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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