Throne of Blood
1957
A war-hardened general, egged on by his ambitious wife, works to fulfill a prophecy that he would become lord of Spider's Web Castle. Throne of Blood is Kurosawa's adaptation of Shakespeare's play, Macbeth, but in a feudal Japanese setting.
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Seven Samurai
1954
A poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves.
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Ran
1985
In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other...and him.
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Yojimbo
1961
A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.
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Rashomon
1950
The rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter.
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Sanjuro
1962
A crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent.
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The Hidden Fortress
1958
Lured by gold, two greedy peasants unknowingly escort a princess and her general across enemy lines.
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