Movie Database

Movies by Director - Akira Kurosawa (32 [Missing: 3])
TitleYearDirectorGenreRatingRuntimeAdded
Sanshiro SugataSugata, a young man, struggles to learn the nuance and meaning of judo, and in doing so comes to learn something of the meaning of life.1943Akira KurosawaAction,Adventure,Drama6.8 (4.8K votes)7920211228
Most Beautiful, TheWorld War II film about female volunteer workers at an optics plant who do their best to meet production targets.1944Akira KurosawaDrama5.7 (2K votes)8520211228
Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail, TheA Japanese general and his men disguise themselves as monks in order to pass an enemy border patrol.1945Akira KurosawaAdventure,Drama,Thriller6.7 (3.8K votes)5920211228
Sanshiro Sugata 2Sugata returns to prove his judo mastery in a match against Western opponents.1945Akira KurosawaAction,Adventure,Drama6.0 (2.3K votes)8320211228
Those Who Make TomorrowNA1946 Drama Not Available
No Regrets For Our YouthThe daughter of a politically disgraced university professor struggles to find a place for herself in love and life, in the uncertain world of Japan leading into WWII.1946Akira KurosawaDrama7.1 (3.4K votes)11020211228
One Wonderful SundayDuring a Sunday trip into war-ravaged Tokyo, despairing Yuzo and optimistic Masako look for work and lodging, as well as affordable entertainments to pass the time.1947Akira KurosawaDrama,Romance7.2 (3.1K votes)10820211228
One Wonderful SundayNA1947 Not Available
Drunken AngelA drunken doctor with a hot temper and a violence-prone gangster with tuberculosis form a quicksilver bond.1948Akira KurosawaCrime,Drama,Romance7.7 (11.6K votes)10220211228
Stray DogDuring a sweltering summer, a rookie homicide detective tries to track down his stolen Colt pistol.1949Akira KurosawaCrime,Drama,Mystery7.9 (16.7K votes)12220211228
Quiet Duel, TheA 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.1949Akira KurosawaDrama7.4 (3.3K votes)9520211228
RashomonThe 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.1950Akira KurosawaCrime,Drama,Mystery8.2 (163.2K votes)8820211228
ScandalA celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a painter and a famous singer.1950Akira KurosawaDrama7.2 (3.9K votes)10520211228
Hakuchi [The Idiot]A Japanese veteran, driven partially mad from the war, travels to the snowy island of Hokkaido where he soon enters a love triangle with his best friend and a disgraced woman.1951Akira KurosawaDrama,Romance7.2 (5.1K votes)16620220823
IkiruA bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.1952Akira KurosawaDrama8.3 (75.5K votes)14320211228
Seven SamuraiA poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves.1954Akira KurosawaAction,Drama8.6 (334.9K votes)20720211228
I Live In FearAn aging Japanese industrialist becomes so fearful of nuclear war that it begins to take a toll on his life and family.1955Akira KurosawaDrama7.3 (4.7K votes)10320211228
Lower Depths, TheIn a Japanese slum, various residents play out their lives, dreaming of better things or settling for their lot. Among them is a man who pines for a young woman but is stymied by her deceptive family.1957Akira KurosawaDrama7.3 (5.3K votes)13720211228
Throne of BloodA war-hardened general, egged on by his ambitious wife, works to fulfill a prophecy that he would become lord of Spider's Web Castle.1957Akira KurosawaDrama8.1 (50.7K votes)11020211228
Hidden Fortress, TheLured by gold, two greedy peasants unknowingly escort a princess and her general across enemy lines.1958Akira KurosawaAction,Adventure,Drama8.1 (37.9K votes)12620211228
Bad Sleep Well, TheA vengeful young man marries the daughter of a corrupt industrialist in order to seek justice for his father's suicide.1960Akira KurosawaCrime,Drama,Thriller8.0 (12.3K votes)15120211228
YojimboA crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.1961Akira KurosawaAction,Drama,Thriller8.2 (119.3K votes)11020211228
SanjuroA 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.1962Akira KurosawaAction,Drama,Thriller8.1 (37.2K votes)9620211228
High and Low [Tengoku to jigoku]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.1963Akira KurosawaCrime,Drama,Mystery8.4 (41.4K votes)14320211228
Red BeardIn 19th-century Japan, a rough-tempered yet charitable town doctor trains a young intern.1965Akira KurosawaDrama8.4 (18.5K votes)18520211228
DodesukadenVarious tales in the lives of Tokyo slum dwellers, including a mentally deficient young man obsessed with driving his own commuter trolley.1970Akira KurosawaDrama7.4 (6.7K votes)14020211228
Dersu Uzala [The Hunter]The Russian army sends an explorer on an expedition to the snowy Siberian wilderness where he makes friends with a seasoned local hunter.1975Akira KurosawaAdventure,Biography,Drama8.3 (27K votes)14220211228
KagemushaA 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.1980Akira KurosawaDrama,History,War8.0 (34.9K votes)16220211228
RanIn 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.1985Akira KurosawaAction,Drama,War8.2 (121.7K votes)16220211228
Akira Kurosawa's Dreams [Yume]A collection of tales based upon eight of director Akira Kurosawa's recurring dreams.1990Akira Kurosawa, IshirĂ´ HondaDrama,Fantasy7.8 (25.7K votes)11920211228
Rhapsody in AugustThree generations' responses to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.1991Akira KurosawaDrama,War7.2 (6.8K votes)9820211228
MadadayoFollowing World War II, a retired professor approaching his autumn years finds his quality of life drastically reduced in war-torn Tokyo. Denying despair, he pursues writing and celebrates his birthday with his adoring students.1993Akira Kurosawa, IshirĂ´ HondaDrama7.3 (5.4K votes)13420211228
Song of the HorseNA1970 Documentary Not Available