Every Akira Kurosawa Movie, Ranked
We ranked 22 Akira Kurosawa films from best to worst by our TML Score, a transparent blend of the IMDb rating and the Metascore. Want the full picture? See Akira Kurosawa's complete filmography.
Akira Kurosawa's Films, Best to Worst
Seven Samurai
1954·ActionTML 95★ 8.6Starring
Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima, Yukiko Shimazaki
Shichinin no samurai
1954·ActionTML 95★ 8.6Starring
Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima, Yukiko Shimazaki
The Hidden Fortress
1958·ActionTML 88★ 8.0Starring
Toshirô Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara
Kagemusha
1980·DramaTML 86★ 8.0Starring
Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Ken'ichi Hagiwara, Jinpachi Nezu
The Bad Sleep Well
1960·CrimeTML 84★ 8.0Starring
Toshirô Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Kyôko Kagawa, Tatsuya Mihashi
Throne of Blood
1957·DramaTML 84★ 8.0Starring
Toshirô Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Isuzu Yamada, Takashi Shimura
Tengoku to jigoku
1963·CrimeTML 84★ 8.4Starring
Toshirô Mifune, Yutaka Sada, Tatsuya Nakadai, Kyôko Kagawa
Dersu Uzala
1975·AdventureTML 82★ 8.2Starring
Maksim Munzuk, Yuriy Solomin, Mikhail Bychkov, Vladimir Khrulyov
Kumonosu-jô
1957·DramaTML 81★ 8.1Starring
Toshirô Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Isuzu Yamada, Takashi Shimura
Kakushi-toride no san-akunin
1958·AdventureTML 81★ 8.1Starring
Toshirô Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara
Drunken Angel
1948·CrimeTML 80★ 7.6Starring
Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Reizaburô Yamamoto, Michiyo Kogure





















