Movies: Akira Kurosawa

1950
Fencing Master (1950)
Fencing Master
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Swordfighting instructor Danpei works at a local theater in Tokyo, instructing the actors how to fight realistically....
2007
Ikiru (2007)
Ikiru
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In a Post-War Tokyo, when the bureaucratic chief of department of the City Hall Kanji Watanabe finds that he has a terminal cancer, he decides to intensively live his last months of life. While dying, he finds the meaning of life, and fights for the ...
1993
Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema (1993)
Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema
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Nagisa Oshima interviews Akira Kurosawa, leading him to share his thoughts about filmmaking, his life and works, and numerous anecdotes relating to his films and his various film activities....
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den' (2002)
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den'
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Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Dodes'ka-den" (1970)....
1985
Making of Ran (1985)
Making of Ran
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Behind the scenes of Akira Kurosawa's Ran, produced by Kurosawa Productions....
1945
Bravo! Tebare Ishin (1945)
Bravo! Tebare Ishin
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1945 Japanese movie...
1993
In Love With and Living Within Movies - Akira Kurosawa and Hayao Miyazaki (1993)
In Love With and Living Within Movies - Akira Kurosawa and Hayao Miyazaki
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An hour-long conversation between Akira Kurosawa and Hayao Miyazaki which took place in Kurosawa's home near Mt. Fuji....
1936
Paradise of the Virgin Flowers (1936)
Paradise of the Virgin Flowers
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1937
Enoken's Chikiri Kinta Part 1 – Momma, the Hat: The Nice Way (1937)
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 two get into all manner of peccadilloes and encounter a range of peculiar characters as their game o...
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog' (2002)
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
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Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Stray Dog" (1949)....
1939
Enoken’s Shrewd Period (1939)
Enoken’s Shrewd Period
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2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Drunken Angel' (2002)
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Drunken Angel'
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Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Drunken Angel" (1948)....
1944
Wrestling-Ring Festival (1944)
Wrestling-Ring Festival
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1937
Enoken's Chikiri Kinta Part 2 – Returning Is Scary, but the Weather Will Clear If You Wait (1937)
Enoken's Chikiri Kinta Part 2 – Returning Is Scary, but the Weather Will Clear If You Wait
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1930s Japanese comedy....
1937
The Beautiful Hawk (1937)
The Beautiful Hawk
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One of three titles released the same year, with the same title based on the same story. This is the P.C.L. (Toho) Version...
1940
Roppa's Honeymoon (1940)
Roppa's Honeymoon
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A Kajirô Yamamoto directed comedy starring Roppa Furukawa....
2012
The World of Kazuo Miyagawa (2012)
The World of Kazuo Miyagawa
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Renowned cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa collaborated with a number of great Japanese filmmakers, including Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi, Kon Ichikawa, and Yasujiro Ozu. The following excerpts from the Japanese television documentary THE WORLD OF K...
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create (2002)
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create
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An in depth look at the making of Kurosawa's films....
2005
Image: Kurosawa's Continuity (2005)
Image: Kurosawa's Continuity
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A 43-minute video piece reconstructing Kagemusha through Akira Kurosawa's paintings and sketches....
1937
A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes & Fall Once Again (1937)
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 him deeply towards Kayo. On the other hand, Kayo prays for the happiness of her best friend and marries a very...