Directed by Akira Kurosawa • 1946 • Japan
In Akira Kurosawa's first film after the end of World War II, future beloved Ozu regular Setsuko Hara gives an astonishing performance as Yukie, the only female protagonist in Kurosawa's body of work and one of his strongest heroes. Transforming herself from genteel bourgeois daughter to independent social activist, Yukie traverses a tumultuous decade in Japanese history.
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One Wonderful Sunday
Directed by Akira Kurosawa • 1947 • Japan
Yuzo and his fiancée Masako spend their Sunday afternoon together, trying to have a good time on just thirty-five yen. They manage to have many small adventures, especially because Masako's optimism and belief in dreams is able to lift Yuzo from his real...
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Drunken Angel
Directed by Akira Kurosawa • 1948 • Japan
Starring Toshiro Mifune, Takashi ShimuraIn this powerful early noir from the great Akira Kurosawa, Toshiro Mifune bursts onto the screen as a volatile, tubercular criminal who strikes up an unlikely relationship with Takashi Shimura’s jaded physician. S...
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Stray Dog
Directed by Akira Kurosawa • 1949 • Japan
Starring Toshiro Mifune, Takashi ShimuraA bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog w...
