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ChrisV · 05-02-2005, 03:09 PM

AKIRA KUROSAWA

Finally, some movies I've actually seen. I'm a fan of Kurosawa, and I have been since first seeing Seven Samurai (a film that I think deserves every bit of the praise that is heaped upon it). Since then I've seen quite a few, and enjoyed almost all of them. Seven Samurai remains a favourite, and many other Kurosawa films have joined it. I count Throne of Blood, The Hidden Fortress, Sanjuro, High and Low, and Stray Dog among my favourites, with many of the others close behind.

Here they are ranked, although it gets muddy with rankings changing based on how recently I've seen them. Even looking at the list I'm not happy with how low wonderful films like Red Beard and The Lower Depths are.

Seven Samurai (1954)
Throne of Blood (1957)
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Sanjûrô (1962)
Stray Dog (1949)
High and Low (1963)
Ikiru (1952)
Rashômon (1950)
Ran (1985)
Red Beard (1965)
Yojimbo (1961)
The Lower Depths (1957)
Dersu Uzala (1975)
Madadayo (1993)

05-02-2005, 03:09 PM	#6 of 75
ChrisV Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Local Time: 06:21 PM Local Date: 12-04-2008 Posts: 502	AKIRA KUROSAWA Finally, some movies I've actually seen. I'm a fan of Kurosawa, and I have been since first seeing Seven Samurai (a film that I think deserves every bit of the praise that is heaped upon it). Since then I've seen quite a few, and enjoyed almost all of them. Seven Samurai remains a favourite, and many other Kurosawa films have joined it. I count Throne of Blood, The Hidden Fortress, Sanjuro, High and Low, and Stray Dog among my favourites, with many of the others close behind. Here they are ranked, although it gets muddy with rankings changing based on how recently I've seen them. Even looking at the list I'm not happy with how low wonderful films like Red Beard and The Lower Depths are. Seven Samurai (1954) Throne of Blood (1957) The Hidden Fortress (1958) Sanjûrô (1962) Stray Dog (1949) High and Low (1963) Ikiru (1952) Rashômon (1950) Ran (1985) Red Beard (1965) Yojimbo (1961) The Lower Depths (1957) Dersu Uzala (1975) Madadayo (1993)