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. 72 -

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  2. 70 -

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  3. 23 -

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  4. 76 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  5. 46 -

    Ben-Hur

    1959, in 22 top lists Check
  6. 54 -

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  7. 59 -

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  8. 25 -

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  9. 31 -

    A Streetcar Named Desire

    1951, in 15 top lists Check
  10. 74 -

    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
  11. 44 -

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  12. 4 -

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 30 top lists Check
  13. 45 -

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  14. 62 -

    Midnight Cowboy

    1969, in 22 top lists Check
  15. 67 -

    Solyaris

    1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 27 top lists Check
  16. 89 -

    Paris, Texas

    1984, in 21 top lists Check
  17. 58 -

    Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

    1966, in 19 top lists Check
  18. 84 -

    The King of Comedy

    1982, in 15 top lists Check
  19. 60 -

    In the Heat of the Night

    1967, in 17 top lists Check
  20. 36 -

    La strada

    1954, in 21 top lists Check
  21. 53 -

    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
  22. 82 -

    Fanny och Alexander

    1982 — a.k.a. Fanny and Alexander, in 25 top lists Check
  23. 90 -

    Witness

    1985, in 8 top lists Check
  24. 15 -

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  25. 86 -

    The Killing Fields

    1984, in 12 top lists Check
  26. 83 -

    Fitzcarraldo

    1982, in 14 top lists Check
  27. 87 -

    Stranger Than Paradise

    1984, in 14 top lists Check
  28. 52 -

    L'année dernière à Marienbad

    1961 — a.k.a. Last Year at Marienbad, in 23 top lists Check
  29. 22 -

    My Darling Clementine

    1946, in 20 top lists Check
  30. 66 -

    El espíritu de la colmena

    1973 — a.k.a. The Spirit of the Beehive, in 21 top lists Check
  31. 38 -

    Pather Panchali

    1955, in 21 top lists Check
  32. 68 -

    The Day of the Jackal

    1973, in 3 top lists Check
  33. 101 -

    Hana-bi

    1997 — a.k.a. Fireworks, in 11 top lists Check
  34. 1 -

    Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

    1919 — a.k.a. Broken Blossoms, in 13 top lists Check
  35. 28 -

    Banshun

    1949 — a.k.a. Late Spring, in 16 top lists Check
  36. 29 -

    Orphée

    1950 — a.k.a. Orpheus, in 18 top lists Check
  37. 57 -

    Il deserto rosso

    1964 — a.k.a. Red Desert, in 12 top lists Check
  38. 34 -

    Viaggio in Italia

    1954 — a.k.a. Journey to Italy, in 14 top lists Check
  39. 93 -

    The Dead

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  40. 85 -

    Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

    1983, in 6 top lists Check
  41. 94 -

    Khane-ye doust kodjast?

    1987 — a.k.a. Where Is the Friend's House?, in 15 top lists Check
  42. 64 -

    Johnny Got His Gun

    1971, in 5 top lists Check
  43. 7 -

    Morocco

    1930, in 9 top lists Check
  44. 33 -

    Saikaku ichidai onna

    1952 — a.k.a. The Life of Oharu, in 12 top lists Check
  45. 100 -

    La Belle Noiseuse

    1991 — a.k.a. The Beautiful Troublemaker, in 11 top lists Check
  46. 79 -

    Gloria

    1980, in 8 top lists Check
  47. 16 -

    Stella Dallas

    1937, in 4 top lists Check
  48. 97 -

    Running on Empty

    1988, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 63 -

    M*A*S*H

    1972, in 0 top lists Check
  50. 37 -

    Ukigumo

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