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AkiraKurosawaseasonpart2:BehindtheMaskoftheSamurai>?
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1958; Cert. PG;2hr18min;Subtitled>?
Kurosawa'sfirstfilminwidescreen,theaptlyepicyetlightheartedaction--romanticcomedyTheHiddenFortressisfullofswashbucklingset-pieces,spectacleandheart-stoppingmomentsofbravery. Afaithfulgeneral(Mifune)escortsandguardsafeistyteenprincessontherun,begrudginglyaidedbyapairofsquabblingpeasants. OneofKurosawa'sgreatesthits,itprovidedinspirationforStarWars.
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1955; Cert. 12;1hr43min;Subtitled>?
WhilstAmericaturnedtomutantbugmoviestodealwithitsatomicparanoia,Kurosawa'sColdWarresponsereflectsthenationalmoodinamorethoughtfulmanner. DuringaTokyoheatwave,adespoticseventy-year-oldindustrialist(Mifune)resolvestotakeactiontosavehisfamily--whethertheylikeitornot.
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1952; Cert. 12;2hr22min;Subtitled>?
IkiruisKurosawa'sgentlestandmostcontemplativefilm,apolaroppositetohissamuraidramas. Shimuraplaysanelderlycivilservantwhodiscoversthathe'sdyinganddeterminestospendhislastmonthsfindingsomethingthatwillgivemeaningtohislife. Potentialsentimentalityisdiffusedbyasatiricallookatsocietyandthesalaryman'ssubservientrole.
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1965; Cert. 15;2hr59min;Subtitled>?
ThefinalfilminthelongpartnershipbetweenKurosawaandtheiconicMifunefindstheactorplayingthered-beardedheadofalateNineteenthcenturyhospital. Theyounginternthathe'strainingcan'tunderstandthisbrilliantbuthighlyunconventionaldoctorandisbotheredbyhislackofrespectformedicalorthodoxy. Graduallyhelearnsotherwise.
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1954; Cert. 12;3hr26min;Subtitled>?
Themostfamoussamuraifilmevermade,anddeservedlyso.Kurosawa'sepicrecountsthestoryofvillagerswhodecidetohiremasterlesssamuraitoprotectthemselvesfromthebanditswhohavebeenplaguingthem. Sixarepropersamurais,theseventhaloudmouthedfarmer'ssonwannabe. TheinfluenceofKurosawa'sbelovedWesternsisapparentineveryframe;inturnSamuraiwentontoinspireTheMagnificentSeven.
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1962; Cert. PG;1hr35min;Subtitled>?
Inthisunofficialsequel,Yojimbo'sscruffylonersamurai(Mifune)appearsinanearliererawherehefindshimselftheunexpectedsaviourofagroupoftidyyoungsamuraiandapairofcourtladies. TheinteractionbetweenthesartoriallychallengedMifuneandhispolishedchargesbringscomedytoleaventhetenseactionsequences.
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