Akira Kurosawa's 100 Favorite Movies

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From chapter three of 'A Dream is a Genius', Akira Kurosawa discusses his top 100 films with his daughter, Kazuko. Kurosawa limits his choices to one film per director.

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    Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

    1919 — a.k.a. Broken Blossoms, in 13 top lists Check
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    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
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    Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler

    1922 — a.k.a. Dr. Mabuse the Gambler, in 14 top lists Check
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    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 29 top lists Check
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    La chute de la maison Usher

    1928 — a.k.a. The Fall of the House of Usher, in 10 top lists Check
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    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. Un Chien Andalou, in 25 top lists Check
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    Morocco

    1930, in 9 top lists Check
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    Der Kongreß tanzt

    1931 — a.k.a. Congress Dances, in 5 top lists Check
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    Die 3 Groschen-Oper

    1931 — a.k.a. The 3 Penny Opera, in 6 top lists Check
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    Leise flehen meine Lieder

    1933 — a.k.a. Lover Divine, in 1 top list Check
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    The Thin Man

    1934, in 14 top lists Check
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    Tonari no Yae-chan

    1934, in 1 top list Check
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    Tange Sazen yowa: Hyakuman ryô no tsubo

    1935 — a.k.a. Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo, in 5 top lists Check
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    Akanishi Kakita

    1936 — a.k.a. Capricious Young Man, in 2 top lists Check
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    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
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    Stella Dallas

    1937, in 4 top lists Check
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    Tsuzurikata kyoshitsu

    1938 — a.k.a. Composition Class, in 1 top list Check
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    Tsuchi

    1939, in 3 top lists Check
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    Ninotchka

    1939, in 20 top lists Check
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    Ivan Groznyy

    1944 — a.k.a. Ivan the Terrible, Part I, in 20 top lists Check
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    Ivan Groznyy. Skaz vtoroy: Boyarskiy zagovor

    1958 — a.k.a. Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot, in 15 top lists Check
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    My Darling Clementine

    1946, in 20 top lists Check
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    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
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    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
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    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
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    Aoi sanmyaku

    1949, in 1 top list Check
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    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
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    Banshun

    1949 — a.k.a. Late Spring, in 16 top lists Check
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    Orphée

    1950 — a.k.a. Orpheus, in 18 top lists Check
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    Karumen kokyô ni kaeru

    1951 — a.k.a. Carmen Comes Home, in 2 top lists Check
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    A Streetcar Named Desire

    1951, in 15 top lists Check
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    Thérèse Raquin

    1953 — a.k.a. The Adultress, in 3 top lists Check
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    Saikaku ichidai onna

    1952 — a.k.a. The Life of Oharu, in 12 top lists Check
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    Viaggio in Italia

    1954 — a.k.a. Journey to Italy, in 14 top lists Check
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    Gojira

    1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check
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    La strada

    1954 — a.k.a. La Strada, in 20 top lists Check
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    Ukigumo

    1955 — a.k.a. Floating Clouds, in 7 top lists Check
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    Pather Panchali

    1955, in 22 top lists Check
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    Daddy Long Legs

    1955, in 1 top list Check
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    The Proud Ones

    1956, in 1 top list Check
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    Bakumatsu taiyôden

    1957 — a.k.a. A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era, in 5 top lists Check
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    The Young Lions

    1958, in 1 top list Check
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    Les cousins

    1959 — a.k.a. The Cousins, in 6 top lists Check
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    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 27 top lists Check
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    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
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    Ben-Hur

    1959, in 22 top lists Check
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    Otôto

    1960 — a.k.a. Brother, in 3 top lists Check
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    Une aussi longue absence

    1961 — a.k.a. The Long Absence, in 3 top lists Check
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    Le voyage en ballon

    1960 — a.k.a. Stowaway in the Sky, in 1 top list Check
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    Plein soleil

    1960 — a.k.a. Purple Noon, in 10 top lists Check
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