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Top 10 Akira Kurosawa Films

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20 Comments

@Joshpipes 10 years ago

Seven Samurai opened my eyes to how powerful a medium cinema truly is. I will always be grateful to Kurosawa for this

@DogWalkerBill 6 years ago

"Seven Samurai" is one of the greatest dramas ever. "Ran" is one of the most ferocious war movies ever.

@theos78 2 years ago

Hidden fortress above ikiru and kagemusha is wild

@nslater1388 12 years ago

Saw Seven Samurai when I was 17. Blown away! It's hard to make a film with such a huge cast funny, captivating and heart breaking all at once. One of cinema's ultimate best!

@brandothecatmeow 6 years ago

Mifune is to me the Japanese Brando. Stunning man both physically & acting.

@Coldo3895 12 years ago

Ran is the most beautiful movie I ever saw. You could freeze frame almost any scene and get an incredible picture.

@StoryAbridged 3 years ago

I was mesmerized by 'Ran' when I first watched it. Truly a magnificent film.

@thegunnersfan00 10 years ago

Akira + Mifune.. Best combination...

@abunidalparedes 8 years ago (edited)

For an Asian filmmaker, Akira Kurosawa was a pioneer to break into international recognition. He inspired many Asians directors: John Woo (Hong Kong), Zhang Yimou (People's Republic of China), Ang Lee (Taiwan), Takeshi Kitano (Japan), Satyajit Ray (India), Hayao Miyazaki (Japan) and Wong Kar Wai (Hong Kong).

@justinfa8258 9 years ago

Ikiru is more like the 7th best film of all-time than it is merely Kurosawa's 7th best. Arguably the most life-affirming film in all of world cinema.

@Ziko577 12 years ago

RIP Kurosawa. You were a hero of filmmaking.

@kpopahjussi6379 8 years ago

How amazing is a filmmaker when something like "Ran" or "Yojimbo" isn't even his best? One of the greatest ever.

@SanjuroYojimbo 8 years ago

I've read 'The Emperor and the Wolf' because of both Kurosawa and Mifune.

It's a fascinating and insightful read on their relationship from beginning to end.

Sad that they couldn't reconcile after 'Akahige' and I would've loved to have seen Mifune in 'Kagemusha' and 'Ran' as he would've brought a different level of acting.

@ThePitsniffer 6 years ago

Anyone watching before playing Ghost of Tsushima?

@KizaruB 6 years ago (edited)

The reason this list is false is because they’re all perfect. There’s no top 10 when they’re all equal.

@KenobiStark1 6 years ago (edited)

I cried last night watching Seven Samurai, Kikuchiyo being just brought to ruin while saving the baby from the burning building, screaming “this is me! This is exactly what happened to me!” was just beautiful and sad, along with the whole movie.

@AaronDebski 12 years ago

I love Kurosawa fight scenes. So realistic and not a bunch of choreogrophy dance moves.

@salsero56 6 years ago

Seven Samurais. Never get tired of watching.

@ZeppelinBigFan 12 years ago

Akira Kurosawa is one of the best. Definitely in the top 5 filmmakers of all time!

@alcd6333 10 years ago

These are all great choices, but it's really hard to put together a top10 list of Kurosawa's films. He truly was a magnificent director; George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, and Francis Ford Coppola among many others honored him as the master of his craft. Coppola even referred to him as the Great Father of Screen Violence.