Kurosawa's Filmography

Rashomon (1950)

THE HUSBAND, THE WIFE… OR THE BANDIT?

Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, “Rashomon” is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the story of a man’s murder and the rape of his wife.

Scene from 'Rashomon', where a woman is pointing somewhere and hiding behind a man
Scene from 'Rashomon', where an elderly man is holding a baby in front of a crumbling building Scene from 'Rashomon', where a man is tied up and laughing
Scenes from Rashomon

Ikiru (1952)

A BIG STORY OF A LITTLE MAN WHICH WILL GRIP YOUR SOUL…

Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.

Scene from 'Ikiru', where two men are walking on a bridge
Scene from 'Ikiru', where a man and a woman are at a coffee shop Scene from 'Ikiru', where an old man is on a swing
Scenes from Ikiru

High and Low (1963)

STARK, INTENSE DRAMA ALMOST BEYOND BELIEF!

In the midst of an attempt to take over his company, a powerhouse executive is hit with a huge ransom demand when his chauffeur’s son is kidnapped by mistake.

Scene from 'High and Low', where a lot of people are looking at a desk
Scene from 'High and Low', where a man is wearing a sunglass hiding in a bush Scene from 'High and Low', where three men are hiding under a desk
Scenes from High and Low

Ran (1985)

IN A MAD WORLD, ONLY THE MAD ARE SANE.

With Ran, legendary director Akira Kurosawa reimagines Shakespeare’s King Lear as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan. Majestic in scope, the film is Kurosawa’s late-life masterpiece, a profound examination of the folly of war and the crumbling of one family under the weight of betrayal, greed, and the insatiable thirst for power.

Scene from 'Ran', where samurai are sitting in grass and another one is talking to them
Scene from 'Ran', showing a battlefield of samurai Scene from 'Ran', showing samurai riding horses on a battlefield
Scenes from Ran