Writer: Ryuzo Kikushima
Akira KurosawaThe Hidden Fortress (1958)
Kurosawa's 1958 medieval adventure. Mifune as general, two bumbling peasants.
Akira KurosawaYojimbo (1961)
Kurosawa's 1961 samurai-noir. Mifune as the masterless ronin who plays two factions against each other.
Akira KurosawaThrone of Blood (1957)
Kurosawa's 1957 Macbeth set in feudal Japan. The arrow finale is among the most committed practical-effects sequences ever filmed.
Akira Kurosawa
