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Kwaidan (1964)

Summary: A collection of four Japanese folk tales with supernatural themes.
Release Date: November 22, 1965
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
Masaki KobayashiDirector
Masaki Kobayashi ethnicity
White Male
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Writers: Yôko Mizuki
Yôko MizukiWriter
Yôko Mizuki ethnicity
Asian Female
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, Lafcadio Hearn
Lafcadio HearnWriter
Lafcadio Hearn ethnicity
White Male
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Runtime: 3 h 03 min
MPAA: Not Rated
Production: Bungei Production Ninjin Club, Toho Company, Toyo Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Distributor: Continental Distributing, HBO Max, Home Vision Cinema, The Criterion Collection
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Movie budget: $ 350,000,000
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Yojimbo (1961)

Summary: A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.
Release Date: April 25, 1961
Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Akira KurosawaDirector
Akira Kurosawa ethnicity
Asian Male
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Writers: Akira Kurosawa
Akira KurosawaWriter
Akira Kurosawa ethnicity
Asian Male
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, Ryûzô Kikushima
Ryûzô KikushimaWriter
Ryûzô Kikushima ethnicity
Asian Male
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Runtime: 1 h 50 min
MPAA: G
Production: Kurosawa Production Co., Sammy, Toho Company
Distributor: Janus Films, Seneca Productions, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), Cowboy Pictures, The Criterion Collection, HBO Max, The Criterion Channel
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Domestic: $ 46,808
International: $ 18,111
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The Hidden Fortress (1958)

Summary: Lured by gold, two greedy peasants unknowingly escort a princess and her general across enemy lines.
Release Date: October 06, 1960
Genres: Adventure, Drama
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Akira KurosawaDirector
Akira Kurosawa ethnicity
Asian Male
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Writers: Ryûzô Kikushima
Ryûzô KikushimaWriter
Ryûzô Kikushima ethnicity
Asian Male
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, Hideo Oguni
Hideo OguniWriter
Hideo Oguni ethnicity
Asian Male
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, Shinobu Hashimoto
Shinobu HashimotoWriter
Shinobu Hashimoto ethnicity
Asian Male
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Runtime: 2 h 06 min
MPAA: Not Rated
Production: Toho Company
Distributor: Albex, Cowboy Pictures, Media Home Entertainment, The Criterion Collection
Country: Japan
Language: English
Domestic: $ 46,808
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Throne of Blood (1957)

Summary: 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.
Release Date: November 22, 1961
Genres: Drama, History
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Akira KurosawaDirector
Akira Kurosawa ethnicity
Asian Male
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Writers: Hideo Oguni
Hideo OguniWriter
Hideo Oguni ethnicity
Asian Male
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, Shinobu Hashimoto
Shinobu HashimotoWriter
Shinobu Hashimoto ethnicity
Asian Male
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, Ryûzô Kikushima
Ryûzô KikushimaWriter
Ryûzô Kikushima ethnicity
Asian Male
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Runtime: 1 h 50 min
MPAA: Not Rated
Production: Toho Company, Kurosawa Production Co.
Distributor: Cowboy Pictures, The Criterion Collection, Media Home Entertainment
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Domestic: $ 46,808
International: $ 12,739
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Snow Country (1957)

Summary: It's a man's world. Shimamura, an artist, comes to this snowbound town to rejuvenate himself. He connects with Komako, a geisha he met on a previous trip, and it seems like love. She's the foster daughter of a local family, almost...
Release Date: May 15, 1966
Genres: Drama, Romance
Director: Shirô Toyoda
Shirô ToyodaDirector
Shirô Toyoda ethnicity
Asian Male
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Writers: Yasunari Kawabata
Yasunari KawabataWriter
Yasunari Kawabata ethnicity
Asian Male
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, Toshio Yasumi
Toshio YasumiWriter
Toshio Yasumi ethnicity
Asian Male
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Runtime: 2 h 13 min
Production: Toho Company
Distributor: Toho Company
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
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Seven Samurai (1954)

Summary: Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, and he gathers six other samurai to join him.
Release Date: April 26, 1954
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Akira KurosawaDirector
Akira Kurosawa ethnicity
Asian Male
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Writers: Akira Kurosawa
Akira KurosawaWriter
Akira Kurosawa ethnicity
Asian Male
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, Shinobu Hashimoto
Shinobu HashimotoWriter
Shinobu Hashimoto ethnicity
Asian Male
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, Hideo Oguni
Hideo OguniWriter
Hideo Oguni ethnicity
Asian Male
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Runtime: 3 h 27 min
MPAA: PG
Production: Toho Company
Distributor: Kingsley-International Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), Embassy Pictures, Films Incorporated, Janus Films, Landmark Films, Embassy Home Entertainment, Nelson Entertainment, The Criterion Collection, Cowboy Pictures
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Movie budget: $ 125,000,000
Domestic: $ 811,696
International: $ 248,577
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Ikiru (1952)

Summary: A bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.
Release Date: March 25, 1956
Genre: Drama
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Akira KurosawaDirector
Akira Kurosawa ethnicity
Asian Male
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Writers: Akira Kurosawa
Akira KurosawaWriter
Akira Kurosawa ethnicity
Asian Male
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, Shinobu Hashimoto
Shinobu HashimotoWriter
Shinobu Hashimoto ethnicity
Asian Male
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, Hideo Oguni
Hideo OguniWriter
Hideo Oguni ethnicity
Asian Male
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Runtime: 2 h 23 min
MPAA: Not Rated
Production: Toho Company
Distributor: Brandon Films, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), Heron International Company, Media Home Entertainment, Cowboy Pictures, The Criterion Collection, Image Entertainment, HBO Max
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Domestic: $ 60,239
International: $ 36,680

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