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. 101 -

    Hana-bi

    1997 — a.k.a. Fireworks, in 11 top lists Check
  2. 100 -

    La Belle Noiseuse

    1991 — a.k.a. The Beautiful Troublemaker, in 11 top lists Check
  3. 99 -

    A un

    1989 — a.k.a. Buddies, in 1 top list Check
  4. 98 -

    Tonari no Totoro

    1988 — a.k.a. My Neighbor Totoro, in 23 top lists Check
  5. 97 -

    Running on Empty

    1988, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 96 -

    The Whales of August

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  7. 95 -

    Out of Rosenheim

    1987 — a.k.a. Bagdad Cafe, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 94 -

    Khane-ye doust kodjast?

    1987 — a.k.a. Where Is the Friend's House?, in 15 top lists Check
  9. 93 -

    The Dead

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  10. 92 -

    Otac na sluzbenom putu

    1985 — a.k.a. When Father Was Away on Business, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 91 -

    The Trip to Bountiful

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  12. 90 -

    Witness

    1985, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 89 -

    Paris, Texas

    1984, in 21 top lists Check
  14. 88 -

    Dong dong de jiàqi

    1984 — a.k.a. A Summer at Grandpa's, in 4 top lists Check
  15. 87 -

    Stranger Than Paradise

    1984, in 14 top lists Check
  16. 86 -

    The Killing Fields

    1984, in 12 top lists Check
  17. 85 -

    Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

    1983, in 6 top lists Check
  18. 84 -

    The King of Comedy

    1982, in 15 top lists Check
  19. 83 -

    Fitzcarraldo

    1982, in 14 top lists Check
  20. 82 -

    Fanny och Alexander

    1982 — a.k.a. Fanny and Alexander, in 25 top lists Check
  21. 81 -

    La traviata

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  22. 80 -

    Haruka naru yama no yobigoe

    1980 — a.k.a. A Distant Cry from Spring, in 1 top list Check
  23. 79 -

    Gloria

    1980, in 8 top lists Check
  24. 78 -

    Padre padrone

    1977 — a.k.a. Padre Padrone, in 4 top lists Check
  25. 77 -

    Neokonchennaya pyesa dlya mekhanicheskogo pianino

    1977 — a.k.a. Unfinished Piece for the Player Piano, in 4 top lists Check
  26. 76 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  27. 75 -

    Daichi no komoriuta

    1976 — a.k.a. Lullaby of the Earth, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 74 -

    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
  29. 73 -

    O thiasos

    1975 — a.k.a. The Travelling Players, in 11 top lists Check
  30. 72 -

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  31. 71 -

    Sandakan hachibanshokan bohkyo

    1974 — a.k.a. Brothel No. 8, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 70 -

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  33. 69 -

    Gruppo di famiglia in un interno

    1974 — a.k.a. Conversation Piece, in 4 top lists Check
  34. 68 -

    The Day of the Jackal

    1973, in 3 top lists Check
  35. 67 -

    Solyaris

    1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 27 top lists Check
  36. 66 -

    El espíritu de la colmena

    1973 — a.k.a. The Spirit of the Beehive, in 21 top lists Check
  37. 65 -

    The French Connection

    1971, in 23 top lists Check
  38. 64 -

    Johnny Got His Gun

    1971, in 5 top lists Check
  39. 63 -

    M*A*S*H

    1972, in 0 top lists Check
  40. 62 -

    Midnight Cowboy

    1969, in 22 top lists Check
  41. 61 -

    The Charge of the Light Brigade

    1968, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 60 -

    In the Heat of the Night

    1967, in 17 top lists Check
  43. 59 -

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  44. 58 -

    Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

    1966, in 19 top lists Check
  45. 57 -

    Il deserto rosso

    1964 — a.k.a. Red Desert, in 12 top lists Check
  46. 56 -

    The Birds

    1963, in 18 top lists Check
  47. 55 -

    Mélodie en sous-sol

    1963 — a.k.a. Any Number Can Win, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 54 -

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  49. 53 -

    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
  50. 52 -

    L'année dernière à Marienbad

    1961 — a.k.a. Last Year at Marienbad, in 23 top lists Check
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