Akira Kurosawa

A favourite of Steven Spielberg, this deeply affecting, humanist masterpiece stars Kurosawa regular Takashi Shimura as an ordinary civil servant who discovers what it means to live. “An introspective, naturalistic contemporary drama combining progressive social criticism with a universal humanist message.” – Total Film ...

A favourite of Steven Spielberg, this deeply affecting, humanist masterpiece stars Kurosawa regular Takashi Shimura as an ordinary civil servant who discovers what it means to live. “An introspective, naturalistic contemporary drama combining progressive social criticism with a universal humanist message.” – Total Film ...

Innovative photography and skilled direction create a brilliant illustration of the elusiveness of objective truth in this samurai murder mystery, which was Kurosawa’s international breakthrough. “A chilling, utterly memorable dissection of the nature of human communication.” – The Guardian ...

Innovative photography and skilled direction create a brilliant illustration of the elusiveness of objective truth in this samurai murder mystery, which was Kurosawa’s international breakthrough. “A chilling, utterly memorable dissection of the nature of human communication.” – The Guardian ...