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.

12 film · curati dal catalogo · ordinati per consenso critico

Seven Samurai

1954 · ★ 8.4

foreign gemepicslow burn

High and Low

1963 · ★ 8.4

Red Beard

1965 · ★ 8.1

Yojimbo

1961 · ★ 8.1

Rashomon

1950 · ★ 8.0

Ran

1985 · ★ 8.0

Throne of Blood

1957 · ★ 7.9

Dersu Uzala

1975 · ★ 7.9

Kagemusha

1980 · ★ 7.8

Dreams

1990 · ★ 7.7

The Bad Sleep Well

1960 · ★ 7.7

Drunken Angel

1948 · ★ 7.6