Directors DIRECTOR FILMOGRAPHY - The Films of AKIRA KUROSAWA (1 Viewer)

[Arman]

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[Rob Tomlin]

Just finished watching Kagemusha. Wow! Yet another masterpiece from the master!

Still trying to soak it all in as it will be hard to place this one, but it definitely ranks in the upper half.

 

[SteveGon]

Just ordered the R2 DVD of I Live in Fear...

 

[Brook K]

You know Criterion is going to put it out, of course who knows when.

Dreams and Rhapsody are now 18 & 19 in my queue. Smack dab between Russian silents and a bunch of Takashi Miike movies.

 

[SteveGon]

Oh, I'm sure Criterion will release ILIF now that I've bought the R2 (same thing happened with Unfaithfully Yours).

Just watched some Miike last night: Happiness of the Katakuris.

 

[Arman]

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[Rob Tomlin]

Rhapsody in August is a fine film, but I don't consider it "top tier" Kurosawa. Gere's performance is nothing special, but it was adequate for what was required.

This movie seems to be one where everything is a build up to the final scene....and a pretty amazing final scene it is.

 

[SteveGon]

An update: The Bad Sleep Well and Drunken Angel are being released to R2 DVD on July 25th by the BFI.

 

[DavidAls]

AKIRA KUROSAWA

**Akira Kurosawa's Dreams (1990)
*****Ran (1985)
*****Kagemusha (1980)
**Dodes'ka-den (1970)
****Red Beard (1965)
****High and Low (1963)
****Sanjûrô (1962)
*****Yojimbo (1961)
****The Hidden Fortress (1958)
*****The Lower Depths (1957)
*****Throne of Blood (1957)
*****Seven Samurai (1954)
*****Ikiru (1952)
*****Rashômon (1950)
****Stray Dog (1949)
****Drunken Angel (1948)
***No Regrets for My Youth (1946)

Most all great - at best the mix of humor, tough-minded philosophical intensity (and thoughtful complexity), & technical virtuosity never stops being amazing...

 

[Rob Tomlin]

Well said!

 

[Derek Faber]

Quiet Duel :star: :star: :star:
Stray Dog :star: :star: :star: :star:
Scandal :star: :star: :star: 1/2
Rashomon :star: :star: :star: :star:
Ikiru :star: :star: :star: :star:
Seven Samurai :star: :star: :star: :star:
Throne of Blood :star: :star: 1/2
The Lower Depths :star: :star: :star: 1/2
Hidden Fortress :star: :star: :star: :star:
Yojimbo :star: :star: :star: :star:
Sanjuro :star: :star: :star: :star:
High and Low :star: :star: :star: :star:
Red Beard :star: :star: :star: 1/2
Dersu Uzala :star: :star: :star:
Kagemusha :star: :star: :star: :star:
Ran :star: :star: :star: :star:
Madadayo :star: :star: 1/2

Simply the best, ever.

 

[george kaplan]

Updated to add Kagemusha.

 

[Rob Tomlin]

I edited my post to add Kagemusha as well.

 

[Steve Christou]

Ran (1985) :star: :star: :star:
Kagemusha (1980) :star: :star: :star:
Sanjûrô (1962) :star: :star: :star:
Yojimbo (1961) :star: :star: :star: :star:
The Hidden Fortress (1958) :star: :star: :star:
Throne of Blood (1957) :star: :star: :star:
Seven Samurai (1954) :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:
Rashômon (1950) :star: :star: :star:

Rankings (Top 5)

1)Seven Samurai
2)Yojimbo
3)Sanjuro
4)Throne of Blood
5)The Hidden Fortress

Average Rating 3.3 out of 5

 

[Rob Tomlin]

Some low scores there Steve.

:frowning:

 

[Steve Christou]

Well apart from my top three I've only seen the others once each Rob, so they haven't grown on me or had the same impact on me they seem to have had on you guys. My fault, I should have found the time to watch some of them again.

Low scores? Kidding me? You ain't seen low scores, check out some of the other famous director threads and see the ratings they've been handing over to films like Jaws, Gone With the Wind, Ben-Hur, 2001, Lawrence of Arabia, Bridge on the River Kwai etc

 

[Rob Tomlin]

I understand Steve.

It's just that I love Kurosawa so much, I always want others to feel that same love!

An average rating of 3.3 out of 5 is a 66% score, which equals a grade of D+ when I was in school!

 

[Brook K]

Updated with Akira Kurosawa's Dreams - B+.

 

[Brook K]

Updated with Rhapsody in August - B+, a beautiful testament/eulogy to Nagasaki but with just enough off, particularly the odd ending, that I couldn't quite put in the "loved it" category.

 

[george kaplan]

Edited to add Stray Dog.