Minoru Chiaki films, ranked by your taste
Actor · 6 films on Boxlist
Known for Seven Samurai, High and Low and Rashomon.
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Seven Samurai
1954 · Film
8.5/10 · TMDBA samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide...
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High and Low
1963 · Film
8.4/10 · TMDBAn executive of a shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped and held for ransom.
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Rashomon
1950 · Film
8.2/10 · TMDBBrimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities...
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Ikiru
1952 · Film
8.4/10 · TMDBKanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.
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The Hidden Fortress
1958 · Film
8.0/10 · TMDBJapanese peasants Matashichi and Tahei try and fail to make a profit from a tribal war. They find a man and woman whom they believe are simple tribe members hiding in a fortress. Although the peasants don't know that Rokurota is a general...
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Throne of Blood
1957 · Film
8.0/10 · TMDBReturning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the...
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