Skip to content
  • About Us
  • The Team
  • Contact Us
  • Patreon
frame rated logo words
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Medium
  • Instagram
  • Home
  • Features
  • Index
  • Film
    • 2025 Releases
    • A-Z Index (Film)
    • Animation
    • Arrow Video
    • Criterion
    • Disney
    • Eureka
    • Radiance Films
    • Retrospectives
    • Studio Canal
  • TV
    • A-Z Index (TV)
    • Amazon
    • Apple TV
    • BBC
    • Disney
    • HBO
    • Hulu
    • Netflix
    • Shudder
frame rated logo words
frame rated logo words
  • Home
  • Features
  • Index
  • Film
    • 2025 Releases
    • A-Z Index (Film)
    • Animation
    • Arrow Video
    • Criterion
    • Disney
    • Eureka
    • Radiance Films
    • Retrospectives
    • Studio Canal
  • TV
    • A-Z Index (TV)
    • Amazon
    • Apple TV
    • BBC
    • Disney
    • HBO
    • Hulu
    • Netflix
    • Shudder

Tag: AKIRA KUROSAWA

Film Review Retrospective

RED BEARD (1965)

In 19th-century Japan, a rough-tempered yet charitable town doctor trains a young intern.

by Robert English 26th April 202526th April 2025
Film Review Retrospective

SEVEN SAMURAI (1954)

Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, who gathers six other samurai to join him.

by Conall McManus 25th April 202425th April 2024
Film Review Physical Media

DREAMS (1990)

A collection of tales based upon eight of director Akira Kurosawa's recurring dreams.

by Alexander Boucher 18th April 202419th April 2024
Film Review Retrospective

THE HIDDEN FORTRESS (1958)

Lured by gold, two greedy peasants unknowingly escort a princess and her general across enemy lines.

by Conall McManus 18th December 202318th December 2023
yojimbo (1961)
Film Review Retrospective

YOJIMBO (1961)

A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.

by Remy Dean 26th April 202114th May 2021
kagemusha (1980)
Film Review Physical Media

KAGEMUSHA (1980)

A petty thief who resembles a samurai warlord is hired as the lord's double, but when the warlord dies the thief is forced to take up arms in his place.

by Remy Dean 6th March 202128th April 2021
dreams
Film Review

DREAMS (1990)

A collection of tales based upon the actual dreams of legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa.

by Ryan Gumbley 27th November 201618th April 2024
Who Are We?

Frame Rated is an online publication focusing on reviews and features about film and TV.

No content may be reproduced, reposted, or reused without the written permission of its author and creator. (Read our Cookie Policy.)

Any copyrighted images are used according to the Fair Use doctrine in US & UK law for the purpose of review, commentary, and education.

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Medium
  • Instagram
  • Patreon

"A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti."

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Medium
  • Instagram
FRAME RATED © Editor: Dan Owen • Webmaster: Barney Page
  • Home
  • Features
  • Index
  • Film
    • 2025 Releases
    • A-Z Index (Film)
    • Animation
    • Arrow Video
    • Criterion
    • Disney
    • Eureka
    • Radiance Films
    • Retrospectives
    • Studio Canal
  • TV
    • A-Z Index (TV)
    • Amazon
    • Apple TV
    • BBC
    • Disney
    • HBO
    • Hulu
    • Netflix
    • Shudder
  • About Us
  • The Team
  • Contact Us
  • Patreon
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Medium
  • Instagram