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6) Rashomon
Series
Pub. Date
2008
Summary
The murder of a man and the rape of his wife in a forest grove, seen from four different perspectives.
8) Dersu Uzala
Pub. Date
2000
Summary
Tells of the friendship between Vladimir Arsenyev, a well-known Soviet explorer, and his guide, Dersu Uzala. It is the story of a man's unity with nature and of the struggle for survival in the wilderness.
Series
Criterion collection volume 319
Pub. Date
[2006]
Summary
A young executive hunts down his father's killer. A tale about corruption in the boardrooms of postwar corporate Japan as seen through the rising executive eyes.
10) Seven samurai
Series
Criterion collection volume 2
Summary
This epic masterpiece is about a group of 16th century samurai who are hired to defend a small Japanese village that finds itself annually raided by an army of bandits who steal the meager crops harvested by the peasants. Tired of relinquishing their food supply but woefully inept in combat skills, the villagers decide to hire a band of samurai to protect them. In addition to the primary conflict between the villagers and the bandits, much of the...
11) Throne of blood
Series
Criterion collection volume 190
Pub. Date
c2003
Summary
In medieval Japan, a warlord and his wife stop at nothing in their quest for power. A tale of pride, treachery, ambition, and greed that echoes Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Series
Criterion collection volume 116
Pub. Date
[2014]
Summary
A grand-scale adventure as only Akira Kurosawa could make one. A general charged with guarding his defeated clan's princess as the two smuggle royal treasure across hostile territory. Accompanying them are a pair of bumbling, conniving peasants who may or may not be their friends. This rip-roaring ride is among the director's most beloved films and was a primary influence on George Lucas's Star Wars. Delivers Kurosawa's trademark deft blend of wry...
14) Ran
Series
Criterion collection volume 316
Pub. Date
c2005
Summary
An aging warlord decides to split his kingdom between his three sons, who will live in three separate castles. The two eldest sons are quite happy, but the youngest thinks his father has gone mad, and predicts that it won't be long until the two older brothers are fighting with each other.
