Akira Kurosawa
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Golden Age of the Silver Screen
Ikiru (1952)
Toho Pictures released Ikiru on October 9, 1952. Akira Kurosawa directed the film starring Takashi Shimura, Nobuo Kaneko, and Shin'ichi Himor.
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Criterion Critics
Ikiru (1952)
Toho Pictures released Ikiru on October 9, 1952. Akira Kurosawa directed the film starring Takashi Shimura, Nobuo Kaneko, and Shin'ichi Himor.
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Summaries
Ikiru (1952)
Kanji Watanabe is a lowly public servant who has worked in his bureaucratic position in the Public Works city office for thirty years.
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Noirsville
Drunken Angel (1948)
Toho Company released Drunken Angel to theaters on April 27, 1948. Akira Kurosawa directed the film starring Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, and Reizaburô Yamamoto.
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Criterion Critics
Drunken Angel (1948)
Toho Company released Drunken Angel to theaters on April 27, 1948. Akira Kurosawa directed the film starring Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, and Reizaburô Yamamoto.
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Summaries
Drunken Angel (1948)
In post WWII Tokyo, a yakuza named Matsunaga stumbles into Doctor Sanada’s office to have a bullet removed from his hand.
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A Movie House Film Review
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Criterion Critics
Rashômon (1950)
Daiei Motion Picture Company released Rashomon to theaters on August 25, 1950. Akira Kurosawa directed the film which starred Toshirô Mifune, Machiko Kyô, and Masayuki Mori.
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Movie House Memories
Rashômon (1950)
Daiei Motion Picture Company released Rashomon to theaters on August 25, 1950. Akira Kurosawa directed the film which starred Toshirô Mifune, Machiko Kyô, and Masayuki Mori.
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Summaries
Rashômon (1950)
The message of Rashomon is that everyone is the potential hero (or villain) of their own story. Rashomon is the tale of the death of a samurai as told from the different viewpoints of a woodcutter, a bandit, the samurai, and the samurai’s wife.
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Summaries
Yojimbo (1961)
Yojimbo begins with a master less samurai, also known as a ronin, wandering the Japanese countryside.
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Blogsville
30 Essential Film Noirs
Film noirs are one of our favorite genres here on the MHM Podcast Network, and we've comprised a list of thirty essential films we think you should see in your lifetime.
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