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Still from The Bad Sleep Well
Reviews

The Bad Sleep Well (1960): Akira Kurosawa’s Gripping Corporate Noir About Revenge, Corruption, and the Power of the System

November 10, 2026
Nikhil Tembhurnikar

Few opening scenes set up a film as brilliantly as the wedding reception in The Bad…

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Still from The Hidden Fortress
Great films

The Hidden Fortress (1958) Review – Akira Kurosawa’s epic adventure brims with wit, charm, and cinematic delight

November 9, 2025
Nikhil Tembhurnikar

Following the commercial failure of his previous films, Akira Kurosawa sought to repay Toho Studios for…

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

September 19, 2024
Nikhil Tembhurnikar

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

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Great films

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

December 4, 2023
Nikhil Tembhurnikar

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

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

April 12, 2023
Nikhil Tembhurnikar

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

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