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Where to Start With Kurosawa

Samurai, cops and one civil servant with months to live. Start with the swordplay and work towards Ran.

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  1. Yojimbo
    1961 · Movie
    8.1
  2. Sanjuro
    1962 · Movie
    7.9
  3. The Hidden Fortress
    1958 · Movie
    8.0
  4. Seven Samurai
    1954 · Movie
    8.5
  5. High and Low
    1963 · Movie
    8.4
  6. Stray Dog
    1949 · Movie
    7.6
  7. Rashomon
    1950 · Movie
    8.0
  8. Ikiru
    1952 · Movie
    8.3
  9. Throne of Blood
    1957 · Movie
    7.9
  10. Red Beard
    1965 · Movie
    8.2
  11. Kagemusha
    1980 · Movie
    7.8
  12. Ran
    1985 · Movie
    8.0

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