Akira Kurosawa: movies and TV shows
Akira Kurosawa has 222 credits in the archive: 218 films and 4 TV series, from 1936 to 2025. Highest rated: Spécial cinéma (9.5/10).
Career timeline
1936 – 2025 · busiest year: 2002 (16 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Highest 2 Lowest | Film | 5.5 | 115 | |
| 2025 | Searching For Kurosawa | Film | — | 115 | |
| 2023 | The Draft! | Film | 5.3 | 113 | |
| 2022 | Living | Film | 7.0 | 112 | |
| 2021 | Morceaux de Cannes | Film | 2.0 | 111 | |
| 2020 | Babenco: Tell Me When I Die | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.1 | 110 |
| 2016 | The Magnificent Seven | Film | 6.5 | 106 | |
| 2013 | What Is Cinema? | Self | Film | 6.4 | 103 |
| 2012 | The World of Kazuo Miyagawa | Self | Film | — | 102 |
| 2011 | Kurosawa's Way | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.8 | 101 |
| 2011 | At the Gate of the Ghost | Film | 5.9 | 101 | |
| 2008 | The Last Princess | Film | 5.9 | 98 | |
| 2007 | Ikiru | Film | — | 97 | |
| 2007 | High and Low | Film | 5.5 | 97 | |
| 2007 | Tsubaki Sanjuro | Film | 6.3 | 97 | |
| 2004 | Samurai 7 | TV | 7.0 | 94 | |
| 2004 | Samurai 7 | TV | 7.0 | 94 | |
| 2002 | The Sea Is Watching | Film | 5.8 | 92 | |
| 2002 | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha' | Self | Film | 7.0 | 92 |
| 2002 | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well' | Self | Film | — | 92 |
| 2002 | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' | Self | Film | 8.0 | 92 |
| 2002 | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low' | Self | Film | — | 92 |
| 2002 | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai' | Self | Film | 10.0 | 92 |
| 2002 | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro' | Self | Film | — | 92 |
| 2002 | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru' | Self | Film | — | 92 |
| 2002 | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo' | Self | Film | — | 92 |
| 2002 | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den' | Self | Film | — | 92 |
| 2002 | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood' | Self | Film | — | 92 |
| 2002 | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Drunken Angel' | Self | Film | — | 92 |
| 2002 | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ran' | Self | Film | — | 92 |
| 2002 | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog' | Self | Film | — | 92 |
| 2002 | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths' | Self | Film | — | 92 |
| 2002 | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Red Beard' | Self | Film | — | 92 |
| 2001 | Kaze no Yojimbo | TV | 7.4 | 91 | |
| 2000 | After the Rain | Film | 7.4 | 90 | |
| 2000 | After the Rain | Film | 7.4 | 90 | |
| 2000 | Kurosawa | Self | Film | 7.0 | 90 |
| 2000 | Dora-heita | Film | 5.4 | 90 | |
| 2000 | A Message from Akira Kurosawa: For Beautiful Movies | Self | Film | 7.0 | 90 |
| 1999 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | Film | 7.3 | 89 | |
| 1999 | Inferno | Film | 6.1 | 89 | |
| 1999 | Kurosawa: The Last Emperor | Film | 6.2 | 89 | |
| 1997 | Misty | Film | 5.4 | 87 | |
| 1996 | Last Man Standing | Film | 6.4 | 86 | |
| 1993 | Madadayo | Film | 7.4 | 83 | |
| 1993 | Madadayo | Film | 7.4 | 83 | |
| 1993 | Madadayo | Film | 7.4 | 83 | |
| 1993 | In Love With and Living Within Movies - Akira Kurosawa and Hayao Miyazaki | Self | Film | 10.0 | 83 |
| 1993 | Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema | Self | Film | 7.7 | 83 |
| 1993 | Image: Kurosawa's Continuity: 'Kagemusha' | Film | — | 83 | |
| 1993 | Image: Kurosawa's Continuity: 'Kagemusha' | Film | — | 83 | |
| 1993 | Image: Kurosawa's Continuity: 'Ran' | Film | — | 83 | |
| 1993 | Image: Kurosawa's Continuity: 'Ran' | Film | — | 83 | |
| 1991 | Rhapsody in August | Film | 7.2 | 81 | |
| 1991 | Rhapsody in August | Film | 7.2 | 81 | |
| 1991 | Rhapsody in August | Film | 7.2 | 81 | |
| 1990 | Dreams | Film | 7.7 | 80 | |
| 1990 | Dreams | Film | 7.7 | 80 | |
| 1990 | Dreams | Film | 7.7 | 80 | |
| 1990 | Making of 'Dreams' | Self | Film | 8.0 | 80 |
| 1989 | Seven Warriors | Film | 6.7 | 79 | |
| 1985 | Ran | Film | 8.0 | 75 | |
| 1985 | Ran | Film | 8.0 | 75 | |
| 1985 | Ran | Film | 8.0 | 75 | |
| 1985 | Ran | Film | 8.0 | 75 | |
| 1985 | Runaway Train | Film | 7.0 | 75 | |
| 1985 | A. K. | Self | Film | 6.4 | 75 |
| 1985 | Making of Ran | Self | Film | — | 75 |
| 1984 | The Warrior and the Sorceress | Film | 4.4 | 74 | |
| 1983 | The Seven Magnificent Gladiators | Film | 3.2 | 73 | |
| 1980 | Kagemusha | Film | 7.8 | 70 | |
| 1980 | Kagemusha | Film | 7.8 | 70 | |
| 1980 | Kagemusha | Film | 7.8 | 70 | |
| 1980 | Kagemusha | Film | 7.8 | 70 | |
| 1980 | Kagemusha | Film | 7.8 | 70 | |
| 1980 | Battle Beyond the Stars | Film | 5.4 | 70 | |
| 1976 | The Last Round | Film | 6.2 | 66 | |
| 1975 | Dersu Uzala | Film | 7.9 | 65 | |
| 1975 | Dersu Uzala | Film | 7.9 | 65 | |
| 1974 | Spécial cinéma | Self | TV | 9.5 | 64 |
| 1973 | Stray Dog | Film | 7.9 | 63 | |
| 1972 | The Magnificent Seven Ride! | Film | 5.6 | 62 | |
| 1970 | Dodes'ka-den | Film | 7.1 | 60 | |
| 1970 | Dodes'ka-den | Film | 7.1 | 60 | |
| 1970 | Dodes'ka-den | Film | 7.1 | 60 | |
| 1970 | Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo | Film | 6.8 | 60 | |
| 1970 | Song of the Horse | Film | 5.9 | 60 | |
| 1970 | Song of the Horse | Film | 5.9 | 60 | |
| 1969 | Guns of the Magnificent Seven | Film | 5.4 | 59 | |
| 1968 | The Last Day of Hsianyang | Film | — | 58 | |
| 1966 | Return of the Seven | Film | 6.1 | 56 | |
| 1966 | Django | Film | 7.2 | 56 | |
| 1965 | Red Beard | Film | 8.2 | 55 | |
| 1965 | Red Beard | Film | 8.2 | 55 | |
| 1965 | Red Beard | Film | 8.2 | 55 | |
| 1965 | Sanshiro Sugata | Film | 7.1 | 55 | |
| 1965 | Sanshiro Sugata | Film | 7.1 | 55 | |
| 1964 | A Fistful of Dollars | Film | 7.8 | 54 | |
| 1964 | The Outrage | Film | 5.9 | 54 | |
| 1964 | Jakoman and Tetsu | Film | 7.3 | 54 | |
| 1963 | High and Low | Film | 8.4 | 53 | |
| 1963 | High and Low | Film | 8.4 | 53 | |
| 1963 | High and Low | Film | 8.4 | 53 | |
| 1963 | High and Low | Film | 8.4 | 53 | |
| 1963 | Legacy of the 500,000 | Film | 6.9 | 53 | |
| 1962 | Sanjuro | Film | 7.9 | 52 | |
| 1962 | Sanjuro | Film | 7.9 | 52 | |
| 1962 | Sanjuro | Film | 7.9 | 52 | |
| 1962 | The Fencing Master | Film | 5.9 | 52 | |
| 1961 | Yojimbo | Film | 8.1 | 51 | |
| 1961 | Yojimbo | Film | 8.1 | 51 | |
| 1961 | Yojimbo | Film | 8.1 | 51 | |
| 1961 | Yojimbo | Film | 8.1 | 51 | |
| 1960 | The Magnificent Seven | Film | 7.5 | 50 | |
| 1960 | The Bad Sleep Well | Film | 7.7 | 50 | |
| 1960 | The Bad Sleep Well | Film | 7.7 | 50 | |
| 1960 | The Bad Sleep Well | Film | 7.7 | 50 | |
| 1960 | The Bad Sleep Well | Film | 7.7 | 50 | |
| 1960 | Play of the Week: Rashomon | Film | 8.0 | 50 | |
| 1959 | Saga of the Vagabonds | Film | 6.8 | 49 | |
| 1959 | Saga of the Vagabonds | Film | 6.8 | 49 | |
| 1958 | The Hidden Fortress | Film | 8.0 | 48 | |
| 1958 | The Hidden Fortress | Film | 8.0 | 48 | |
| 1958 | The Hidden Fortress | Film | 8.0 | 48 | |
| 1958 | The Hidden Fortress | Film | 8.0 | 48 | |
| 1957 | Throne of Blood | Film | 7.9 | 47 | |
| 1957 | Throne of Blood | Film | 7.9 | 47 | |
| 1957 | Throne of Blood | Film | 7.9 | 47 | |
| 1957 | Throne of Blood | Film | 7.9 | 47 | |
| 1957 | The Lower Depths | Film | 7.1 | 47 | |
| 1957 | The Lower Depths | Film | 7.1 | 47 | |
| 1957 | The Lower Depths | Film | 7.1 | 47 | |
| 1957 | The Lower Depths | Film | 7.1 | 47 | |
| 1957 | Advance Patrol | Film | 6.0 | 47 | |
| 1955 | I Live in Fear | Film | 7.3 | 45 | |
| 1955 | I Live in Fear | Film | 7.3 | 45 | |
| 1955 | Vanished Enlisted Man | Film | 7.0 | 45 | |
| 1955 | Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree | Film | 8.0 | 45 | |
| 1955 | Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree | Film | 8.0 | 45 | |
| 1954 | Seven Samurai | Film | 8.4 | 44 | |
| 1954 | Seven Samurai | Film | 8.4 | 44 | |
| 1954 | Seven Samurai | Film | 8.4 | 44 | |
| 1953 | My Wonderful Yellow Car | Film | 7.0 | 43 | |
| 1952 | Ikiru | Film | 8.3 | 42 | |
| 1952 | Ikiru | Film | 8.3 | 42 | |
| 1952 | Ikiru | Film | 8.3 | 42 | |
| 1952 | The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail | Film | 6.7 | 42 | |
| 1952 | The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail | Film | 6.7 | 42 | |
| 1952 | The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail | Film | 6.7 | 42 | |
| 1952 | Sword for Hire | Film | 6.7 | 42 | |
| 1952 | Vendetta of a Samurai | Film | 6.6 | 42 | |
| 1951 | The Idiot | Film | 7.0 | 41 | |
| 1951 | The Idiot | Film | 7.0 | 41 | |
| 1951 | The Idiot | Film | 7.0 | 41 | |
| 1951 | Beyond Love and Hate | Film | 7.0 | 41 | |
| 1951 | The Den of Beasts | Film | 7.0 | 41 | |
| 1950 | Rashomon | Film | 8.0 | 40 | |
| 1950 | Rashomon | Film | 8.0 | 40 | |
| 1950 | Rashomon | Film | 8.0 | 40 | |
| 1950 | Scandal | Film | 6.9 | 40 | |
| 1950 | Scandal | Film | 6.9 | 40 | |
| 1950 | Escape at Dawn | Film | 6.0 | 40 | |
| 1950 | Jiruba no Tetsu | Film | 10.0 | 40 | |
| 1950 | Fencing Master | Film | 5.7 | 40 | |
| 1949 | Stray Dog | Film | 7.6 | 39 | |
| 1949 | Stray Dog | Film | 7.6 | 39 | |
| 1949 | Stray Dog | Film | 7.6 | 39 | |
| 1949 | The Quiet Duel | Film | 7.3 | 39 | |
| 1949 | The Quiet Duel | Film | 7.3 | 39 | |
| 1949 | Flirtation in Spring | Film | 10.0 | 39 | |
| 1949 | Lady From Hell | Film | 9.0 | 39 | |
| 1949 | Jakoman and Tetsu | Film | 10.0 | 39 | |
| 1948 | Drunken Angel | Film | 7.6 | 38 | |
| 1948 | Drunken Angel | Film | 7.6 | 38 | |
| 1948 | The Portrait | Film | 6.7 | 38 | |
| 1947 | One Wonderful Sunday | Film | 7.2 | 37 | |
| 1947 | One Wonderful Sunday | Film | 7.2 | 37 | |
| 1947 | Four Love Stories | Film | 6.2 | 37 | |
| 1947 | Snow Trail | Film | 7.0 | 37 | |
| 1946 | No Regrets for Our Youth | Film | 6.9 | 36 | |
| 1946 | No Regrets for Our Youth | Film | 6.9 | 36 | |
| 1946 | No Regrets for Our Youth | Film | 6.9 | 36 | |
| 1946 | Those Who Make Tomorrow | Film | 10.0 | 36 | |
| 1945 | Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two | Film | 6.0 | 35 | |
| 1945 | Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two | Film | 6.0 | 35 | |
| 1945 | The Admirable Isshin Tasuke! | Film | 9.0 | 35 | |
| 1944 | The Most Beautiful | Film | 5.6 | 34 | |
| 1944 | The Most Beautiful | Film | 5.6 | 34 | |
| 1944 | Wrestling-Ring Festival | Film | — | 34 | |
| 1943 | Sanshiro Sugata | Film | 6.5 | 33 | |
| 1943 | Sanshiro Sugata | Film | 6.5 | 33 | |
| 1943 | Sanshiro Sugata | Film | 6.5 | 33 | |
| 1943 | World of Love | Film | 10.0 | 33 | |
| 1942 | Currents of Youth | Film | 9.0 | 32 | |
| 1942 | Wings of Victory | Film | 6.8 | 32 | |
| 1941 | Horse | Film | 6.3 | 31 | |
| 1941 | Horse | Film | 6.3 | 31 | |
| 1940 | Roppa's Honeymoon | Film | 6.5 | 30 | |
| 1940 | The Monkey King | Film | 7.0 | 30 | |
| 1940 | Enoken's Cropped Hair | Film | 8.0 | 30 | |
| 1939 | Enoken’s Shrewd Period | Film | 9.0 | 29 | |
| 1939 | Easy Alley | Film | 10.0 | 29 | |
| 1938 | Subterranean Heat | Film | 7.0 | 28 | |
| 1938 | Composition Class | Film | 6.8 | 28 | |
| 1938 | Enoken's Surprising Life | Film | 10.0 | 28 | |
| 1938 | Tojuro's Love | Film | 7.0 | 28 | |
| 1937 | Japanese Women's Textbook | Film | 9.0 | 27 | |
| 1937 | Enoken's Chikiri Kinta Part 2 – Returning Is Scary, but the Weather Will Clear If You Wait | Film | 7.5 | 27 | |
| 1937 | Saga of the Vagabonds, Part One: Tiger and Wolf | Film | 8.0 | 27 | |
| 1937 | Avalanche | Film | 6.8 | 27 | |
| 1937 | Avalanche | Film | 6.8 | 27 | |
| 1937 | Enoken's Chikiri Kinta Part 1 – Momma, the Hat: The Nice Way | Film | 8.0 | 27 | |
| 1937 | A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes & Fall Once Again | Film | 10.0 | 27 | |
| 1937 | Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn | Film | 10.0 | 27 | |
| 1937 | A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes | Film | — | 27 | |
| 1937 | The Beautiful Hawk | Film | 7.0 | 27 | |
| 1937 | A Husband's Chastity: Fall Again | Film | — | 27 | |
| 1936 | Enoken’s Ten Millions | Film | 10.0 | 26 | |
| 1936 | Tokyo Rhapsody | Film | 8.0 | 26 | |
| 1936 | Enoken’s Ten Millions Sequel | Film | 8.0 | 26 | |
| 1936 | Paradise of the Virgin Flowers | Film | 7.0 | 26 | |
| A Fistful of Dollars Remake | Film | — | — |