Description: A Playlist of films from the legendary Japanese Director Akira Kurosawa
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Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior
( 1980 )
A petty thief with an utter resemblance to a samurai warlord is hired as the lord's double. When the warlord later dies the thief is forced to take up arms in his place.
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Ran
( 1985 )
In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other...and him.
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After the Rain
( 2000 )
During a downpour, a generous ronin and his supporting wife are stranded at a country inn. The ronin comes to the attention of a lord who wants to hire him as an instructor for his men, who treat the ronin with disrespect.
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Dreams
( 1990 )
A collection of tales based upon eight of director Akira Kurosawa's recurring dreams.
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Seven Samurai
( 1956 )
Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, and he gathers six other samurai to join him.
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Yojimbo
( 1961 )
A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.
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Rashomon
( 1951 )
The rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter.
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The Hidden Fortress
( 1960 )
Lured by gold, two greedy peasants unknowingly escort a princess and her general across enemy lines.
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Sanjuro
( 1963 )
A crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen trying to save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent.
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High and Low
( 1963 )
An executive of a Yokohama shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom.
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Throne of Blood
( 1961 )
A war-hardened general, egged on by his ambitious wife, works to fulfill a prophecy that he would become lord of Spider's Web Castle.
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Ikiru
( 1956 )
A bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.
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Red Beard
( 1968 )
In 19th-century Japan, a rough-tempered yet charitable town doctor trains a young intern.
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Drunken Angel
( 1959 )
A drunken doctor with a hot temper and a violence-prone gangster with tuberculosis form a quicksilver bond.
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Snow Trail
( 1947 )
Three bank robbers on the run from the police hide out in a remote mountain lodge high up in the snowy Japanese Alps.
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Dodes'ka-den
( 1974 )
Various tales in the lives of Tokyo slum dwellers, including a mentally deficient young man obsessed with driving his own commuter trolley.
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Dersu Uzala
( 1977 )
The Russian army sends an explorer on an expedition to the snowy Siberian wilderness where he makes friends with a seasoned local hunter.
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Scandal
( 1964 )
A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a painter and a famous singer.
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The Quiet Duel
( 1979 )
A surgeon gets syphilis from a patient when he cuts himself during an operation. The doctor's life is destroyed, but unlike the patient, he doesn't destroy others along with him.
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Rhapsody in August
( 1991 )
Three generations' responses to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
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Stray Dog
( 1963 )
During a sweltering summer, a rookie homicide detective seeks advice from a seasoned colleague while trying to track down his stolen Colt pistol.
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Tora! Tora! Tora!
( 1970 )
The story of the 1941 Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor, and the series of preceding American blunders that aggravated its effectiveness.
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Neoblade : Ok im hooked cant wait for next episode, this is really good.