A desperate village hires seven samurai to protect
it from marauders in this crown jewel of Japanese
cinema. No other film so seamlessly weaves
philosophy and entertainment, d ...
A general and a princess must dodge enemy clans
while smuggling the royal treasure out of hostile
territory with two bumbling, conniving peasants at
their sides; it's a spirit ...
A testament to the goodness of humankind, Akira
Kurosawa's Red Beard (Akahige) chronicles the
tumultuous relationship between an arrogant young
doctor and a compassionate clin ...
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant
comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced,
beautifully composed Sanjuro. In this companion
piece to Yojimbo, jaded samurai Sanju ...
