Akira Kurosawa Samurai Masterpiece Collection

ALL OF AKIRA KUROSAWA'S MASTERPIECE SAMURAI FILMS, RESTORED TO PERFECTION!

"Kurosawa has been a maestro to my entire generation and all other generations of filmmakers" STEVEN SPIELBERG

"I have learned more from Kurosawa than almost any filmmaker on the face of the earth" MARTIN SCORSESE

Finally, Akira Kurosawa's masterful samurai films are returning to the Swedish market after being gone for too long! And this time the masterpieces are digitally newly restored with brilliant quality!

The Demon's Gate (1950) Rashōmon, with Toshirô Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyo. A captivating psychological thriller that revolves around a murder and how its course of events is perceived completely differently by four different witnesses, including the victim himself. The film was awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and became Akira Kurosawa's major international breakthrough.

The Seven Samurai (1954) The Seven Samurai, with Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Yoshio Inaba. One of the greatest and most exciting film epics ever made. It is about how a group of farmers in a small village get tired of being harassed by bandits, and therefore recruit a handful of samurai to protect them. A three-hour adventure that is constantly at the top when directors such as Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and Quentin Tarantino list the best films in history. Model for the western film "7 dared to live".

Throne of Blood (1957), starring Toshirō Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Minoru Chiaki, Hiroshi Tachikawa. Akira Kurosawa interprets Shakespeare's Macbeth in 18th century Japan. Samurai Washizu and Miki serve as guards for the warlord Tsuzuki, who is at war with a rival warlord. A witch in the forest predicts that Washizu will succeed Tsuzuki on the throne. As a hardened warrior who rises to power the brutal way, Toshiro Mifune gives an outstanding performance.

The Hidden Fortress (1958) with Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara. The time is 16th century and the place is Japan. A princess and a general are on the run from enemies who want the gold she has with her. During the journey they meet two peasants who are convinced to help them in exchange for rich rewards if they reach their destination safely. Akira Kurosawa was awarded the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin Film Festival for this film which was the decisive inspiration for "Star Wars" in 1977.

Yojimbo – The Bodyguard (1961) Yojimbo, with Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yôko Tsukasa, Isuzu Yamada. A shabby man arrives one day in a small Japanese village that is held in an iron grip by two rival gangs. He is broke and his only possession is a razor-sharp sword. He offers his services as a bodyguard (Yojimbo) to the heads of both families, one at a time, and then plays them off against each other in a very clever way. Several remakes of the film have been made, including "For a Handful of Dollars" (1964) by Sergio Leone, "The Ravens Fly" (1984) by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson and "Last Man Standing" (1996) by Walter Hill.

Sanjuro (1962) With Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Keiju Kobayashi. Toshiro Mifune swings swords and snorts in this lightly comic gem by Akira Kurosawa, which is a stand-alone sequel to "Yojimbo." Our lone wanderer ends up in a village where corruption and betrayal have run rampant while their leader is gone. Some men decide to fight back, but don't quite know how. The lone wanderer, who has mastered the noble art of the sword to perfection, is a better choice than anyone else.