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1957·125 min·Dir. Akira Kurosawa·★ 7.2
Drama
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 turns violent. When amoral thief Sutekichi breaks off his affair with landlady Osugi to romance her younger sister, Okayo, Osugi extracts her revenge by revealing her infidelity to her jealous husband.
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The Hidden Fortress
1958·2h 19m·★ 8.0·Akira Kurosawa
4 shared cast incl. Toshirō Mifune & Minoru Chiaki2 shared crewDir. Akira Kurosawa
Yojimbo
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3 shared cast incl. Toshirō Mifune & Isuzu YamadaDir. Akira KurosawaThemes: edo period, jidaigeki
Red Beard
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Sanjuro
1962·1h 36m·★ 8.0·Akira Kurosawa
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Seven Samurai
1954·3h 27m·★ 8.6·Akira Kurosawa
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Throne of Blood
1957·1h 48m·★ 8.0·Akira Kurosawa
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The Bad Sleep Well
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I Live in Fear
1955·1h 43m·★ 7.3·Akira Kurosawa
3 shared cast incl. Toshirō Mifune & Minoru ChiakiDir. Akira Kurosawa
Samurai Assassin
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Red Lion
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High and Low
1963·2h 22m·★ 8.4·Akira Kurosawa
Both star Toshirō Mifune & Kyōko KagawaDir. Akira Kurosawa
Ikiru
1952·2h 23m·★ 8.3·Akira Kurosawa
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Rashomon
1950·1h 28m·★ 8.1·Akira Kurosawa
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Stray Dog
1949·2h 2m·★ 7.8·Akira Kurosawa
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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
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The Idiot
1951·2h 46m·★ 7.1·Akira Kurosawa
Both star Toshirō Mifune & Minoru ChiakiDir. Akira Kurosawa
Scandal
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How Good Is The Lower Depths?
Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.
Consensus
7.2Well Received
Score Breakdown
★ TMDB7.1
★ IMDb7.2
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes (Critics)N/A
◆ MetacriticN/A
The Verdict
Yes, Worth Watching
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