Akira Kurosawa

Ran -- Akira Kurosawa's brilliantly conceived re-telling of Shakespeare's King Lear magically mixes Japanese history, Shakespeare's plot and Kurosawa's own feelings about loyalty in the masterpiece, RAN. Set in 16th century Japan Lord Hidetora, announces his intention to divide his land equally among his three sons. Hidetora's decision to step down unleashes a power struggle between the three heirs.

Dersu Uzala -- Akira Kurosawa's Academy Award-winning production is a testament to the value of friendship and the indomitability of the human spirit. An old hunter is hired as a guide by a party of Russian soldiers on a surveying expedition through Siberia.

Akira Kurosawa's brilliantly conceived re-telling of Shakespeare's King Lear magically mixes Japanese history, Shakespeare's plot and Kurosawa's own feelings about loyalty in the epic masterpiece, Ran. Set in 16th century Japan, an aging ruler, Lord Hidetora (Tatsuya Nakadai), announces his intention to divide his land equally among his three sons. Hidetora’s decision to step down unleashes a power struggle between the three heirs when he falls prey to the false flattery bestowed upon him by the two older sons and banishes the youngest for speaking the truth. That ruthless betrayal ultimately drives Hidetora insane, destroying his entire family and kingdom. Deep human emotion and outstanding acting combine to create one of the most acclaimed foreign films of all time.

Hardships and heartbreak and love color the lives of the women of a mid-19th century Japanese bordello - especially a younger girl who falls in love with all her customers. The last screenplay from Akira Kurosawa.

A Los Angeles police officer uncovers a ring of corrupt cops while investigating his partner's death. Now, he and his wife are hunted by both sides of the law.

A Los Angeles police officer uncovers a ring of corrupt cops while investigating his partner's death. Now, he and his wife are hunted by both sides of the law.

Abby Collins is a former Marine who is now a happily married housewife but soon discovers she will need to put her highly trained operative skills to use when her past comes to haunt her.

In the action thriller “Last Man Standing,” Abby Collins (Catherine Bell) is a happy suburban wife and mother who has been concealing her dark past as a military-trained special-ops agent. But when her husband is mysteriously kidnapped, Abby’s past returns to haunt her, and she must risk everything to protect her daughter and save the man she loves. Mekhi Phifer and Anthony Michael Hall co-star alongside Bell.

Abby Collins is a former Marine who is now a happily married housewife but soon discovers she will need to put her highly trained operative skills to use when her past comes to haunt her.

Academy Award-winning director Akira Kurosawa (THE SEVEN SAMURAI, RAN), whose cinematic genius has inspired such classic films as STAR WARS and THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, presents his 28th and most personal film. Visually splendid, Kurosawa's film consists of eight powerful vignettes, one of which features acclaimed director Martin Scorsese as painter Vincent Van Gogh. "Breathtaking... dazzling," says The New York Times.

Legendary Japanese auteur Akira Kurosawa sets Shakespeare's classic tragedy "King Lear" against a samurai backdrop, re-envisioning the timeless story through the eyes of a warlord who transfers his kingdom to his eldest son.

Akira Kurosawa's brilliantly conceived re-telling of Shakespeare's King Lear magically mixes Japanese history, Shakespeare's plot and Kurosawa's own feelings about loyalty in the masterpiece, RAN. Set in 16th century Japan Lord Hidetora, announces his intention to divide his land equally among his three sons. Hidetora's decision to step down unleashes a power struggle between the three heirs.