Akira Kurosawa Movies

An hour-long conversation between Akira Kurosawa and Hayao Miyazaki which took place in Kurosawa's home near Mt. Fuji.

Documentary on film maker Akira Kurosawa

An intimate chronicle of the shooting of Ran (1985), a film directed by the legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa.

A 43-minute video piece reconstructing Kagemusha through Akira Kurosawa's paintings and sketches.

In a village subsisting on its herring fishery, a one-eyed criminal named Jakoman terrorizes the inhabitants. One of them, the son of the head of one...

Lord Taro must deliver a money chest but is robbed by brigands led by Jibu. One of Jibu's men, Rokuro, steals the money from Jibu, but after meeting...

This 150-minute documentary, directed by Nobuhiko Ôbayashi on the set of Akira Kurosawa's Dreams, features behind-the-scenes footage and...

The Three Kingdoms period begins as the walled fortress of Hsin Yang falls to invaders. Centered around this historical event, The Last Days of Hsin...

Nagisa Oshima interviews Akira Kurosawa, leading him to share his thoughts about filmmaking, his life and works, and numerous anecdotes relating to...

The mistress of a crook real estate broker comes to terms with her soulless existence after an artist paints her portrait.

Japanese adaptation of Marcel Pagnol's play "Marius", set in early XXth century Japan.

A short film on Chris Marker

Several different accounts of the same incident tell quite different stories about what happened.

Swordfighting instructor Danpei works at a local theater in Tokyo, instructing the actors how to fight realistically.

Searching for Kurosawa chronicles Kawamura Mitsuhiko’s journey from the set of Kurosawa’s Ran in 1985 to its final release three decades...

Renowned cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa collaborated with a number of great Japanese filmmakers, including Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi, Kon...

Remake of the western A Fistful of Dollars - the story of a wandering gunfighter with no name who plays two rival families against each other in a...

Behind the scenes of Akira Kurosawa's Ran, produced by Kurosawa Productions.