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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  1. 14 -

    Akanishi Kakita

    1936 — a.k.a. Capricious Young Man, in 2 top lists Check
  2. 76 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  3. 26 -

    Aoi sanmyaku

    1949, in 1 top list Check
  4. 48 -

    Une aussi longue absence

    1961 — a.k.a. The Long Absence, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 41 -

    Bakumatsu taiyôden

    1957 — a.k.a. Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate, in 5 top lists Check
  6. 28 -

    Banshun

    1949 — a.k.a. Late Spring, in 16 top lists Check
  7. 74 -

    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
  8. 100 -

    La Belle Noiseuse

    1991 — a.k.a. The Beautiful Troublemaker, in 11 top lists Check
  9. 46 -

    Ben-Hur

    1959, in 22 top lists Check
  10. 24 -

    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  11. 56 -

    The Birds

    1963, in 18 top lists Check
  12. 59 -

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  13. 45 -

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  14. 1 -

    Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

    1919 — a.k.a. Broken Blossoms, in 13 top lists Check
  15. 61 -

    The Charge of the Light Brigade

    1968, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 6 -

    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check
  17. 5 -

    La chute de la maison Usher

    1928 — a.k.a. The Fall of the House of Usher, in 10 top lists Check
  18. 43 -

    Les cousins

    1959 — a.k.a. The Cousins, in 6 top lists Check
  19. 39 -

    Daddy Long Legs

    1955, in 1 top list Check
  20. 75 -

    Daichi no komoriuta

    1976 — a.k.a. Lullaby of the Earth, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 2 -

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  22. 68 -

    The Day of the Jackal

    1973, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 93 -

    The Dead

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  24. 57 -

    Il deserto rosso

    1964 — a.k.a. Red Desert, in 12 top lists Check
  25. 9 -

    Die 3 Groschen-Oper

    1931 — a.k.a. The 3 Penny Opera, in 8 top lists Check
  26. 88 -

    Dong dong de jiàqi

    1984 — a.k.a. A Summer at Grandpa's, in 4 top lists Check
  27. 3 -

    Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler

    1922 — a.k.a. Dr. Mabuse the Gambler, in 14 top lists Check
  28. 66 -

    El espíritu de la colmena

    1973 — a.k.a. The Spirit of the Beehive, in 21 top lists Check
  29. 82 -

    Fanny och Alexander

    1982 — a.k.a. Fanny and Alexander, in 25 top lists Check
  30. 83 -

    Fitzcarraldo

    1982, in 14 top lists Check
  31. 65 -

    The French Connection

    1971, in 23 top lists Check
  32. 79 -

    Gloria

    1980, in 8 top lists Check
  33. 70 -

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  34. 35 -

    Gojira

    1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check
  35. 4 -

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 30 top lists Check
  36. 15 -

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  37. 69 -

    Gruppo di famiglia in un interno

    1974 — a.k.a. Conversation Piece, in 4 top lists Check
  38. 101 -

    Hana-bi

    1997 — a.k.a. Fireworks, in 11 top lists Check
  39. 80 -

    Haruka naru yama no yobigoe

    1980 — a.k.a. A Distant Cry from Spring, in 1 top list Check
  40. 60 -

    In the Heat of the Night

    1967, in 17 top lists Check
  41. 23 -

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  42. 20 -

    Ivan Groznyy

    1944 — a.k.a. Ivan the Terrible, Part I, in 19 top lists Check
  43. 21 -

    Ivan Groznyy. Skaz vtoroy: Boyarskiy zagovor

    1958 — a.k.a. Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot, in 15 top lists Check
  44. 64 -

    Johnny Got His Gun

    1971, in 5 top lists Check
  45. 30 -

    Karumen kokyô ni kaeru

    1951 — a.k.a. Carmen Comes Home, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 94 -

    Khane-ye doust kodjast?

    1987 — a.k.a. Where Is the Friend's House?, in 15 top lists Check
  47. 86 -

    The Killing Fields

    1984, in 12 top lists Check
  48. 84 -

    The King of Comedy

    1982, in 15 top lists Check
  49. 8 -

    Der Kongreß tanzt

    1931 — a.k.a. Congress Dances, in 5 top lists Check
  50. 25 -

    Ladri di biciclette

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