“I have never seen one of his (Akira Kurosawa) flicks. Which is a good one to start with?”
The Seven Samurai was the basis for the plot of the Magnificent Seven (Cowboy Movie).
Yojimbo (the Bodyguard) is another classic samurai slice’em up, starring Toshiro Mifune (Japan’s John Wayne).
I’d recommend starting with one of those two.
Rashomon is a psychological thriller, like a Hitchcock movie, that first made Kurosawa famous in the West.
The Hidden Fortress guided the plot of the early Star Wars episodes.
Throne of Blood, was an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
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