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1.Mothra (1961) starring: Frankie Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kyôko Kagawa, Ken Uehara, Emi Ito directed by: Ishirô Honda August 06, 1996
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Pros of Mothra/Mosura: Different storyline from Rodan Same effects from TOHO A new monster Cons: Geared for kids not adults Not as dark Mothra not as menacing as Godzilla Another monster movie by Toho directed by Ishiro Honda. I've always found Mothra to be probably the weakest monster of the TOHO franchise. It's not menacing, it's powers are somewhat limited and it's slow. Watching this I could tell it was geared more for a kids audience (the usual complaint given to some Godzilla movies). The storyline is altered to make Mothra the "good monster" which I think took away something from the message. Also I found it hilarious that despite the destruction Mothra unleashes everyone waves to the monster ... Read More

2.Sanshiro Sugata (AKA Judo Saga) starring: Denjirô Ôkôchi, Susumu Fujita, Yukiko Todoroki, Ryunosuke Tsukigata, Takashi Shimura directed by: Akira Kurosawa June 13, 2000
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Martial arts films have come a long way since this curious historical drama, the first feature film directed by the up-and-coming Akira Kurosawa. Filmed and edited during wartime, it dramatizes the story of the late 19th Century development of judo as a breakaway form of the jiu-jitsu school of martial arts. Without the benefit of Hong Kong style wire-works or the flashy acrobatics of Bruce Lee, et al, the combat looks mostly like wrestling or sumo... Which, perhaps, back in the 1880s, it was. Takashi Shimura introduces his role as an older wise man, in custody over the spiritual growth of a younger firebrand; the plot has a bit of a Romeo and Juliet tone to it, as the young champion of judo falls in love with the daughter of a rival school's sensei. Fans who have seen Kurosawa's glorious ... Read More

3.Yojimbo starring: Toshirô Mifune, Eijirô Tono, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yôko Tsukasa, Isuzu Yamada directed by: Akira Kurosawa June 13, 2000
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Yojimbo is Kurosawa's most popular movie both at home and in the West & it is easy to see why. First and foremost, it's just fun. Combining cool, dry wit, black humor and rousing action; even those who don't "get" the mocking of Westerns or Samurai movies will find plenty to enjoy. Shorter than Ran and Seven Samurai, more accessible than Rashomon or Throne of Blood and more exciting than Ikiru or Red Beard. Yojimbo isn't a masterpiece, though Toshiro Mifune gives an incredible performance. Yojimbo has such a relaxed, sardonic tone to it, I don't think Kurosawa was trying for masterpiece. As nearly always with Kurosawa, there is, just beneath the easy to follow story, a clever subtext. Kurosawa was one of the few directors who was able to entertain casual filmgoers and the more demanding ... Read More

4.Seven Samurai starring: Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Yoshio Inaba, Seiji Miyaguchi, Minoru Chiaki directed by: Akira Kurosawa June 16, 2000
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This is the story of seven samurai who stood up for the forsaken and abandoned souls of society. They risked their lives for these peasants against a band of bandits. They didn't fight for money, glory, or legacy. They fought because it was the right thing to do... This is the masterpiece that all epics are measured by.

5.Godzilla Raids Again starring: Hiroshi Koizumi, Setsuko Wakayama, Minoru Chiaki, Takashi Shimura, Masao Shimizu directed by: Motoyoshi Oda April 15, 1989
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This is a good little movie that is a good follow up to the first Godzilla movie. There is a lot of focus on the human actors, but they are very charming in an old-fashioned kind of way. Godzilla vs Anguirus is a bit of a mismatch, and you don't see much of Godzilla firing his flame breath, but it's worth watching. Godzilla looks a little more realistic in black and white than in color, I think. The explanation of how Godzilla and Anguirus came to be is kinda funny - the lines in that part of the movie are memorable. On this particular edition of the movies (this current set) the special features are nifty, too.

6.No Regrets for Our Youth starring: Setsuko Hara, Susumu Fujita, Denjirô Ôkôchi, Haruko Sugimura, Eiko Miyoshi directed by: Akira Kurosawa June 20, 2000
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"Postwar Kurosawa deserves a lot of praise for making early films by the great Japanes director available at reasonable prices. I thought the quality of the DVD's was good but then I've thought that about a lot of DVDs of older films that other reviewers have complained about. The set consists of 5 films. In my opinion, the two best movies in the set are "No Regrets for our Youth" and "One Wonderful Sunday". These are near the quality, overall, of later works of the Master. "No Regrets..." tells of the idealism of young Japanese at the time the War was becoming reality. One person emerges from all the idealism and bravado as someone who walked the walk and talked the talk. In viewing this person's metamorphisis from observer to participant we see the early ability of the young director in using film to enhance a statement. ... Read More

7.Chushingura starring: Koshiro Matsumoto, Yuzo Kayama, Chûsha Ichikawa, Tatsuya Mihashi, Akira Takarada directed by: Hiroshi Inagaki July 21, 1998
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Chushingura is a historical epic set in the early 1700's in Japan. Despite being filmed in 1962, its use of a classic film style and Japanese artistic sensibility make it accessible to contemporary viewers. The story is well told and engages the viewer immediately in the problems of an honorable man surrounded by corruption. Lord Asano is pressured to pay bribes to a corrupt court official, Kira, but he refuses and puts himself and his entire clan at risk. His friends and vassals warn him of the dangers of this step but he is determined to do the right thing. Kira is angry that Asano wont payoff and he provokes Asano. Asano loses his temper, draws his sword and attacks Kira at court. Kira is injured and Asano is instructed to commit seppuku, which he performs honorably and dutifully. His successor and vassals meet and construct ... Read More

8.Throne of Blood starring: Toshirô Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Isuzu Yamada, Takashi Shimura, Akira Kubo directed by: Akira Kurosawa June 16, 2000
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Akira Kurosawa's black and white 1957 film Throne of Blood (Kumonosu Jô- literally Spider-Web's Castle) is a very good film, but not quite up there with the best of his films, like Seven Samurai, Ikiru, nor The Bad Sleep Well, despite its vaunted adaptation from Shakespeare's Macbeth. That said, the hour and forty nine minute long film, written by Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, and Ryuzo Kikushima, features one of the best performances by its star, longtime Kurosawa leading man Toshirô Mifune as Taketori Washizu, the warrior who has the Macbeth role. Yet, in watching this film, I have come to the conclusion that while there is a minor influence from Macbeth, it is in no way merely a Japanized version of the Bard's play. There are just too many significant differences, as well as the clear power and influence of the Noh Theater on this film, which ... Read More

9.Mysterians starring: Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Momoko Kôchi, Akihiko Hirata, Takashi Shimura directed by: Ishirô Honda October 08, 1990
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I have the VHS version of this film and is the original Movie but with one exception. All of the voices have been overdubbed by American speaking people. NOT American speaking Japanese people. The voices are so bad, that some are duplicated among different actors in the movie. The Japanese version is excellent, worth watching.

10.Rashomon starring: Toshirô Mifune, Machiko Kyô, Masayuki Mori, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki directed by: Akira Kurosawa August 14, 2001
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This is one of the BEST movies I've ever seen. Although the rape and murder are told from four different perspectives, I left the movie thinking what really happened (that is, what truly happened) was actually yet another story.

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