Claiming to be a fan of Kurosawa but only having seen about six of thirtyeight (?) films lacks intellectual honesty. So I am making a project of requesting the less available DVDs through Inter-Library-Loan. While browsing Kurosawa's films I encountered Mizoguchi. So his films are now also in the project. Only $2.00 fee per film.

Of these lesser known films "Ikuru" and "Ugetsu" are the standouts. "Men Who Tread on the Tails of Tigers" and "Life of Oharu" are each excellent in their own way. Mizoguchi's "Last Chrysthaneum" soon.

The usual pattern is to ILL 2 Kurosawa and one Mizoguchi.

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While I love the samurai movies, Dersu Uzala is a favorite. Maybe because I saw it as a first run, at a particular age (I was 12), it left an impression.

A worthwhile investment of your time.

Cheating and looking at IMDB, I've seen...

Rhapsody in August
Dreams
Ran
Kagemusha
Dersu Uzala
Dodes'ka-den
Red Beard
High and Low
Sanjuro (partially)
Yojimbo
The Bad Sleep well
The Hidden Fortress
The Lower Depths
Throne of Blood
Seven Samurai
The idiot
Roshomon
Stray Dog
No regrets of our youth

Wow. I never would have guessed that many. I did much like you, watched most of them through the library in the late 90's.

I second Dersu Uzala, it's a special movie for me,one I own. One that lead me to read the book it's based on as well.

I watched a LOT of foreign films for a couple years there, keeping a list as I did. Occasionally I will run across the list and there are some I have no recollection of. I'll look them up on IMDB and still only have the vaguest recollection. lol

Wait until you discover Ozu.

Still on the project, despite the subtitles. Just finished Quiet Duel. Toshiro Mifune was quite young in that one.