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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | In the Heat of the Night | Norman Jewison | 1967 | No | N/A |
| 59 | Bonnie and Clyde | Arthur Penn | 1967 | Yes | 05/31/2012 |
| 58 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Mike Nichols | 1966 | No | N/A |
| 57 | Red Desert | Michelangelo Antonioni | 1964 | Yes | 12/06/2012 |
| 56 | Birds, The | Alfred Hitchcock | 1963 | Yes | 07/30/2017 |
| 55 | Any Number Can Win | Henri Verneuil | 1963 | No | N/A |
| 54 | Lawrence of Arabia | David Lean | 1962 | Yes | 12/30/2012 |
| 53 | What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? | Robert Aldrich | 1962 | Yes | 11/18/2014 |
| 52 | Last Year at Marienbad | Alain Resnais | 1961 | No | N/A |
| 51 | Zazie dans le Métro | Louis Malle | 1960 | No | N/A |