Akira Kurosawa
Director · 57 credits · 32 in highly-rated films
Best known for Seven Samurai (1954)
Frequent collaborators: Masayuki Yui, Yoshirō Muraki, Teruyo Nogami, Takao Saitō, Kôichi Hamamura
Best Akira Kurosawa movies by genre
Directed movies (32 total, ranked by score)
1Seven Samurai
1954 · ★ 8.5 (4,337 votes)
Action, Drama
2Ikiru
1952 · ★ 8.3 (1,373 votes)
Drama
3High and Low
1963 · ★ 8.4 (1,184 votes)
Drama, Crime, Thriller
4Ran
1985 · ★ 8.0 (1,883 votes)
Action, Drama, History
5Yojimbo
1961 · ★ 8.1 (1,735 votes)
Drama, Thriller
6Rashomon
1950 · ★ 8.0 (2,532 votes)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
7Red Beard
1965 · ★ 8.2 (414 votes)
Drama
8Throne of Blood
1957 · ★ 7.9 (1,011 votes)
Drama, History
9Kagemusha
1980 · ★ 7.8 (759 votes)
Action, Drama, History
10Dersu Uzala
1975 · ★ 7.9 (646 votes)
Adventure, Drama
11Dreams
1990 · ★ 7.7 (582 votes)
Fantasy, Drama
12The Hidden Fortress
1958 · ★ 8.0 (717 votes)
Drama, Action, Adventure
13Sanjuro
1962 · ★ 7.9 (741 votes)
Drama, Action, Comedy
14Stray Dog
1949 · ★ 7.6 (372 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
15The Bad Sleep Well
1960 · ★ 7.7 (287 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
16Drunken Angel
1948 · ★ 7.6 (317 votes)
Drama
17Madadayo
1993 · ★ 7.3 (138 votes)
Drama, Comedy
18The Idiot
1951 · ★ 7.0 (134 votes)
Drama, Romance
19I Live in Fear
1955 · ★ 7.3 (125 votes)
Drama
20The Lower Depths
1957 · ★ 7.0 (145 votes)
Drama
21Rhapsody in August
1991 · ★ 7.2 (155 votes)
Drama
22The Quiet Duel
1949 · ★ 7.3 (90 votes)
Drama
23Dodes'ka-den
1970 · ★ 7.1 (156 votes)
Drama
24One Wonderful Sunday
1947 · ★ 7.2 (92 votes)
Drama, Romance
25Scandal
1950 · ★ 6.9 (101 votes)
Drama
26The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
1952 · ★ 6.7 (102 votes)
Drama, History, Thriller
27No Regrets for Our Youth
1946 · ★ 6.9 (88 votes)
Drama
28Sanshiro Sugata
1943 · ★ 6.5 (146 votes)
Drama
29Those Who Make Tomorrow
1946
Drama
30Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
1945 · ★ 6.0 (60 votes)
Action, Drama, Adventure
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.