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A Journey through the Entire Kurosawa Filmography [from My Current Approximation of Least to Most Favorite] 🎥 Part VII: Best of the Best Chapter 1 - Works of Staggering Genius 🎞️ 7. Throne of Blood [1957] Throne of Blood is not only my favorite of Kurosawa's Shakespeare adaptions, but my favorite adaption of Macbeth, & further, my favorite Shakespeare adaptation overall. Aside from a couple specific moments that require it to slow, it moves long quickly, excitingly, & powerfully. It is brilliantly shot, delightfully performed, & just purely enjoyable Shakespearean film entertainment. 6. High and Low [1963] High and Low is the last of the noir like films that Kurosawa did, & in my opinion, easily the strongest (even if Stray Dog is the most noir-ish). It is a major influence on police procedural films to follow, particularly domestic drama & kidnapping related police procedurals. It is Toshiro Mifune's penultimate film with Kurosawa & is extremely tightly constructed, outstandingly performed & photographed, & perfectly paced (particularly for a movie its length). 5. Rashomon [1950] While Drunken Angel & Stray Dog were very strong films that came before, Rashomon was Kurosawa's first international hit & is still considered among the greatest films ever made by many. It's unique storytelling style is the inspiration for the term "Rashomon effect", about the unreliability of eyewitnesses (as they will each tell the tale differently), & nothing had been done quite like it before in film, though so many have since. & just so beautifully shot. 🎬 We've reached the top 7, the best of the best. 7 of the greatest Japanese films ever made, they stand out there among the greatest films, period. These 3 are each works of just staggering genius, & each in 3 completely different styles. • • • #kurosawa #akirakurosawa #KurosawaFilmography #kurosawathon #all30films #iLoveMovies #dvd #blurays #dvds #bluray #kurosawafilms #kurosawamovies #bestofthebest #throneofblood (#spiderwebcastle #akirakurosawasthroneofblood #macbeth ) #1957 #highandlow (#highandlow1963 #heavenandhell ) #1963 #rashomon (#akirakurosawasrashomon ) #1950 #toshiromifune #tatsuyanakadai #takashishimura (at Jersey City, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLTY2oxD3o7/?igshid=bzg99qfxm8zk