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The Hidden Fortress

V.O.: Kakushi-toride no san-akunin

Jap. 1958. Dramatic comedy by Akira Kurosawa with Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki. Two looting peasants agree to help a fugitive couple who are carrying a precious treasure.

Runtime: 126 min.

in theaters on my screens

The Lower Depths

V.O.: Donzoko

Jap. 1957. Mores drama by Akira Kurosawa with Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Ganjiro Nakamura. A travelling salesman tries to help the wretched people of the slum where he has settled.

Runtime: 125 min.

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Throne of Blood

V.O.: Kumonosu-jô

Jap. 1956. Drama by Akira Kurosawa with Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Minoru Chiaki. A general kills his overlord in order to succeed him.

Runtime: 109 min.

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Godzilla Raids Again

V.O.: Gojira no gyakushû

Jap. 1955. Horror by Motoyoshi Oda with Hiroshi Koizumi, Setsuko Wakayama, Minoru Chiaki. Awakened by the atomic bomb, a prehistoric monster causes enormous devastation in its path.

Runtime: 78 min.

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Seven Samurai

V.O.: Shichinin no samurai

Jap. 1954. Adventures by Akira Kurosawa with Takasi Shimura, Toshiro Mifune, Yoshio Inaba. Seven samurais come to the aid of the inhabitants of a village that is threatened by bandits.

Runtime: 203 min.

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Rashomon

Jap. 1952. Drama by Akira Kurosawa with Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori. Four witnesses give different versions of a deadly assault.

Runtime: 88 min.

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To Live

V.O.: Ikiru

Jap. 1952. Psychological drama by Akira Kurosawa with Takashi Shimura, Miki Odagiri, Nobuo Kaneko. A civil servant, suffering from cancer seeks to give meaning to his life.

Runtime: 130 min.