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6:00 AM
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drama
Drunken Angel (1948) buy dvd
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6:00 AM
98 min
TV-PG
drama
Drunken Angel (1948)

An alcoholic doctor builds a shaky friendship with a dying gangster.

Dir: Akira Kurosawa Cast:  Takashi Shimura , Toshiro Mifune , Michiyo Kogure .
98 min, TV-PG
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D: Akira Kurosawa. Takashi Shimura, Toshiro Mifune, Reisaburo Yamamoto, Chieko Nakakita, Michiyo Kogure, Norika Sengoku. The first of sixteen movies Mifune made with Kurosawa is a humane and affecting story set in the disease-ridden slums of postwar Japan, focusing on the relationship between an embittered, alcoholic doctor (Shimura) and a gangster (Mifune) dying of tuberculosis. Considered Kurosawa's first important work, the film is equally notable as a realistic social drama and a Hollywood-style crime movie.

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In this powerful early noir from the great Akira Kurosawa, Toshiro Mifune bursts onto the screen as a volatile, tuberculosis-infected criminal who strikes up an unlikely, unhealthy... more

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7:45 AM
1344512700
drama
Rashomon (1950) buy dvd
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7:45 AM
88 min
TV-PG
drama
Rashomon (1950)

In medieval Japan, four people offer conflicting accounts of a rape and murder.

Dir: Akira Kurosawa Cast:  Toshiro Mifune , Machiko Kyo , Takashi Shimura .
88 min, TV-PG
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D: Akira Kurosawa. Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori, Takashi Shimura. Kurosawa's first huge international success is superlative study of truth and human nature; four people involved in a rape-murder tell varying accounts of what happened. The film's very title has become part of our language. Oscar winner as Best Foreign Film. Remade as THE OUTRAGE.

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Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, Rashomon is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of... more

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9:15 AM
1344518100
epic
Seven Samurai (1954) buy dvd
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9:15 AM
207 min
TV-14
epic
Seven Samurai (1954)

Japanese villagers hire a team of traveling samurai to defend them against a bandit attack.

Dir: Akira Kurosawa Cast:  Toshiro Mifune , Takashi Shimura , Kuninori Kodo .
207 min, TV-14
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D: Akira Kurosawa. Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Yoshio Inaba, Ko Kimura, Seiji Miyaguchi, Minoru Chiaki. Classic film about 16th-century Japanese village which hires professional warriors to fend off bandits. Kurosawa's "far-east Western'' has served as model for many films since, including American remake THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (a title once given this film for U.S. release). The complete 208m. version is even more impressive for its humanity as well as its powerful action sequences.

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Widely considered to be Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece, "The Seven Samurai" (1954), is a brilliant, stunning epic. Set in 16th century Japan, the story follows a group of farmers who... more

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12:45 PM
1344530700
epic
Throne of Blood (1957) buy dvd
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12:45 PM
109 min
TV-14
epic
Throne of Blood (1957)

Spurred by his wife and a witch's prediction, a samurai murders his lord to steal the throne.

Dir: Akira Kurosawa Cast:  Toshiro Mifune , Isuzu Yamada , Takashi Shimura .
109 min, TV-14
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D: Akira Kurosawa. Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki. Graphic, powerful adaptation of Macbeth in a samurai setting. Gripping finale, with Taketoki Washizu (the Macbeth character, masterfully played by Mifune) attacked by arrows.

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The greatest screen adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth is Akira Kurosawa’s visceral THRONE OF BLOOD (Kumonosu jô), starring Toshiro Mifune and Isuzu Yamada as the ambitious warrior and... more

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2:45 PM
1344537900
adventure
Yojimbo (1961) buy dvd
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2:45 PM
111 min
TV-14
adventure
Yojimbo (1961)

A samurai-for-hire sets the warring factions of a Japanese town against each other.

Dir: Akira Kurosawa Cast:  Toshiro Mifune , Eijiro Tono , Seizaburo Kawazu .
111 min, TV-14
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The incomparable Toshiro Mifune stars in Akira Kurosawa’s visually stunning and darkly comic Yojimbo. To rid a terror-stricken village of corruption, wily masterless samurai Sanjuro... more

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4:45 PM
1344545100
drama
Red Beard (1965) buy dvd
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4:45 PM
185 min
TV-14
drama
Red Beard (1965)

A tough doctor takes a young intern under his wing.

Dir: Akira Kurosawa Cast:  Toshiro Mifune , Yuzo Kayama , Yoshio Tsuchiya .
185 min, TV-14
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A young doctor discovers that he still has much to learn in "Red Beard" (1965), this enthralling character-driven drama that marks the final collaboration between director Akira... more

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TCM PRIMETIME - WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: SUMMER UNDER THE STARS: TOSHIRO MIFUNE
8:00 PM
1344556800
adventure
Samurai 1: Musashi Miyamoto (1955)
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8:00 PM
C- 94 min
TV-PG
adventure
Samurai 1: Musashi Miyamoto (1955)

A young man dreams of becoming a master samurai warrior and must overcome his humble, poverty-stricken roots to achieve that goal.

Dir: Hiroshi Inagaki Cast:  Toshiro Mifune , Kaoru Yachigusa , Rentaro Mikuni .
C- 94 min, TV-PG
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9:45 PM
1344563100
adventure
Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
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9:45 PM
C- 103 min
TV-PG
adventure
Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)

Japan's greatest samurai returns to Kyoto to challenge the leader of the region's finest school of fencing.

Dir: Hiroshi Inagaki Cast:  Koji Tsuruta , Kaoru Yachigusa , Mariko Okada .
C- 103 min, TV-PG
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11:45 PM
1344570300
adventure
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
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11:45 PM
C- 105 min
TV-PG
adventure
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)

A humble fencer abandons his life as a knight errant and becomes a teacher.

C- 105 min, TV-PG
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1:45 AM
1344577500
drama
Samurai Rebellion (1967) buy dvd
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1:45 AM
121 min
TV-14
drama
Samurai Rebellion (1967)

A young man, with the help of his father, rebels against his overlord in order to keep his wife.

Dir: Masaki Kobayashi Cast:  Toshiro Mifune , Takeshi Kato , Yoko Tsukasa .
121 min, TV-14
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The swords flash and the blood flows in "Samurai Rebellion" (1967). Toshiro Mifune is the original samurai tough guy in this gripping story set in 18th century Japan. Mifune is a loyal... more

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4:00 AM
1344585600
comedy
Muhomatsu, the Rickshaw Man (1958)
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4:00 AM
C- 104 min
TV-PG
comedy
Muhomatsu, the Rickshaw Man (1958)

A poor rickshaw driver finds himself taking care of a young woman and her son after the woman's husband dies suddenly.

Dir: Hiroshi Inagaki Cast:  Toshiro Mifune , Hideko Takamine ,
C- 104 min, TV-PG
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