Taikoki

Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.

Runtime

1h 28m

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Cast

Toshirō Mifune, Machiko Kyō, Takashi Shimura

Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa'...

Runtime

1h 48m

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Cast

Toshirō Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Takashi Shimura

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 to a small country clinic under the gruff doctor Red Beard. Yasumoto rebels in numerous ways, but Red Beard proves a wise and patient teacher. He gradually introduces his student to the u...

Runtime

3h 5m

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Cast

Toshirō Mifune, Yūzō Kayama, Tsutomu Yamazaki

Wishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends up in a love triangle and finds old scores have followed him home.

Runtime

1h 31m

Director

Tokuzō Tanaka

Cast

Shintarō Katsu, Mikiko Tsubouchi, Seizaburō Kawazu

After arriving in the town of Shimonita, Ichi finds that a price has been put on his head by a local yakuza boss. He's drawn into a trap, but after hearing of the slaying of a former love, Ichi furiously fights his way through the entire clan to face the killer, a hired ronin.

Runtime

1h 26m

Director

Tokuzō Tanaka

Cast

Shintarō Katsu, Miwa Takada, Masayo Banri