Still from Drunken Angel

Drunken Angel (1948) review – Akira Kurosawa’s first major cinematic achievement

After working for studios and making conventional and by-the-book films, Akira Kurosawa finally gets to do…

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High and Low (1963) review – One of the greatest police procedural films ever made

One of the main reasons Akira Kurosawa is considered one of the greatest directors of all…

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Mifune in Red Sun

Red Sun (1971) review – Toshiro Mifune, Charles Bronson, and Alain Delon go wild in the American West

Terence Young’s Western Red Sun features three generational superstars in the form of Charles Bronson, Toshiro…

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