Where to start with Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa has 25 films in our catalog with a 6.5+ score. The reasonable entry order is below — most approachable first, deep cuts last. Skip ahead if you already know the early work.
Seven Samurai
foreign gemepicplayful
High and Low
foreign gemcerebralparanoid
Red Beard
foreign gembittersweetcerebral
Yojimbo
foreign gemcerebraloutsider
Rashomon
foreign gembittersweetcerebral
Ran
foreign gemgut punchslow burn
Throne of Blood
foreign gemcerebraldread
Dersu Uzala
foreign gembittersweetslow burn
Kagemusha
foreign gemepicslow burn
Dreams
foreign gembittersweetslow burn
The Bad Sleep Well
foreign gembittersweetcerebral
Drunken Angel
foreign gemgut punchslow burn