My Tribute to the God of Movie Making:

Akira Kurosawa

This summer a group of friends and I have ventured on a gigantic mission, a quest one may call it. We are attempting to watch all of Kurosawa's films.  Can you imagine? The video store that we frequent has all but 2 of his films (although this is hearsay from one of their employees). This page will keep a log of all the movies we've seen.  Join the adventure with us!!

This is our working list:

• Sugata Sanshiro (1943)
• Ichiban Utsukusiku aka The Most Beautiful (1944)
• Zoku Sugata Sanshiro (1945)
• Tora no O wo Fumu Otokotachi aka They Who Step On The Tiger's Tail (1945 original release date 1952)
• Waga Seisyun ni Kui Nashi aka No Regrets For Our Youth (1946)
• Asu wo Tsukuru Hitobito (1946)
• Subarashiki Nichiyoubi aka One Wonderful Sunday (1947)
• Yoidore Tenshi aka Drunken Angel (1949)
• Shizukanaru Ketto aka The Quiet Duel (1949)
• Nora Inu aka Stray Dog (1949)
• Shubun aka Scandal (1950)
• Rashomon (1950)
• Hakuchi aka The Idiot (1951)
• Ikiru To Live (1952)
• Shichinin no Samurai aka Seven Samurai (1954)
• Ikimono no Kiroku aka Record of a Living Being, I Live in Fear (1956)
• Kumonosu-Jo aka The Throne of Blood (1957)
• Donzoko aka The Lower Depth (1957)
• Kakushi Toride no San-Akunin aka The Hidden Fortress (1958)
• Warui Yatsu Hodo Yoku Nemuru aka The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
• *Yojimbo (1961)
• *Tsubaki Sanjuro (1962)
• Tengoku to Jigoku aka High and Low (1963)
• Akahige aka Red Beard(1965)
• Dodes'ka-den (1970)
• Dersu Uzala (1974)
• Kagemusha (1980)
• *Ran (1985)
• *Akira Kurosawa's Dreams (1990)
• *Rhapsody in August (1991)
• Madadayo (1993)
  



• Other Info on Kurosawa:
  • Filmography
  • Life
  • Tidbits

• Some nice links:

  • Kurosawa Homepage: http://http://home.earthlink.net/~ronintom/Kurosawa.htm
  • Emperor of Peace:  Akira Kurosawa: http://http://www.globaldialog.com/~thefko/tom/gi_kurosawa.html
  • Akira Kurosawa - Something like a tribute: http://http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/1752/index.html
  • Biography - Encyclopedia Britanica: http://www.britannica.com/seo/k/kurosawa-akira/
  • Kurosawa: A Teacher of Courage - Article from Japan Echo: http://www.japanecho.co.jp/docs/html/250614.html
• Akira Kurosawa Database - Really comprehensive:http://www2.tky.3web.ne.jp/~adk/kurosawa/AKpage.html

  

  

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