Akira Kurosawa Movies: Toshiro Mifune Films

In postwar Tokyo, an alcoholic doctor treats a young yakuza for tuberculosis, forming an unlikely relationship as the gangster struggles between recovery and his dangerous criminal past.

A young army surgeon accidentally contracts syphilis during a WWII operation and must grapple with the personal and ethical consequences of his condition while working at his father's clinic.

A young detective's gun is stolen by a pickpocket on a crowded Tokyo bus, leading him on a desperate undercover hunt through the city's sweltering streets. As he pursues the thief, the investigation becomes a psychological examination of both hunter and hunted.

A tabloid magazine creates a scandalous story about a painter and a famous singer based on a compromising photograph, leading to a dramatic court battle.

A groundbreaking Japanese film that explores the nature of truth through four conflicting accounts of a violent crime in medieval Japan.

A compassionate war veteran becomes entangled in a complex love triangle in snowy Hokkaidō, where his gentle nature ultimately leads to tragic consequences for all involved. This Japanese adaptation of Dostoevsky's classic novel explores themes of love, jealousy, and human frailty.

A masterful epic following seven samurai warriors who are hired by a poor farming village to defend them against marauding bandits. The film chronicles their preparation for battle and the bonds formed between the warriors and villagers as they train together for the inevitable confrontation.

An elderly Japanese foundry owner, consumed by fear of nuclear war, desperately tries to convince his family to flee to Brazil for safety. When his family seeks to have him declared mentally incompetent, a court counselor must decide whether his atomic anxieties are madness or justified concern.

Director Akira Kurosawa transposes Shakespeare's Macbeth to feudal Japan, following samurai warrior Washizu who encounters a prophetic spirit and is driven by his ambitious wife to commit murder for power. This acclaimed adaptation masterfully blends Japanese aesthetics with the timeless themes of ambition and fate.

In this adaptation of Gorky's play set in 19th-century Japan, residents of a squalid boardinghouse become entangled in a dangerous love triangle. When a thief switches his affections from the landlady to her younger sister, jealousy and betrayal lead to violent consequences.

In feudal Japan, two cowardly peasants stumble upon a mysterious man who leads them to a hidden mountain fortress during a brutal clan war.

In this loose adaptation of Hamlet, an illegitimate son infiltrates a powerful Japanese corporation and marries into the family of those he believes responsible for his father's death. He methodically executes a plan of revenge against the corrupt executives from within their own ranks.

A masterful ronin arrives in a small feudal Japanese village torn between two rival gangs and cleverly plays both sides against each other. Akira Kurosawa's influential samurai film showcases a lone warrior's cunning strategy to restore peace through calculated chaos.

In this sequel to Yojimbo, the cynical samurai Sanjuro reluctantly aids a group of naive young warriors in rooting out corruption within their clan. Kurosawa masterfully blends action and comedy as the gruff ronin challenges traditional notions of samurai honor.

A wealthy shoe executive in Yokohama must decide whether to pay a devastating ransom when kidnappers mistakenly abduct his chauffeur's son instead of his own child.

A young medical school graduate reluctantly begins working at a rural clinic under the mentorship of a gruff but wise doctor known as Red Beard. Through challenging cases and difficult patients, he learns the true meaning of compassionate medicine and personal sacrifice.