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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Big Sleep, The | Howard Hawks | 1946 | Yes | 07/21/2024 |
| 2 | Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The | Robert Wiene | 1920 | Yes | 10/31/2023 |
| 29 | Orpheus | Jean Cocteau | 1950 | Yes | 01/02/2021 |
| 4 | Gold Rush, The | Charlie Chaplin | 1925 | Yes | 01/27/2019 |
| 1 | Broken Blossoms | D.W. Griffith | 1919 | Yes | 12/07/2018 |
| 56 | Birds, The | Alfred Hitchcock | 1963 | Yes | 07/30/2017 |
| 45 | Breathless | Jean-Luc Godard | 1960 | Yes | 01/12/2016 |
| 53 | What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? | Robert Aldrich | 1962 | Yes | 11/18/2014 |
| 35 | Godzilla | Ishirō Honda | 1954 | Yes | 05/10/2014 |
| 54 | Lawrence of Arabia | David Lean | 1962 | Yes | 12/30/2012 |