RASHOMON (1950)
The rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter.
SEVEN SAMURAI (1954)
Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, who gathers six other samurai to join him.
THE HIDDEN FORTRESS (1958)
Lured by gold, two greedy peasants unknowingly escort a princess and her general across enemy lines.