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Seven Samurai (1954)

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Set in 16th Century Japan, Akira Kurosawa's epic SEVEN SAMURAI follows the plight of a defenseless farming village that lives in constant fear of marauding bandits. The farmers know that when their ... Read more
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Certificate: PG
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Rashomon (1950)

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Akira Kurosawa's highly acclaimed film, set in feudal Japan, presents an intriguing tale of violent crime in the woods, told from the perspective of four different characters--a bandit (Toshiro ... Read more
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Certificate: 12
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Seven Samurai (1954)

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Set in 16th Century Japan, Akira Kurosawa's epic SEVEN SAMURAI follows the plight of a defenceless farming village that lives in constant fear of marauding bandits. In search for resolve, the ... Read more
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Certificate: PG
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Yojimbo (1961)

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In director Akira Kurosawa's comedic YOJIMBO, a masterless samurai, Sanjuro (Toshiro Mifune), wanders into a town divided by two warring clans. After displaying his formidable swordsmanship before ... Read more
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Certificate: PG
Format: DVD

Stray Dog (1949)

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Akira Kurosawa's "Stray Dog" is a masterful mix of film noir and police thriller set on the sweltering mean streets of Occupied Tokyo. When rookie detective Murakami (Toshiro Mifune) has his pistol ... Read more
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Certificate: PG
Format: DVD

High And Low (1963)

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Based on King's Ransom, an 87th Precinct novel by Ed McBain (aka Evan Hunter), High and Low stars Toshiro Mifune as Gondo, a wealthy industrialist. Gondo is contacted by a gang of kidnappers, who ... Read more
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Certificate: 12
Format: DVD

The Life Of Oharu (1952)

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The story chronicles the decline through exile, concubinage and prostitution of Oharu Okui. Her sufferings and treatment are analysed until she is finally discarded like an inanimate object. Japanese ... Read more
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Certificate: PG
Format: DVD

Throne Of Blood (1957)

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Macbeth is reimagined as a samurai in feudal Japan in director Akira Kurosawa's classic adaptation of the Shakespearean tragedy. Familiar with Orson Welles's more faithful adaptation, Kurosawa chose ... Read more
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Certificate: PG
Format: DVD

Hidden Fortress (1958)

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Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress (original Japanese title: Kakushi Toride No San Akunin) stars Minoru Chiaki and Kamatari Fujiwara as a pair of misfit soldiers. Running from the enemy after a ... Read more
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Certificate: PG
Format: DVD

Sanjuro (1962)

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Set in the mid-19th century when the disintegration of a rigid social structure was turning the once wealthy into paupers, or vice-versa, this kinetic drama by acclaimed Akira Kurosawa features the ... Read more
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Certificate: 12
Format: DVD

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