Takao Saitō Movies
- 1954
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai8.51954HD
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six...
- 1985
Ran
Ran8.11985HD
With Ran, legendary director Akira Kurosawa reimagines Shakespeare's King Lear as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan. Majestic...
- 1961
Yojimbo
Yojimbo8.1011961HD
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the...
- 1963
High and Low
High and Low8.3351963HD
In the midst of an attempt to take over his company, a powerhouse executive is hit with a huge ransom demand when his servant's son is kidnapped.
- 1990
Dreams
Dreams7.71990HD
A collection of magical tales based upon the actual dreams of director Akira Kurosawa.
- 1970
Dodes'ka-den
Dodes'ka-den71970HD
This film follows the daily lives of a group of people barely scraping by in a slum on the outskirts of Tokyo. Yet as desperate as their...
- 1980
Kagemusha
Kagemusha7.81980HD
Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid...
- 1965
Red Beard
Red Beard8.11965HD
Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him...
- 1962
Sanjuro
Sanjuro7.91962HD
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and...
- 1991
Rhapsody in August
Rhapsody in August7.11991HD
The story centers on an elderly hibakusha, whose husband was one of 80,000 human beings killed in the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, caring for her...
- 1960
The Bad Sleep Well
The Bad Sleep Well7.71960HD
In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the...
- 2000
After the Rain
After the Rain7.12000HD
A group of travelers is stranded in a small country inn when the river floods during heavy rains. As the bad weather continues, tensions rise amongst...
- 1993
Madadayo
Madadayo7.31993HD
Based on the life of Hyakken Uchida, a Japanese author and academic. The film opens with Uchida resigning his job as a German professor at the onset...
- 1969
Red Lion
Red Lion6.41969HD
Japan, February 1868. As the Tokugawa shogunate declines and the power of Emperor Meiji grows, Gonzo, a soldier of the Restoration Army, returns to...
- 2022
Life Work of Akira Kurosawa
Life Work of Akira Kurosawa82022HD
Acclaimed filmmaker Akira Kurosawa has been misunderstood. Despite his public perception an a perfectionist who would clash with anyone in his way,...
- 1968
My Brother, My Love
My Brother, My Love01968HD
- 1967
Kojiro
Kojiro7.31967HD
Sasaki Kojiro tells the story of the genius who staked his love, glory, and life on a duel with the supreme master of the sword, Miyamoto Musashi...
- 1966
The Mad Atlantic
The Mad Atlantic01966HD
Captain Murakami takes over as skipper of the Azuma Maru, replacing the well-liked former captain. Murakami forces the crew to work harder than they...
- 1967
The Killing Bottle
The Killing Bottle71967HD
In Hong Kong an International Secret Police (ISP) Agent is murdered while investigating ZZZ, a group bent on assassinating the Prime Minister of...
- 1963
Attack Squadron
Attack Squadron61963HD
Lt. Col. Senda resists the idea of sending Japanese fighter pilots on suicide missions. He believes that what is really necessary for Japan to regain...