 1941 1979  PG, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Ned Beatty, John Belushi, Treat Williams, Nancy Allen, Robert Stack, Christopher Lee, Slim Pickens, Elisha Cook Jr., Warren Oates, Lorraine Gary, Bobby DiCicco, Murray Hamilton, Tim Matheson, Toshiro Mifune
This film takes the events at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and then goes on to a make-believe story of the Japanese attack on Los Angeles. General Joseph Stilwell (Robert Stack) is in command of the military protecting California's coast, and Sgt. Tree (Dan Aykroyd) is assigned the job of installing a 40mm anti-aircraft gun in homeowner Ward Douglas' (Ned Beatty) backyard. When California is attacked, Hollywood Boulevard lies in ruins, and craziness is experienced by the military and civilians as well. Special effects really help this film.
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Akage 1969  N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy / Drama
aka: Red Lion
Director: Kihachi Okamoto
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Etsushi Takahashi, Shima Iwashita, Minori Terada, Shigeru Koyama, Nobuko Otowa, Yuko Mochizuki, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Tokue Hanazawa, Kawai Okada, Eisei Amamoto, Hideo Sunazuka
After a ten-year absence, Gonzo (Toshiro Mifune) returns to his village as a representative of the new emperor. His mission is to tell the villagers that there will be a cut in taxes, and he plans to bring an end to the villagers' suffering. But, when the army rescinds the tax cut and attacks the village, Gonzo is left with no choice but to lay siege on the army.
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Akahige 1965 N/R, 185 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Red Beard
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Yuzo Kayama, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Yoko Naito, Terumi Niki, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Reiko Dan, Akemi Negishi, Kyoko Kagawa, Kamatari Fujiwara
Set in the early 19th century, this long film tells the story of Dr. Kyojio Niide, "Red Beard" (Toshiro Mifine, in his last film for Director Kurosawa), who works at a charity clinic in a poverty-stricken area. Dr. Niide takes a new intern, Noboru (Yuzo Kayama) under his wing. Noboru is arrogant and rebellious, not understanding why so much time is spent on the poor. Over time, Red Beard brings the young doctor around.
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The Bad Sleep Well 1960  N/R, 135 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: The Rose in the Mud
The Worse You Are, the Better You Sleep
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Takeshi Kato, Takashi Shimura, Ko Nishimura, Tatsuya Mihashi, Kamatari Fujiwara, Kyoko Kagawa, Chishu Ryu, Seiji Miyaguchi, Koji Mitsui, Ken Mitsuda, Nobuo Nakamura, Susumu Fujita, Koji Nambara
This indictment of the Japanese approach to business emphasizes the corruption at high levels through the story of a man who marries the boss' daughter to avenge his father's death, which, it becomes apparent, can be traced back to his new father-in-law.
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The Bushido Blade 1980 R, 104 min.
Genre: Action
aka: The Bloody Bushido Blade
Director: Tom Kotani
Cast: Richard Boone, Sonny Chiba, Frank Converse, James Earl Jones, Mako, Toshiro Mifune, Mike Starr, Tetsuro Tamba, Timothy Patrick Murphy, William Ross, Laura Gemser, Mike Starr
It is the 1850s, and the Shogun (Toshiro Mifune) wants to give visiting Matthew Perry (Richard Boone) a prized sword to seal U.S.-Japanese relations. However, the sword is stolen, and Perry and his men search for it. Lots of kung fu action.
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The Challenge 1982 R, 112 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Sword of the Ninja
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Scott Glenn, Toshiro Mifune, Donna Kei Benz, Atsuo Nakamura, Clyde Kusatsu, Miiko Taka, Calvin Jung, Sab Shimono, Kiyoako Nagai, Kenta Fukasaku
Set in Japan, this martial arts film is about an American, Rick (Scott Glenn), who becomes involved in a Japanese family's feud over rights to family swords.
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Donzoko 1957 N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
aka: The Lower Depths
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Kyoko Kagawa, Ganjiro Nakamura, Minoru Chiaki, Bokuzen Hidari, Kamatari Fujiwara, Eijiro Tono, Eiko Miyoshi, Akemi Negishi, Nijiko Kiyokawa, Haruo Tanaka
Instead of Maxim Gorky's Russia, a slum flophouse in Japan is the setting for this Japanese film adaptation of Gorky's play. The story revolves around eccentric residents of the flophouse complaining about their lots in life.
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Drunken Angel 1948  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Thriller
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Reisaburo Yamamoto, Michiyo Kogure, Chieko Nakakita, Noriko Sengoku, Shizuko Kasagi, Eitaro Shindo, Masao Shimizu, Chouko Iida, Taiji Tonoyama, Yoshiko Kuga
Following World War II, Dr. Sanada (Takashi Shimura) operates a clinic in the slums of Tokyo. Sanada is an alcoholic, but when he treats young gangster Matsunaga (Toshiro Mifune) for tuberculosis, Sanada recognizes that in order to perform his duties successfully, he must get his life in order. The two men engage in a love-hate relationship as their needs cause each man to become dependent on the other.
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 Grand Prix 1966 N/R, 179 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Yves Montand, Toshiro Mifune, Brian Bedford, Jessica Walter, Antonio Sabato, Francoise Hardy, Adolfo Celi, Claude Dauphin, Enzo Fiermonte, Genevieve Page, Jack Watson, Donald O'Brien
This film includes important European competitions and follows the exploits of various drivers both on and off the track, which include affairs between Jean-Pierre Sarte (Yves Montand) and Louise Frederickson (Eva Marie Saint) and Nino Barlini (Antonio Sabato) and Lisa (Francoise Hardy). At the same time, while Grand Prix driver Pete Aron (James Garner) recovers from a crash at Monaco in which his teammate Scott Stoddard (Brian Bedford) was critically injured, Pete becomes involved with Scott's estranged wife, Pat (Jessica Walter). Adding more changes to his life, Pete begins to drive for the Japanese Yamura team. Racing footage is good with many shots taken inches from the track.
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Hell in the Pacific 1968 G, 103 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Lee Marvin, Toshiro Mifune
During World War II, a Japanese soldier Capt. Tsuruhiko Kuroda (Toshiro Mifune) and a downed American pilot (Lee Marvin) fight their own private war when they are the only two inhabitants of a Pacific island. Finally, they learn to co-exist in order to survive.
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The Hidden Fortress 1958  N/R, 139 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action / Comedy / Adventure
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Susumu Fujita, Takashi Shimura, Eiko Miyoshi, Kichijiro Ueda, Koji Mitsui, Toshiko Higuchi, Ikio Sawamura, Tadao Nakamaru, Rinsaku Ogata
The plot for this Japanese film effort influenced George Lucas in his "Star Wars" productions. Taking place in the 1500s, this is the story of two peasants caught up in an attempt by a general and a princess to flee the area in the midst of civil war.
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High and Low 1963 N/R, 143 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Thriller
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Kyoko Kagawa, Tatsuya Mihashi, Yutaka Sada, Tatsuya Nakadai, Takashi Shimura, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Isao Kimura, Kenjiro Ishiyama, Takeshi Kato, Jun Tazaki, Nobuo Nakamura, Yunosuke Ito, Minoru Chiaki, Yoshio Tsuchiya
Wealthy businessman Kingo Gondo is ordered to pay a ransom to the kidnappers of his son (Kyoko Kagawa). He is ready to pay the ransom when he finds his son safe at home. In a case of mistaken identity, his chauffeur's (Yutaka Sada) son is the kidnap victim. The kidnapper calls Gondo, admits that he made a mistake, and still demands the ransom money. Now, Gondo must decide between another person's safety and his own financial security.
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I Live in Fear 1955 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Record of a Living Being
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Eiko Miyoshi, Haruko Togo, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki, Kyoko Aoyama, Noriko Sengoku, Akemi Negishi, Hiroshi Tachikawa, Kichijiro Ueda, Eijiro Tono, Yutaka Sada, Kamatari Fujiwara, Masao Shimizu, Ken Mitsuda
Kiichi Nakajima (Toshiro Mifune) fears a nuclear holocaust in Japan and wants his family to move with him to Brazil. When they refuse, Nakajima thinks he will put more pressure on them by burning down his foundry. His ploy fails, and he is sent to a mental asylum where he stares out the window at the sun believing that Earth has been engulfed in the nuclear holocaust that he had feared. A strong statement against nuclear weapons.
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The Idiot 1951 N/R, 166 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Masayuki Mori, Toshiro Mifune, Setsuko Hara, Takashi Shimura, Yoshiko Kuga, Chieko Higashiyama, Eijiro Yanagi, Minoru Chiaki, Chiyoko Fumiya, Eiko Miyoshi, Noriko Sengoku, Mitsuyo Akashi
Akira Kurosawa was a fan of Dostoyevsky and brought his version of the story to the screen. However, the transition from Russian culture to Japanese was not entirely successful. A man returning from a war is branded an idiot due to epilepsy. Love triangles ensue with tragic results.
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Japan's Longest Day 1967 N/R, 157 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: The Emperor and a General
Director: Kihachi Okamoto
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, So Yamamura, Chishu Ryu, Seiji Miyaguchi, Takashi Shimura, Toshio Kurosawa, Shogo Shimada, Susumu Fujita, Yunosuke Ito, Daisuke Kato, Etsushi Takahashi, Jun Tazaki, Nobuo Nakamura, Koshiro Matsumoto
This is the true story of failed efforts by the Japanese War Minister Anami (Toshiro Mifune) to continue the war and includes plots for a coup to overthrow the Emperor. But, the problem was resolved when Emperor Hirohito (Koshiro Matsumoto) broadcast to his nation on August 15, 1945, that Japan would agree to the Allies' demand for unconditional surrender.
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The Lost World of Sinbad 1963  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: Samurai Pirate
Director: Senkichi Taniguchi
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Makoto Sato, Jun Funato, Ichiro Arishima, Mie Hama, Akiko Wakabayashi, Kumi Mizuno, Tadao Nakamura, Jun Tazaki, Takashi Shimura
From the people who brought us "Godzilla," this is the story of a man (Toshiro Mifune) who is out to save the country from an evil premier who is trying to take over the kingdom. The English-dubbed version calls the hero Sinbad to help sell the film in the U.S.
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Midway 1976  PG, 132 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
aka: The Battle of Midway
Director: Jack Smight
Cast: Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Glenn Ford, Robert Mitchum, Hal Holbrook, Cliff Robertson, Toshiro Mifune, Robert Wagner, Edward Albert, Robert Webber, Ed Nelson, James Shigeta, Christina Kokubo, Monte Markham
The naval battle of World War II in which enemy ships never saw each other is depicted well in this movie, clearly showing the importance of the U.S. Navy's carrier force. 1 User Review
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Miyamoto Musashi 1954 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: Samurai
The Legend of Musashi
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Kaoru Yachigusa, Rentaro Mikuni, Mariko Okada, Kuroemon Onoe, Mitsuko Mito, Eiko Miyoshi, Daisuke Kato, Akihiko Hirata, Kusuo Abe
Set in early-17th-century Japan, this film tells the story of legendary Miyamoto Musashi (Toshiro Mifune) from his orphan childhood to becoming a powerful samurai–overcoming many setbacks along the way. This is Part One of a trilogy that also includes "Duel at Ichijoji Temple" and "Duel on Ganyru Island." The film won an Honorary Oscar for Best Foreign Film.
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Paper Tiger 1975 PG, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ken Annakin
Cast: David Niven, Toshiro Mifune, Hardy Kruger, Jeff Corey, Ivan Desny, Ronald Fraser, Ando, Irene Tsu, Miiko Taka
When an English schoolteacher (David Niven) and the Japanese ambassador's son (Ando) are kidnapped by terrorists, the tutor is able to act out his dreams of heroism.
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Rashomon 1950 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Takashi Shimura, Machiko Kyo, Minoru Chiaki, Kichijiro Ueda, Fumiko Honma, Daisuke Kato
This great philosophical story is built around a murder. Told in flashbacks, the key is the constructive memories of those who were part of the incident. At the end, it is impossible to tell who told the true story because each person saw it from only one point of view. The film was presented an Honorary Academy Award (for 1951) as Best Foreign Film.
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Red Sun 1971 PG, 112 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Terence Young
Cast: Charles Bronson, Ursula Andress, Toshiro Mifune, Alain Delon, Capucine, Barta Barry, Gianni Medici, Guido Lollobrigida, Anthony Dawson, Luc Merenda, Georges Lycan, Jo Nieto, Tetsu Nakamura, Julio Pena, Monica Randall
In the 19th century, despite cultural differences, Link (Charles Bronson) helps the Samurai, Kuroda (Toshiro Mifune), track down Gotch (Alain Delon) who has stolen Kuroda's sword. While on the trail of the sword, they deal with Indian attacks and beautiful women (Capucine and Ursula Andress). By story's end, their lives are changed forever.
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Samurai 1965 N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: Samurai Assassin
Director: Kihachi Okamoto
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Keiju Kobayashi, Michiyo Aratama, Yunosuke Ito, Eijiro Tono, Tadao Nakamaru, Koshiro Matsumoto, Nami Tamura, Kaoru Yachigusa, Susumu Fujita, Yoshio Inaba, Akihiko Hirata
In 1860, swordsman Tsuruchiyo (Toshiro Mifune) seeks his father but is denied entry into the powerful Lord's castle because he does not know who his father is. Unable to become a great warrior, he joins a gang of assassins who want to kill the Lord. After his ruse is discovered he escapes, fights his way into the castle, and kills the Lord–only to find that it was his father. Plenty of action.
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Samurai 2 1955 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Koji Tsuruta, Sachio Sakai, Akihiko Hirata, Yu Fujiki, Daisuke Kato, Eijiro Tono, Mitsuko Mito, Kuroemon Onoe, Kaoru Yachigusa
Part two of the "Miyamoto Musashi"/"Samurai" trilogy does not have quite the power of Part one–but is still exciting adventure. Musashi (Toshiro Mifune) has spent years on the road building his skills as the greatest samurai warrior. He returns home where his two loves await him, as does the leader of a school who trains warriors. He must again prove himself.
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Samurai 3 1956 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: Duel on Ganryu Island
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Koji Tsuruta, Kaoru Yachigusa, Mariko Okada, Michiko Saga, Takashi Shimura, Eijiro Tono, Akihiko Hirata, Daisuke Kato, Kuroemon Onoe
This final episode in the "Samurai" trilogy is yet another fine adventure as our hero Musashi (Toshiro Mifune) decides to live the simple life in a village. The villagers must deal with bandits, and Musashi teaches them to defend themselves. Meanwhile, his nemesis has challenged him to a duel, and his two girlfriends show up. He finally commits to one woman, and the other is killed by the bandits; now he must leave for his final battle.
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Samurai Rebellion 1967 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Rebellion
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Yoko Tsukasa, Tsuyoshi Kato, Tatsuyoshi Ehara, Shigeru Koyama, Masao Mishima, Tatsuya Nakadai, Etsuko Ichihara, Isao Yamagata, Michiko Otsuka, Tatsuo Matsumura, Takamaru Sasaki
In 18th-century Japan, father and son samurais rebel against the feudal system when local rulers mandate that the son give up his wife and child who is destined to come to power when the ruler dies.
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Sanjuro 1962 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Takashi Shimura, Keiju Kobayashi, Yuzo Kayama, Reiko Dan, Akihiko Hirata, Kamatari Fujiwara, Takako Irie, Yunosuke Ito
This follow-on to 1961's "Yojimbo" is more lighthearted than that film but still has plenty of action. Sanjuro (Toshiro Mifune), the clever samurai drifter, takes on the task of educating a group of naive young men in the ways of the samurai while fending off attacks. Another good film from Akira Kurosawa.
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Scandal 1950 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Shirley Yamaguchi, Yoko Katsuragi, Noriko Sengoku, Eitaro Ozawa, Takashi Shimura, Shinichi Himori, Masao Shimizu, Ichiro Shimizu, Fumiko Okamura, Tanie Kitabayashi, Sugisaku Aoyama
A young painter (Toshiro Mifune), who had met a popular singer (Shirley Yamaguchi) at a resort, sues a tabloid for printing a story linking him with the singer. His case takes a hit when his lawyer (Takashi Shimura) accepts a bribe from the magazine in order to get money to treat his ill daughter.
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 The Seven Samurai 1954 N/R, 208 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Takashi Shimura, Toshiro Mifune, Isao Kimura, Yoshio Inaba, Kamatari Fujiwara, Seiji Miyaguchi, Minoru Chiaki, Daisuke Kato, Kokuten Kodo, Bokuzen Hidari, Keiko Tsushima, Yukiko Shimazaki, Yoshio Kosugi, Jiro Kumagai
This story takes place in 16th-century Japan where local citizens are suffering from the havoc raised by bandits. To the rescue comes a group of expert warriors–seven unemployed samurai. This classic film was remade in Hollywood as the "Magnificent Seven."
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Stray Dog 1949 N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Isao Kimura, Keiko Awaji, Reisaburo Yamamoto, Noriko Sengoku, Fumiko Honma, Reikichi Kawamura, Eiko Miyoshi, Eijiro Tono
Set in Tokyo during an oppressive heat wave, this story revolves around the search for rookie Detective Murakami's (Toshiro Mifune) stolen gun. It appears that his gun is being used to shoot down victims whose bodies are found around Tokyo.
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The Sword of Doom 1966 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: Kihachi Okamoto
Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Toshiro Mifune, Yuzo Kayama, Michiyo Aratama, Ichiro Nakaya, Yoko Naito, Tadao Nakamaru, Ko Nishimura, Kei Sato, Kamatari Fujiwara, Ryosuke Kagawa, Kunie Tanaka
After samurai Ryunosuke (Tatsuya Nakadai) is asked by an opponent's wife to throw a match with her husband, he kills the husband in competition and then is pursued by the slain man's brother.
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Throne of Blood 1957 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Action / Fantasy / Thriller
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Minoru Chiaki, Takamaru Sasaki, Takashi Shimura, Akira Kubo, Hiroshi Tachikawa, Chieko Naniwa, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Isao Kimura, Kokuten Kodo, Kichijiro Ueda, Eiko Miyoshi, Nakajiro Tomita, Yu Fujiki
Shakespeare's "Macbeth" is transplanted into 16th-century Japan during a civil war in this excellent film from director Akira Kurosawa. The story begins when Washizu (Toshiro Mifune) and Miki (Minoru Chiaki) are lost in a forest where they encounter a ghostly woman who predicts that Washizu will rise in power. Later, Washizu listens to the goading of his wife, Asaji (Isuzu Yamada), and becomes involved in a plot to kill the ruler. The evil deed is done, but now Washizu must deal with his guilt and ultimate downfall.
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Under the Banner of Samurai 1969 N/R, 166 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Samurai Banners
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Yoshiko Sakuma, Yujiro Ishihara, Katsuo Nakamura, Kankuro Nakamura, Kanemon Nakamura, Masakazu Tamura, Ken Ogata, Mayumi Ozora, Takashi Shimura
In the 1500s, a samurai convinces his warlord to kill a rival warlord, and then the samurai and his warlord fall in love with the slain warlord's daughter. Years of fighting ensue.
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 Yojimbo 1961 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: The Bodyguard
Yojimbo the Bodyguard
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Eijiro Tono, Seizaburo Kawazu, Isuzu Yamada, Hiroshi Tachikawa, Kyu Sazanka, Takashi Shimura, Daisuke Kato, Ikio Sawamura, Kamatari Fujiwara
This classic Akira Kurosawa film was influenced by U.S. Westerns and stars the great Toshiro Mifune in another excellent performance as a samurai drifter who enters a small town in mid-1800s' Japan and is caught between two warring gangs. Rousing battle scenes.
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| 1. 1941 (1979)
2. Akage (1969)
aka: Red Lion
3. Akahige (1965)
aka: Red Beard
4. The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
aka: The Rose in the Mud
aka: The Worse You Are, the Better You Sleep
5. The Bushido Blade (1980)
aka: The Bloody Bushido Blade
6. The Challenge (1982)
aka: Sword of the Ninja
7. Donzoko (1957)
aka: The Lower Depths
8. Drunken Angel (1948)
9. Grand Prix (1966)
10. Hell in the Pacific (1968)
11. The Hidden Fortress (1958)
12. High and Low (1963)
13. I Live in Fear (1955)
aka: Record of a Living Being
14. The Idiot (1951)
15. Inchon (1982)
16. Japan's Longest Day (1967)
aka: The Emperor and a General
17. The Lost World of Sinbad (1963)
aka: Samurai Pirate
18. Midway (1976)
aka: The Battle of Midway
19. Miyamoto Musashi (1954)
aka: Samurai
aka: The Legend of Musashi
20. Paper Tiger (1975)
21. Picture Bride (1995)
22. Rashomon (1950)
23. Red Sun (1971)
24. Samurai (1965)
aka: Samurai Assassin
25. Samurai 2 (1955)
aka: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
26. Samurai 3 (1956)
aka: Duel on Ganryu Island
27. Samurai Rebellion (1967)
aka: Rebellion
28. Sanjuro (1962)
29. Scandal (1950)
30. The Seven Samurai (1954)
31. Stray Dog (1949)
32. The Sword of Doom (1966)
33. Throne of Blood (1957)
34. Under the Banner of Samurai (1969)
aka: Samurai Banners
35. Yojimbo (1961)
aka: The Bodyguard
aka: Yojimbo the Bodyguard
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