と地獄)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1963
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Kyōko Kagawa, Tatsuya Mihashi, Isao Kimura, Kenjirō Ishiyama
• Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
• Available on Apple iTunes, Criterion Channel, Amazon Video, HBO Max

A wealthy executive becomes the victim of an extortion plot after his chauffeur’s son is kidnapped.

Red Beard
(赤ひげ)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1965
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Toshirō Mifune, Yûzô Kayama, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Reiko Dan, Miyuki Kuwano, Kyōko Kagawa
• Genre Drama
• Available on DIRECTV, TCM, Criterion Channel, HBO Max

A look into the tumultuous relationship between an arrogant young doctor and a compassionate clinic director.

The Hidden Fortress
(隠し砦の三悪人)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1958
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Toshirō Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Misa Uehara, Susumu Fujita, Takashi Shimura
• Genre Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
• Available on Apple iTunes, Criterion Channel, Amazon Video, HBO Max

Two peasants agree to escort a couple across enemy lines in exchange for gold, but the couple is harboring a secret.

Kagemusha
(影武者)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan, United States • 1980
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Jinpachi Nezu, Takashi Shimura, Kenichi Hagiwara
• Genre Action, Drama, History, War
• Available on Apple iTunes, DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, YouTube

A petty thief must impersonate a powerful warlord in order to lead his troops to battle.

Madadayo
(まあだだよ)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1993
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Tatsuo Matsumura, Kyōko Kagawa, Hisashi Igawa, George Tokoro, Masayuki Yui, Akira Terao
• Genre Drama
• Available on Criterion Channel

The tale of a German professor’s life after he resigns prior to WWII to pursue a career as a writer.

Dersu Uzala
(Дерсу Узала)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Soviet Union, Japan • 1975
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Yuriy Solomin, Maksim Munzuk, Mikhail Bychkov, B. Khorulev, Vladimir Kremena, Aleksandr Pyatkov
• Genre Action, Adventure, Drama
• Available on Criterion Channel, Amazon Video

Kurosawa's Academy Award Winning Masterpiece

Throne of Blood
(蜘蛛巣城)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1957
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Toshirō Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Akira Kubo, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki, Hiroshi Tachikawa
• Genre Drama, History
• Available on Apple iTunes, Criterion Channel, FilmBox+, Amazon Video, HBO Max

Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan ranks among his most acclaimed films.

Sanjuro
(椿三十郎)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1962
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Keiju Kobayashi, Yûzô Kayama, Reiko Dan, Takashi Shimura
• Genre Drama, Action, Comedy
• Available on Apple iTunes, Criterion Channel, Amazon Video

Akira Kurosawa's Powerful and Newest Japanese Masterpiece

The Bad Sleep Well
(悪い奴ほどよく眠る)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1960
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Toshirō Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Kamatari Fujiwara, Takeshi Katō, Kyōko Kagawa, Tatsuya Mihashi
• Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
• Available on Criterion Channel

Dreams
(夢)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan, United States • 1990
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Akira Terao, Mitsuko Baisho, Toshie Negishi, Mieko Harada, Mitsunori Isaki, Toshihiko Nakano
• Genre Drama, Fantasy
• Available on Apple iTunes, DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, YouTube

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

Drunken Angel
(酔いどれ天使)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1948
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Takashi Shimura, Toshirō Mifune, Reizaburô Yamamoto, Michiyo Kogure, Chieko Nakakita, Noriko Sengoku
• Genre Drama
• Available on Criterion Channel, FilmBox+, Plex, Tubi TV

A doctor and a gangster make the most unlikely of friendships.

Stray Dog
(野良犬)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1949
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Awaji, Eiko Miyoshi, Noriko Sengoku, Noriko Honma
• Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
• Available on Criterion Channel, FilmBox+, Plex, Tubi TV

During a sweltering summer, a rookie detective searches Tokyo’s streets for his stolen Colt pistol.

I Live in Fear
(生きものの記録)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1955
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki, Masao Shimizu, Eiko Miyoshi, Kyoko Aoyama
• Genre Drama
• Available on Criterion Channel

The Quiet Duel
(静かなる決闘)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1949
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Toshirō Mifune, Miki Sanjo, Takashi Shimura, Kenjiro Uemura, Isamu Yamaguchi, Noriko Sengoku
• Genre Drama
• Available on FilmBox+, Plex

One Wonderful Sunday
(素晴らしき日曜日)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1947
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Isao Numasaki, Chieko Nakakita, Atsushi Watanabe, Zeko Nakamura, Toppa Utsumi, Ichiro Namiki
• Genre Drama, Comedy, Romance
• Available on Criterion Channel, FilmBox+, Plex

Rhapsody in August
(八月の狂詩曲)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1991
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Sachiko Murase, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Tomoko Ôtakara, Mieko Suzuki, Mitsunori Isaki, Hisashi Igawa
• Genre Comedy, Drama
• Available on No streaming locations found.

Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering.

The Idiot
(白痴)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1951
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Setsuko Hara, Masayuki Mori, Toshirō Mifune, Yoshiko Kuga, Takashi Shimura, Chieko Higashiyama
• Genre Drama, Romance
• Available on Criterion Channel, FilmBox+

The Lower Depths
(どん底)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1957
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Kyōko Kagawa, Ganjirô Nakamura I, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara
• Genre Drama
• Available on Criterion Channel, Freevee Amazon Channel

Dodes'ka-den
(どですかでん)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1970
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Yoshitaka Zushi, Kin Sugai, Toshiyuki Tonomura, Shinsuke Minami, Yûko Kusunoki, Junzaburō Ban
• Genre Drama
• Available on Criterion Channel, HBO Max

Scandal
(醜聞)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1950
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Toshirō Mifune, Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Yôko Katsuragi, Noriko Sengoku, Eitarō Ozawa, Takashi Shimura
• Genre Drama
• Available on Criterion Channel, Plex, Tubi TV

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
(虎の尾を踏む男達)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1945
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Denjirō Ōkōchi, Susumu Fujita, Kenichi Enomoto, Masayuki Mori, Takashi Shimura, Akitake Kôno
• Genre Drama, Comedy, History, Thriller
• Available on Criterion Channel, FilmBox+, Plex, Fandor Amazon Channel

No Regrets for Our Youth
(わが青春に悔なし)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1946
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Setsuko Hara, Susumu Fujita, Denjirō Ōkōchi, Haruko Sugimura, Eiko Miyoshi, Akitake Kôno
• Genre Drama
• Available on Criterion Channel, FilmBox+, Plex

Samurai 7

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan, United States • 2004
• Creator Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Kong Kuwata, Masaki Terasoma, Romi Park, Shin-ichiro Miki, Toru Kusano, Tetsu Inada
• Genre Action & Adventure, Animation, Drama
• Available on Apple iTunes, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Funimation Now

Sanshiro Sugata
(姿三四郎)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1943
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Denjirō Ōkōchi, Susumu Fujita, Yukiko Todoroki, Ryūnosuke Tsukigata, Takashi Shimura, Ranko Hanai
• Genre Drama
• Available on Criterion Channel, FilmBox+, Plex

Sanshiro Sugata Part Two
(續 姿三四郎)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1945
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Denjirō Ōkōchi, Susumu Fujita, Ryūnosuke Tsukigata, Akitake Kôno, Yukiko Todoroki, Sōji Kiyokawa
• Genre Action, Drama, Adventure
• Available on Criterion Channel, FilmBox+, Plex, Tubi TV

Song of the Horse
(馬の歌)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1970
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Hiroyuki Kawase, Noboru Mitani
• Genre Documentary, TV Movie
• Available on No streaming locations found.

The Most Beautiful
(一番美しく)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1944
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Takashi Shimura, Shôji Kiyokawa, Ichirō Sugai, Takako Irie, Yôko Yaguchi, Sayuri Tanima
• Genre Drama, War
• Available on Criterion Channel, FilmBox+, Plex

Those Who Make Tomorrow
(明日を創る人々)

• Japan • 1946
• Director Akira Kurosawa, Kajirō Yamamoto, Hideo Sekigawa
• Cast Chieko Nakakita, Mitsue Tachibana, Itoko Kôno, Yuriko Hamada, Michiko Kayama
• Genre Drama
• Available on No streaming locations found.