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. 3 -

    Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler

    1922 — a.k.a. Dr. Mabuse the Gambler, in 14 top lists Check
  2. 100 -

    La Belle Noiseuse

    1991 — a.k.a. The Beautiful Troublemaker, in 11 top lists Check
  3. 73 -

    O thiasos

    1975 — a.k.a. The Travelling Players, in 11 top lists Check
  4. 54 -

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  5. 46 -

    Ben-Hur

    1959, in 22 top lists Check
  6. 70 -

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  7. 82 -

    Fanny och Alexander

    1982 — a.k.a. Fanny and Alexander, in 25 top lists Check
  8. 74 -

    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
  9. 67 -

    Solyaris

    1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 28 top lists Check
  10. 42 -

    The Young Lions

    1958, in 1 top list Check
  11. 83 -

    Fitzcarraldo

    1982, in 13 top lists Check
  12. 33 -

    Saikaku ichidai onna

    1952 — a.k.a. The Life of Oharu, in 12 top lists Check
  13. 89 -

    Paris, Texas

    1984, in 22 top lists Check
  14. 68 -

    The Day of the Jackal

    1973, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 18 -

    Tsuchi

    1939, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 86 -

    The Killing Fields

    1984, in 12 top lists Check
  17. 61 -

    The Charge of the Light Brigade

    1968, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 92 -

    Otac na sluzbenom putu

    1985 — a.k.a. When Father Was Away on Business, in 4 top lists Check
  19. 53 -

    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
  20. 72 -

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  21. 58 -

    Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

    1966, in 19 top lists Check
  22. 23 -

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  23. 39 -

    Daddy Long Legs

    1955, in 1 top list Check
  24. 38 -

    Pather Panchali

    1955, in 21 top lists Check
  25. 79 -

    Gloria

    1980, in 8 top lists Check
  26. 85 -

    Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

    1983, in 6 top lists Check
  27. 37 -

    Ukigumo

    1955 — a.k.a. Floating Clouds, in 7 top lists Check
  28. 31 -

    A Streetcar Named Desire

    1951, in 15 top lists Check
  29. 69 -

    Gruppo di famiglia in un interno

    1974 — a.k.a. Conversation Piece, in 4 top lists Check
  30. 71 -

    Sandakan hachibanshokan bohkyo

    1974 — a.k.a. Brothel No. 8, in 3 top lists Check
  31. 56 -

    The Birds

    1963, in 18 top lists Check
  32. 55 -

    Mélodie en sous-sol

    1963 — a.k.a. Any Number Can Win, in 3 top lists Check
  33. 50 -

    Plein soleil

    1960 — a.k.a. Purple Noon, in 10 top lists Check
  34. 57 -

    Il deserto rosso

    1964 — a.k.a. Red Desert, in 12 top lists Check
  35. 97 -

    Running on Empty

    1988, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 24 -

    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  37. 99 -

    A un

    1989 — a.k.a. Buddies, in 1 top list Check
  38. 15 -

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  39. 62 -

    Midnight Cowboy

    1969, in 22 top lists Check
  40. 78 -

    Padre padrone

    1977 — a.k.a. Padre Padrone, in 4 top lists Check
  41. 43 -

    Les cousins

    1959 — a.k.a. The Cousins, in 6 top lists Check
  42. 9 -

    Die 3 Groschen-Oper

    1931 — a.k.a. The 3 Penny Opera, in 8 top lists Check
  43. 29 -

    Orphée

    1950 — a.k.a. Orpheus, in 18 top lists Check
  44. 90 -

    Witness

    1985, in 8 top lists Check
  45. 59 -

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  46. 75 -

    Daichi no komoriuta

    1976 — a.k.a. Lullaby of the Earth, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 64 -

    Johnny Got His Gun

    1971, in 5 top lists Check
  48. 41 -

    Bakumatsu taiyôden

    1957 — a.k.a. Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate, in 5 top lists Check
  49. 60 -

    In the Heat of the Night

    1967, in 17 top lists Check
  50. 19 -

    Ninotchka

    1939, in 20 top lists Check
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