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Akira Kurosawa’s 100 Favorite Movies

This collection lists the one hundred films that Japanese director Akira Kurosawa identified as his personal favorites. The selections were published in the book "A Dream Is a Genius" by Bungeishunju, with editorial contributions from Noriyo Hoozawa‑Arkenau. The list provides insight into Kurosawa’s influences and cinematic preferences.

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Akira Kurosawa’s 100 Favorite Movies – Complete Movie List

Explore the full Akira Kurosawa’s 100 Favorite Movies packed with a wide range of films, from timeless classics to modern hits. This movie list is designed to help you quickly browse, discover, and choose your next watch. Whether you’re in the mood for drama, comedy, action, or something new, the Akira Kurosawa’s 100 Favorite Movies offers a curated collection of movies that makes finding great films easier than ever.

Fireworks

1998 • 103 min

La Belle Noiseuse

1991 • 238 mins • French

Buddies

1989 • 114 mins • Japanese

Running on Empty

1988 • 116 min • English

Bagdad Cafe

1988 • 95 min • English

My Neighbor Totoro

1988 • 86 min • Japanese

The Whales of August

1987 • 90 mins • English

The Dead

1987 • 83 mins • English

Where Is the Friend’s House?

1987 • 83 mins • Persian

The Trip to Bountiful

1986 • 108 min • English

Witness

1985 • 112 min • English

The Killing Fields

1985 • 141 min • English

When Father Was Away on Business

1985 • 136 mins • Serbo-Croatian

A Summer at Grandpa’s

1984 • 93 mins • Chinese

Paris, Texas

1984 • 145 min • English

Stranger Than Paradise

1984 • 89 min • English

The King of Comedy

1983 • 109 min • English

Fanny and Alexander

1982 • 188 mins • Swedish

La traviata

1982 • 109 mins • Italian

Fitzcarraldo

1982 • 157 mins • German

Gloria

1980 • 123 min • Portuguese

A Distant Cry from Spring

1980 • 123 mins • Japanese

An Unfinished Piece for Player Piano

1977 • 98 mins • Russian

Padre Padrone

1977 • 114 mins • Italian

Annie Hall

1977 • 1 h 33 m • English

Lullaby of the Earth

1976 • 111 mins • Japanese

Barry Lyndon

1975 • 184 min • English

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

1975 • 133 min • English

The Travelling Players

1975 • 223 mins • Greek

The Godfather: Part II

1974 • 200 min • English

Conversation Piece

1974 • 121 mins • Italian

Sandakan No. 8

1974 • 122 mins • Japanese

The Spirit of the Beehive

1973 • 97 mins • Spanish

The Day of the Jackal

1973 • 143 min • English

Solaris

1972 • 167 mins • Russian

The French Connection

1971 • 1 h 44 m • English

Johnny Got His Gun

1971 • 111 min • English

MASH

1970 • 116 min • English

Midnight Cowboy

1969 • 113 min • English

The Charge of the Light Brigade

1968 • 139 mins • English

Bonnie and Clyde

1967 • 112 min • English

In the Heat of the Night

1967 • 109 min • English

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

1966 • 131 min • English

Red Desert

1964 • 117 mins • Italian

Any Number Can Win

1963 • 118 mins • French

Lawrence of Arabia

1962 • 228 mins • English

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

1962 • 134 min • English

Last Year at Marienbad

1961 • 95 mins • French

The Long Absence

1961 • 98 mins • French

Her Brother

1960 • 98 mins • Japanese

Zazie dans le Métro

1960 • 93 mins • French

Breathless

1960 • 90 mins • French

Purple Noon

1960 • 118 mins • French

Ben-Hur

1959 • 212 min • English

The 400 Blows

1959 • 99 mins • French

The Cousins

1959 • 112 mins • French

The Young Lions

1958 • 167 mins • English

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

1957 • 110 mins • Japanese

The Proud Ones

1956 • 94 mins • English

Pather Panchali

1955 • 125 mins • Bengali, Bangla

Daddy Long Legs

1955 • 126 min • Korean

Floating Clouds

1955 • 123 mins • Japanese

Journey to Italy

1954 • 85 mins • Italian

La Strada

1954 • 115 mins • Italian

Thérèse Raquin

1953 • 106 mins • French

The Life of Oharu

1952 • 136 mins • Japanese

A Streetcar Named Desire

1951 • 122 min • English

Carmen Comes Home

1951 • 86 mins • Japanese

The Third Man

1949 • 104 min • English

The Blue Mountains: Part I

1949 • 92 mins • Japanese

Bicycle Thieves

1948 • 89 mins • Italian

It's a Wonderful Life

1947 • 130 min • Chinese

My Darling Clementine

1946 • 97 mins • English

The Big Sleep

1946 • 114 min • English

Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars’ Plot

1946 • 82 mins • Russian

Ivan the Terrible, Part I

1944 • 95 mins • Russian

Ninotchka

1939 • 110 mins • English

Earth

1939 • 115 mins • Japanese

Stella Dallas

1937 • 106 mins • English

Grand Illusion

1937 • 114 mins • French

Akanishi Kakita

1936 • 77 mins • Japanese

Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo

1935 • 92 mins • Japanese

Our Neighbor, Miss Yae

1934 • 76 mins • Japanese

The Thin Man

1934 • 91 min • English

Lover Divine

1933 • 85 mins • German

The Congress Dances

1931 • 94 mins • German

Morocco

1930 • 92 mins • English

Un Chien Andalou

1929 • 16 mins

The Fall of the House of Usher

1928 • 63 mins

The Gold Rush

1925 • 95 mins

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler

1922 • 271 mins

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

1920 • 77 mins

Broken Blossoms

1919 • 89 mins

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