Rashomon
Rashomon summary: Rashomon is a film by Akira Kurosawa that explores the subjective nature of truth by presenting four contradicting accounts of the same incident involving a bandit, a samurai, and his wife.
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Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala summary: Dersu Uzala is a film about the friendship between a Russian explorer and a native hunter in the Siberian wilderness.
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Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai summary: In Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, a poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves.
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Yojimbo
Yojimbo summary: A masterless samurai arrives in a small town where competing crime lords make their living off gambling and silk production, and manipulates them against each other to ultimately free the town from their tyranny.
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Ikiru
Ikiru summary: Ikiru, directed by Akira Kurosawa, is a poignant film about a Japanese bureaucrat who, upon learning he has terminal cancer, seeks to find meaning in his life before his impending death.
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High and Low
High and Low summary: High and Low is a crime thriller by Akira Kurosawa about a wealthy businessman who faces a moral dilemma when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped and held for ransom, believing it to be his own son.
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Ran
Ran summary: Ran is a film by Akira Kurosawa that tells the story of an aging warlord who decides to abdicate as ruler in favor of his three sons, which leads to a power struggle and ultimately, chaos and destruction.
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