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    Posted: October 25 2011 at 10:50
Just recently I bought some Kurosawa movies to see what was the fuss about, and I was completely fascinated by them. I specially loved Rashomon (mind you that I still have to watch Seven Samurai...sacrilege...I know).

Pick your favorite. Anyway the poll is just an excuse to see your opinions and possible debates.
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I'm not a fan of Kurosawa, despite I respect his work, so if I have to choose, I would go with Kagemusha slightly over Seven Samurai.

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I like all of the ones I've seen. Voted for High and Low.
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Points: 36909 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 25 2011 at 11:34
I haven't seen it in many years, but I loved Dodes'ka-den.
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Points: 28772 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 25 2011 at 12:01
Call me a Kurosawa newbie, because I've only seen Seven Samurai and Kagemusha so far...both have been good movies, and I've been meaning to check out more of his works.
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The supreme master of cinema. Though, I have'nt seen all their movies yet.

Voted on Seven Samurai, but Kagemusha and Ran are masterpieces too!
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Oh, yes, you forgot to add the wonderful  Dream to your list!
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Points: 2766 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 25 2011 at 12:38
Originally posted by tupan tupan wrote:

Oh, yes, you forgot to add the wonderful  Dream to your list!


I know I left some out some, that's why I put the "Other" option.
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I've seen a few... Yojimbo is overrated. Just an action movie, as I remember. But Ran is great. I like the story .
 
Originally posted by Morningrise Morningrise wrote:

I still have to watch Seven Samurai...sacrilege...I know).
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Rashomon is my favorite - best story, best acting, great scenario. Kagemusha is absolutely gorgeous to look at. Seven Samurai is a simple story stretched to 3 hours, but still worth it.
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Two pieces of information to offer here. 1) Dreams is one of the most beautiful and one of my favourite films ever made. 2) It is also the only Kurowasa I've seen so far.
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Haven't seen them all. Just a few. But love 'em all! And Toshiro Mifune was such a great actor...
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I've seen 23 (out of 31?) of his movies and Yojimbo is my favorite (followed by Ikiru and Rashômon).
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^ 32 according to imdb.
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I've only seen a handful, but I love the whole idea of Rashomon.
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Originally posted by Equality 7-2521 Equality 7-2521 wrote:

but I love the whole idea of Rashomon.


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Points: 22774 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 26 2011 at 15:38
I like all of his movies that I've seen, though I personally prefer the other Kurosawa.
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Points: 1240 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 27 2011 at 06:52
^ConfusedOther Kurosawa?
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I haven’t seen many of them, but I can absolutely recommend his take on King Lear (Ran).
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Points: 67445 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 27 2011 at 08:35
Originally posted by tupan tupan wrote:

^ConfusedOther Kurosawa?
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