Before his death in 1998, famed Japanese director, Akira Kurosawa discussed his top 100 films with his daughter, Kazuo. Kurosawa limited himself to one title per director, giving a unique perspective on the best world directors and his personal favorites.
This list and discussion was published in Chapter 3 of A DREAM IS A GENIUS, ISBN 4-16-355570. Edited by Bungeishunju. © 1999 Translated by Noriyo Hoozawa-Arkenau, “Please excuse any errors, English is not Mr Hoozawa-Arkenau’s native tongue. [...] I hope that readers will still enjoy Kurosawa’s comments.”
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| Rank | Title | Director(s) | Year Released | Watched | Viewed On |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Proud Ones, The | Robert D. Webb | 1956 | No | N/A |
| 30 | Carmen Comes Home | Keisuke Kinoshita | 1951 | No | N/A |
| 23 | It's a Wonderful Life | Frank Capra | 1946 | No | N/A |
| 33 | Life of Oharu, The | Kenji Mizoguchi | 1952 | No | N/A |
| 11 | Thin Man, The | W.S. Van Dyke | 1934 | No | N/A |
| 49 | Stowaway in the Sky | Albert Lamorisse | 1960 | No | N/A |
| 21 | Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot | Sergei Eisenstein | 1958 | No | N/A |
| 42 | Young Lions, The | Edward Dmytryk | 1958 | No | N/A |
| 46 | Ben-Hur | William Wyler | 1959 | No | N/A |
| 37 | Floating Clouds | Mikio Naruse | 1955 | No | N/A |