Sanjuro (1962)
Kurosawa’s 1962 Yojimbo sequel. Mifune returns as the ronin. The final-fountain-of-blood draw became foundational anime image.
Takashi Shimura
This archive gathers the films featuring Takashi Shimura reviewed at Master of Worlds: “Rashomon (1950)”, “Sanjuro (1962)”, “Seven Samurai (1954)”, and “Throne of Blood (1957)” — 4 titles in all. Across these reviews the focus stays on how Takashi Shimura serves each story: the choices that make a performance work, the roles that anchor a film, and the range visible across different pictures. Rather than rank the performances, the collection treats them as a body of work worth examining. The list continues to expand as additional films are reviewed.
Throne of Blood (1957)
Kurosawa’s 1957 Macbeth set in feudal Japan. Mifune as Washizu. The arrow finale is among the most committed practical-effects sequences ever filmed.
Seven Samurai (1954)
Kurosawa’s 1954 samurai epic. Three hours twenty-seven minutes. The film every assembled-team movie since 1960 has copied.
Rashomon (1950)
Kurosawa’s 1950 film that gave English the word for unreliable narrative. Four versions of one crime, each true, each false.