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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fall of the House of Usher, The | Jean Epstein | 1928 | No | N/A |
| 37 | Floating Clouds | Mikio Naruse | 1955 | No | N/A |
| 35 | Godzilla | Ishirō Honda | 1954 | Yes | 05/10/2014 |
| 4 | Gold Rush, The | Charlie Chaplin | 1925 | Yes | 01/27/2019 |
| 15 | Grand Illusion | Jean Renoir | 1937 | Yes | 06/19/2012 |
| 47 | Her Brother | Kon Ichikawa | 1960 | No | N/A |
| 60 | In the Heat of the Night | Norman Jewison | 1967 | No | N/A |
| 23 | It's a Wonderful Life | Frank Capra | 1946 | No | N/A |
| 20 | Ivan the Terrible, Part I | Sergei Eisenstein | 1944 | No | N/A |
| 21 | Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot | Sergei Eisenstein | 1958 | No | N/A |