Akira Kurosawa Movies
- 2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
And the Oscar Goes To...6.9912014HD
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy...
- 1949
The Quiet Duel
The Quiet Duel7.31949HD
A young idealistic doctor works at his father's clinic in a small and seedy district. During the war, he contracts syphilis from the blood of a...
- 2000
After the Rain
After the Rain7.22000HD
A group of travelers is stranded in a small country inn when the river floods during heavy rains. As the bad weather continues, tensions rise amongst...
- 1955
I Live in Fear
I Live in Fear7.31955HD
Kiichi Nakajima, an elderly foundry owner, is convinced that Japan will be affected by an imminent nuclear war, and resolves to move his family to...
- 1957
The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths7.11957HD
Residents of a rundown boardinghouse in 19th-century Japan, including a mysterious old man and an aging actor, get drawn into a love triangle that...
- 1985
A. K.
A. K.6.31985HD
An intimate chronicle of the shooting of Ran (1985), a film directed by the legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa.
- 1970
Dodes'ka-den
Dodes'ka-den71970HD
This film follows the daily lives of a group of people barely scraping by in a slum on the outskirts of Tokyo. Yet as desperate as their...
- 1968
The Last Day of Hsianyang
The Last Day of Hsianyang01968HD
The Three Kingdoms period begins as the walled fortress of Hsin Yang falls to invaders. Centered around this historical event, The Last Days of Hsin...
- 2002
The Sea Is Watching
The Sea Is Watching5.92002HD
O-Shin is a young brothel worker who, one night, helps a young samurai escape from his pursuers. Against the warnings of her fellow workers,...
- 2011
At the Gate of the Ghost
At the Gate of the Ghost62011HD
In this worthy adaptation of the Japanese film Rashomon, a young monk is left to determine the truth behind three competing perspectives after a...
- 1947
Snow Trail
Snow Trail6.9521947HD
Three bank robbers, Eijima, Nojiri, and Takasugi, flee the police and escape into the mountains. At an inn high in the Japanese Alps, Eijima and...
- 2008
The Last Princess
The Last Princess5.8822008HD
After the Akizuku clan fall in defeat to rival clan Yamana, Princess Yuki and General Rokurota take cover in a hidden fortress, along with their clan...
- 2000
Dora-heita
Dora-heita5.12000HD
A new magistrate in the town of Horisoto—widely reputed to be the most lawless township in Japan, uses guile and his opponents' own...
- 1946
Those Who Make Tomorrow
Those Who Make Tomorrow01946HD
Two sisters, one a dancer and the other a script supervisor at a big movie studio, become embroiled in union activities when a strike is called in...
- 1963
Legacy of the 500,000
Legacy of the 500,0007.11963HD
During World War II, Japan sends gold to the Phillipines. After the war, the gold is lost in the bay of Manille. Former soldier Takeichi Matsuo is...
- 1965
Sanshiro Sugata
Sanshiro Sugata71965HD
Remake of Kurosawa's films Sanshiro Sugata and Sanshiro Sugata part 2. A young man, Sanshiro Sugata, troubled by personal problems, takes up judo....
- 1952
Sword for Hire
Sword for Hire71952HD
Soldiers Hayate and Yaheiji secretly escape from their besieged castle. Hayate has left behind his lover, Kano. On his way, Hayate is wounded and...
- 2007
Tsubaki Sanjuro
Tsubaki Sanjuro6.82007HD
"Tsubaki Sanjuro" is a remake of Sanjuro (1962) by Akira Kurosawa. Sanjuro returns with sharper, faster, subtler sword, talking and perception. He...
- 2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'02002HD
Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Sanjuro" (1962).
- 1953
My Wonderful Yellow Car
My Wonderful Yellow Car61953HD