Yojimbo is a Japanese samurai film directed by Akira Kurosawa, set in the late Edo period of Japan. The film follows a wandering ronin, played by Toshiro Mifune, who arrives in a small, lawless town torn between two rival gangs. With his cunning and swordsmanship, he plays both sides against each other to bring about […]
Drunken Angel - 1948
After a battle with rival criminals, a small-time gangster is treated by an alcoholic doctor in post-war Japan. The doctor diagnoses the young gangster’s tuberculosis, and convinces him to begin treatment for it. The two enjoy an uneasy friendship until the gangster’s former boss is released from prison and seeks to take over his gang […]
Seven Samurai - 1954
A veteran samurai, who has fallen on hard times, answers a village’s request for protection from bandits. He gathers 6 other samurai to help him, and they teach the townspeople how to defend themselves, and they supply the samurai with three small meals a day. The film culminates in a giant battle when 40 bandits […]